There is much to do if you are thirsty. Here’s what we have via the West Coaster Event Calendar.
Wednesday
5P-Close Small Bar is doing a keep the pint night with Big Sky Brewing out of Missoula, Montana. Pints will be $5.00 and refills $3.50. On Draught: Trout slayer, Moose Drool, IPA, IIPA and Dry Stout.
6P-10P A Sierra Nevada Beer Pairing Dinner is going on at Urge Gastropub. We like Urge, not just because they advertise with us, but also because they serve burgers as big as your face for a fair price. Seriously, their food is amazing, so we have high hopes for how this pairing will turn out. We also hope that Sculpin mustard will make an appearance….More info, click here
Thursday
2P-7P AleSmith has started a weekly event titled Firkin Thursday. The inagural Firkin Thursday will take place this week, and will serve a cask of Anvil ESB brewed with English Yeast for $3 per 12 oz. glass.
6P-10P La Jolla Brew House is hosting a pint night with Sam Adams’ Rustic Saison. $6 a pint w/ the glass, and $4 refills afterwards.
6P-10P Press Box Sports Lounge is holding a Beer Pairing w/ Firestone Walker. Their head chef Jesus worked for years at the La Valencia in La Jolla, and thus the fare will be exceptional. $25 for unlimited food and plentiful beer combined to live music in a classy joint translates to “best deal in town” for Thursday night.
6:30P-11P O’Brien’s is holding a Real Ale Festival Pre-Party. Full kegs of Black Ops Black IPA, Idiot IPA, Czech Pils, and Hoppy Daze Belgo-IPA from Coronado Brewing Company will be on tap all weekend long.
7P-9P CityBeat’s Beer Club is being held at Henry’s in Downtown. New Belgium Ranger IPA will be poured for $1 and all the appetizers will be half off. You gotta be on the list though, so sign up.
Friday
1130A – 2P Blind Lady Ale House is doing a W-$2 Beer special in celebration of the passing of another tax day. Straight from Lee Chase: “We’re doing Cask Stone Black IPA (SSRA) for just $2 until 2pm.” Start this weekend early.
1P-11P Pizza Port’s Real Ale Festival is kicking off. This event promises to be insane. If you’re into cask beer, click here to get tickets.
4P-8P Friday Afternoon Club (F.A.C.) @ Hess. This is Hess’ new monthly meetup that serves up music, food and tasty beer. For a nano-brewery, these guys party big.
5P-10P Downtown Johnny Brown’s 3rd Annual Bitter & Sour Night. If you’re into sour beers or IPAs this is the event you won’t want to miss this night. For a full listing of what’s being offered, click here.
7P-8P Tune in to channel 94.9 on Friday nights for Stone’s Rock & Roll Happy Hour. Head Brewer Mitch Steele and President & Brewmaster Steve Wagner talk beer and pick out beer drinkin’ music for an hour. As a news outlet, we atWest Coaster are super impressed (slightly jealous) of the Stone media machine.
Saturday
1P-11P Pizza Ports Real Ale Festival rolls into it’s 2nd day. If you’re insane you can try to attend both days.
5P-7P The Tipsy Crow has bamboozled 1/6th barrel of the formidable Oskar Blues ‘Ol Double Bagger Barleywine. The only time this beer has appeared in San Diego. Big beer fans take heed.
6P-10P CityBeat’s Beer Club is going scandalous at Buskers After Dark at Seaport Village. The email from CityBeat said that it was going to get “risqué,” with “adult content.” You can always just claim you went because of the $1 beers. As always, you must be on the list to get the sweet deal, so sign up by going here.
Sunday
10A-6P Stone Brewing Co. is holding their Oakquinox event. “An outrageous celebration of barrel-aged brews” held in the gorgeous Stone World Gardens under the mild Escondido sky sounds good to us. Unfortunately, the event sold out.
11A-10P Back Street Brewery is celebrating their 7th Anniversary in Vista! There will be a special birthday brew on tap at $2 a pint, as well as Mother Earth’s Vanilla Cream Ale and Lost Abbey’s Brandy Barrel Aged Angel’s Share. Food specials will be offered via Lamppost Pizza.