{"id":19775,"date":"2018-03-01T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=19775"},"modified":"2018-04-17T11:40:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T18:40:33","slug":"sampler-flight-march-san-diego-beer-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2018\/03\/01\/sampler-flight-march-san-diego-beer-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Sampler Flight: March San Diego Beer Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_b2tr_red.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19776\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_b2tr_red.jpg?resize=300%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_b2tr_red.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_b2tr_red.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We stand on the threshold of another month chock-full of exceptional reasons to crack a cold one in the presence of others. Yes, it\u2019s a great time to be alive, but to do things up right requires some planning. We\u2019ve started you off with some standout San Diego beer events for March, but don\u2019t limit yourself. <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/san-diego-beer-calendar\/\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> to check out our full local calendar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March | Beer to the Rescue Fundraisers: <\/strong>As part of a year-long campaign benefiting locals living with lupus, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gordonbiersch.com\"><strong>Gordon Biersch <\/strong><\/a>will hold a release party for a Mexican lager brewed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3punkales.com\"><strong>Thr3e Punk Ales Brewing<\/strong><\/a>, complete with a taco bar, live band and pi\u00f1atas on <strong>June 1<\/strong>. On\u00a0<strong>March 13<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.purebrewing.org\"><strong>Pure Project Brewing<\/strong><\/a> is holding Beer to the Rescue Day at its Miramar tasting room.\u00a0On <strong>March 28<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pariahbrewing.com\"><strong>Pariah Brewing <\/strong><\/a>will release This Is New IPA, and on <strong>March 29<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northparkbeerco.com\"><strong>North Park Beer Co. <\/strong><\/a>will tap a specialty cask, with portions of proceeds from both beers going to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lupussandiego.org\"><strong>Lupus Foundation of Southern California<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>| <\/strong><em>Various Locations, All Events Start at 5 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 2 | Crowler Awareness Day: <\/strong>Gone are the days when the only conveyance vessel for draft beer was a glass jug requiring constant sterilization. Compact, disposable and often quite attractive, crowlers have changed the industry and, for the first edition of this made-up annual holiday, brewery tasting rooms offering these modern marvels will offer them at discounted rates. <strong>| <em>Participating Breweries: <\/em><\/strong><em>Amplified Ale Works (Pacific Beach, Miramar), Bay City Brewing (Point Loma), Coronado Brewing (Bay Park), Council Brewing (Kearny Mesa), Eppig Brewing (North Park, Point Loma), Intergalactic Brewing (Miramar), Mikkeller Brewing San Diego (Miramar), North Park Beer Co. (North Park), Resident Brewing (Downtown), Thunderhawk Alements (Miramar)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 4 | Renaissance: <\/strong>Epic tap lists and next-level ale-and-lager free-for-alls are nothing new for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchillspub.us\"><strong>Churchill\u2019s Pub<\/strong><\/a>, but this venerable North County beer bastion sets aside one day each year to <em>really <\/em>go all out. Tons of rare beers, including some brewed just for the occasion, will be on tap, and bottles of whale pod leader Churchill\u2019s Finest Hour imperial stout will be for sale. <strong>| <\/strong><em>Churchill\u2019s Pub &amp; Grille, 887 W. San Marcos Boulevard, San Marcos, 11 a.m<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 10 | SD Homebrew Festival &amp; Competition: <\/strong>The richness of San Diego\u2019s commercial beer and brewing scene is a result of the county\u2019s vibrant, thriving and always-evolving homebrew culture, something celebrated via more than 35 homebrewed beers at this festival devoted to the recreational\u2014yet very serious\u2014pursuit of the beer-making sciences. <strong>| <\/strong><em>The Observatory, 2891 University Avenue, North Park, 12 p.m<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 31 | Second Anniversary: <\/strong>El Cajon\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burningbeardbrewing.com\"><strong>Burning Beard Brewing <\/strong><\/a>opened its back lot and a can of celebratory whoop-ass for its first anniversary last year, and this year they\u2019re aiming to outdo themselves. 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