Category Archives: SF Beer Week

Happy belated beer week!

This SF Beer Week recap is late, but not as late as last year’s! I’ll spare you the rambling intro, let’s get to the good stuff. Working a block from Ocean Ale House does not suck …and coincidentally, I got … Continue reading

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The one where Jen goes to the gala and says nice things

As you age, your goals change. I’ll never run another marathon, and that’s okay. I could still probably ride a mechanical bull, but I no longer want to, and that’s okay too. But what about the less quantifiable goals, like … Continue reading

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I’m alive and ready for beer week (maybe)

Hello, my four loyal readers. It’s been a while. I went to a beer media thing recently and no one actually said “I thought you moved away,” but I could hear them thinking it. I’m not the only one. How … Continue reading

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If you can’t have the first SF Beer Week recap you might as well have the last

SF Beer Week is like walking into a bar and seeing a rare beer on tap: you can choose to participate or not — and maybe if you’re jaded you roll your eyes a little — but deep down you … Continue reading

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The holy cow TENTH opening gala?

How is SF Beer Week 10 years old? Also, how is SF Beer Week only 10 years old? Maybe it’s an occupational hazard of living past 40, but that “seems like just yesterday”/”can’t remember life before it” cognitive dissonance applies … Continue reading

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Piggin’ out at Sau & Brau 2015

SF Beer Week has been over for a week now, but I sense some of you are still recovering, so I don’t feel bad that I’m still recapping. It’s okay if you pour yourself a glass of water while we … Continue reading

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SF Beer Week, Drinking In An Indian Grocery Store Edition

If you want proof that good beer is possible in any setting, look no further than Bottles Beerzaar in El Sobrante. A former project of the folks who brought you the Beer Baron’s Livermore Saloon and Perry’s, Bottles is under … Continue reading

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Good times at the SF Beer Week opening gala

Ah, the SF Beer Week opening gala: the one time every year I turn into the stereotypical beer blogger asking for free shit. I scored a media pass again this year, and here’s what stood out. My plan failed within … Continue reading

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SF Beer Week (the little I saw of it)

That’s it. Stick a fork in SF Beer Week. I had some good times and some good beers, and I also worked harder than I have in a long time to serve up beery delights to the masses. I didn’t … Continue reading

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SF Beer Week in Review

SF Beer Week 2014 ended for me Saturday night. SF Water And Health Food Week begins presently. All told, I managed to carve my own little festival out of the huge number of events, and had a damn good bit … Continue reading

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