Craft Beer Calendar: Notable Craft Beer Events – Week of August 30th

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Location: Ballantine Bar

Time: 6:30PM

Description: “Come meet Mike Watters of Troegs Brewery as you sample through 7 of their great beers paired up with small plates. Beers include Sunshine Pils, Dreamweaver, Trogenator, Hopback Amber, Dead Reckoning Porter, and Java Head Stout.”

Cost: $25 pre-sale, $30 at the door

Craft Beer Calendar: Notable Craft Beer Events — Week of August 16th

Stevie Caldarola / Mon, Aug 16

There are lots of great beer event listing sites out on the “interwebz” such as Beer Advocate, Rate Beer, and Craftbeer.com. These sites have a user posted database of calendars chock full of beer events. For the average beer drinker, however, these schedules can be a little daunting- this Saturday alone held over twenty events combined!

This weekly posting will serve as your quick reference guide to the hottest beer events for this upcoming week- featuring craft beer and food pairing dinners, festivals, and events that will host representatives from the involved brewery.

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Monday, August 16, 2010

Washington DC: Birch and Barley “Beer and Cheese Seminar”: Location:Birch and Barley; Time: 7pm; Description: “Beginning at 7 PM, Beer Director Greg Engert will host a seminar on perhaps the finest of all food and beverage pairings. Join us for a tasting of 5 artisanal cheeses, expertly selected and prepared by Pastry Chef Tiffany MacIsaac, along with 5 hand-crafted rare brews! Discover what Sommeliers have known for years…that Beer and Cheese truly define the notion of an Unparalleled Pairing.”; Cost: $35 plus tax/gratuity; Contact: Please call Birch & Barley to reserve your seat: 202-567-2576

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The Happening: Ebenezer’s Beer Dinner Presented by Sean Paxton

Erin Jimcosky / Fri, Aug 13

Thursday, August 19th a feast of Edwardian proportions will take place at the storied Ebenezer’s Pub in Lovell, Maine. The chef for this epic feast will be none other than Sonoma, California’s own “Home Brew Chef” Sean Paxton (famous for preparing the world’s largest beer dinner).

The lucky bastards who get to attend this ode to gastronomica will be dining in style on dishes paired with a rare bottles from Ebenezer’s proprietor Chris Lively. What sort of pairings will they be? I’m talking 16 mind-blowing courses such as lobster poached in foie gras paired with Cantillon Crianza Helena and crepinettes of coriander cured pork belly, chanterelles and leeks paired with Wild Pannepot De Struise Brouwers. Continue Reading »

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Event Recap: Learning of Zin Fanaticism at Mayo Family Winery Mixer

Mike Madigan / Fri, Aug 13

On an incomparable August eve, Mayo Family Winery threw one of their famous industry mixers at their Glen Ellen tasting room. Peeps from many a tasting room attended, sipping everything from the Barbera, to highly heralded Mayo Zinfandels. They only produce about 7,500 cases total per year, limited distribution.

Mayo President, Jeffrey Mayo, was at his own bar, carving up tri-tip for sandwiches, while Rich and Bill were pouring on the other side of the room. There was also a staggering array of yummies cooked up by Mayo’s own chef, Max Porter-Elliot, on a table just a skip to the right. These tables, the entire night, were swarmed by the famished winery troops, who enjoyed Chef Porter-Elliot’s applauded cuisine while visiting the Mayo Reserve Room for a pleasantly altering wine-food pairing adventure. Continue Reading »

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Virtual Tastings: #Cabernet Day

Yashar Shayan / Thu, Aug 12

Rick Bakas and St. Supery Winery are hosting another installment of their virtual tasting series on September 2nd. The idea behind #Cabernet Day is that anyone, anywhere in the world, can contribute to the conversation simply by including the hashtag #Cabernet in their posts on Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Gowalla, personal blogs, and all other forms of social media. People are encouraged to drink Cabernet the day of, and engage others doing the same with conversation, tasting notes, and suggestions. Continue Reading »

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The Happening: Blue Palms Brewhouse 2nd Anniversary Party in Hollywood

Ashley Routson / Thu, Aug 12

Two years ago, within only a few weeks of each other, both Mutineer Magazine and Blue Palms Brewhouse were established in Los Angeles, CA. We celebrated our 2nd Anniversary this past May 2010, with an epic Red Carpet Tasting Event and a rockin’ after party at Blue Palm Brewhouse. This Saturday, we encourage you join us and Blue Palms founder, Brian Lenzo, in celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of our good friends Blue Palms Brewhouse in Hollywood, California. Continue Reading »

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The Happening: SFChefs 2010 – San Francisco’s Food and Fine Beverage Week

Ashley Routson / Mon, Aug 9

Today marks the official start to SFChefs 2010, San Francisco’s “premier food, wine and spirits week.” Presented by Visa Signature and produced by the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, SFChefs supports the Golden Gate Restaurant Association Scholarship Foundation, a foundation that grants need-based scholarships to Bay Area students requiring financial assistance to pursue an education in culinary and hospitality programs. Continue Reading »

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Central Virginia Breweries Brew Collaboration Beer for Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival

Rick Gideon / Fri, Aug 6

Four breweries in Central Virginia have come together and collaborated on a Black IPA for the upcoming 2nd Annual Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival kicking off on August 21st at the Concert Grounds at Devils Backbone in Roseland, Virginia.

Blue Mountain Brewery, South Street Brewery, Starr Hill Brewery, and Devils Backbone Brewing Company (winner of the Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2010 Champion Brewery: Small Brewpub Category), whom are all located on the Brew Ridge Trail, came together and decided to try a new style and brew a Black IPA. This collaborative brew will be tapped on August 8th at Starr Hill Brewery from Noon till 5 PM. Continue Reading »

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