Drink Local Beer! (Updated Wednesday 4:38pm with both Thursday events.)<\/p>\n
10\/12 Wednesday\u00a0\u2014 <\/strong><\/strong>Weekly events are listed on the calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n 10\/13 Thursday\u00a0\u2014 2011 Ballast Point Oktoberfest release @ Ballast Point Scripps Ranch<\/a> 10\/14 Friday \u2014 Two Tortugas Tapping @ all Karl Strauss<\/a> locations 10\/15 \u00a0Saturday, 12P-6P \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Iron Fist<\/a>‘s 1st Anniversary Celebration<\/strong> 10\/16 Sunday, \u00a011am \u2014 Sunday Funday @ Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens<\/a> w\/ 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA 10\/17 Monday, 6 – 7pm \u2014 Extract & All-Grain Recipe Formulation Class @ Mother Earth Brew Co.<\/a><\/strong> 10\/18 Tuesday, 7 \u2013 9pm \u2014 Brew Masters Dinner @ Local Habit<\/a> w\/ Temecula’s Black Market Brewing Co.<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Pescadero Pilsner and Navigator Doppelbock will also be making appearances in this homage to Eastern-European style lagers. Try ’em with fare from the Pierogi food truck that’ll be serving imported Polish Sausages, cabbage rolls, Hungarian pancakes and more.
\nAdditional Thursday pick: Local Habit<\/a> is tapping a cask of Manzanita Brewing Company<\/a>\u00a0Lazy Saison with Goji Berries @ 4:30pm
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\n<\/strong>Bronze medal winner of the Belgian-style Abbey Ale (Category 72) at the Great American Beer Festival<\/a>, Two Tortugas, will be tapped at all San Diegan Karl locations. Marketing & Community Manager Ryan Ross<\/a>\u00a0told us that each brewery restaurant will tap (1) 15.5 gal keg at opening and they’ll be on until they’re gone. Cheers!
\nAdditional Friday events<\/span>: 11:30 – ? Progress cask of Green Flash 30th Street Pale at Blind Lady Ale House<\/a>. $2 until $2PM, $3 til , etc. Also, Downtown Johnny Brown’s <\/a>is having their Oktoberfest with Ballast Point Rocktoberfest, Sam Adam\u2019s Oktoberfest and Ayinger Oktoberfest on tap + complimentary food starting at 5PM.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOver a year ago the\u00a0Sieminski family bet the farm and started a brewery in Vista. Thanks to tireless hard work and a bit of luck, this Vista brewery has done nothing but awesome things in their first year of\u00a0existence. A recent chat with head brewer Brandon Sieminski informed us that sours and barrel-aged beers can be expected in 2012.\u00a0Tickets for the party are $22 pre-sale and $25 at the door; you get a take-home anniversary glass, 5 taster tickets, choice of a wood-fired margarita pizza from Red Oven or Polish sausage sandwich from The Pierogi Truck, and some live music from locals The Flounders. Specialty beers will include Blonde with Congo Trinidad Chile’s, Martial Law with cognac soaked oak chips, Gauntlet with Key Lime and Tangerine among others.
\nAdditional Saturday events<\/span>: There are a couple more awesome events on Saturday, including Hamilton’s 5th Anniversary<\/a>, BeerNerdz Oktoberfest tasting<\/a>, a brew class at UCSD<\/a> with Ballast Point’s Yuseff Cherney, 2nd Annual OktoberHess<\/a> at Hess Brewing Co., and\u00a0BLAHktoberfest<\/a> at Blind Lady Ale House on both Saturday and Sunday.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Every Sunday\u00a0Stone<\/a>\u00a0\u201craids their cellars\u201d to find some great beer for you, and this week is no exception with the most recent anniversary release.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>This class is free, pizza will be provided, and you’ll get to learn how to select the right ingredients, the relationship between gravity and alcohol, and what recipe will be brewed up on brew day October 22nd at 9am. RSVP for either or both of the events through MEBC’s contact page.<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Just north of San Diego there is some great beer coming out of Black Marketing Brewing Co. Chef Nick Brune and brewer Ryan Brooks have teamed up to create a great beer pairing dinner. $65 includes all courses and gratuity. First Course: Corn Pudding with Creole Trinity paired with Bavarian Hefeweizen;\u00a0Second Course: Caramelized Onion & Tomato Tart paired with Saison with Coriander & Juniper Berries (cask);\u00a0Third Course: Truffled Potato Pot Pie with Carrot, Peas & Garlic paired with Anglo-American Brown Ale;\u00a0Fourth Course: Roasted Mushrooms with Allspice & Nutmeg over Homemade Buckwheat Noodles paired with Rye IPA;\u00a0Fifth Course: Yam Sweet Potato Tart with Agave Caramel paired with Imperial Porter (cask)
\nAdditional Tuesday event<\/em><\/span>: Tap That Cask Tuesday @ The Tipsy Crow <\/a>with Manzanita Brewing Company<\/a>‘s Pumpkin Ale. Cask gets tapped at 7pm.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n