There are several San Diego beer events happening this Saturday. We\u2019ve divided them by the goal you want to accomplish.<\/p>\n
ENJOY BEERS FROM THE EAST COAST<\/strong> CELEBRATE A MILESTONE<\/strong> LEARN ABOUT BEER, DRINK THE BEER GO TO A BEER FESTIVAL<\/strong> DRINK CASK BEER<\/strong> *Rescheduled<\/em><\/strong>
\nShipyard BeerBQ @ KnB<\/a><\/em>
\nMonthly beer-focused barbeques have helped make KnB a must-visit spot across the freeway from SDSU. For August, Portland Maine\u2019s Shipyard Brewing Co.<\/a> have sent out 10 beers for you to try: Monkey Fist IPA, Brewers Brown, Applehead, XXXXIPA, Smashed Pumpkin, Smashed Blueberry, Double Old Thumper, 2011 Imperial Porter, 2011 Barleywine and 2011 Prelude. On the food side, Monkey Fist IPA-battered Fish \u2018N\u2019 Chips will be served. The party goes from noon until 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nSecond Anniversary @ Hess Brewing<\/a><\/em>
\nOne of the first local wet hop beers to market this year, Hess Brewing Anno Duo, will be released in 750mL bottles at the brewery birthday party. Brewed with fresh Chinook and Cascade hops driven down overnight from Chico, California\u2019s North Country Hops, this IPA will likely be snatched up quickly. (UPDATE 8\/23:<\/strong>\u00a0Hess stated in an e-mail that this beer had not met their standards for serving. So, they’ve racked it in a freshly emptied wine barrel, inocculated it with Roselare and they’ll wait about a year to see what happens). Also on tap will be a new batch of Hess Brewing\u2019s experimental IPA, the West Coaster IPA. We love this beer each time it comes out, for obvious reasons. This go round it was brewed with locally-sourced wet hops! More event highlights include a Willi Becher-style anniversary glass, MIHO Gastrotruck and Ranchwood BBQ food trucks, plus live music from Mudgrass (12 – 2 p.m.) and The Barnacles (3 – 5 p.m.)
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\n<\/strong>Beer-Con @ 57 Degrees<\/a>
\n<\/em>Although 57 Degrees is a wine-focused spot, beer takes over this Saturday. After a keynote on \u2018The Localization of Beer\u2019 from Brewers Association Craft Beer Program Director Julia Herz, attendees will choose from eight mini seminars on two tracks. You can see the full agenda here<\/a>, and there’s even an iPhone and Android app for the event.\u00a0After your day of learning, and lunch provided by Swieners and Casanova Fish Tacos, the \u2018tap haven\u2019 opens at 5 p.m. with unlimited 3 – 4 oz tasters from 15 breweries. Some highlights include Ballast Point barrel-aged Three Sheets Barleywine, Firestone Walker Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA, Coronado Brewing Frog\u2019s Breath IPA, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, Ovila Golden and the Russian River collaboration BRUX, Lightning Elemental Pilsner and Thunderweizen, as well as\u00a02009 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine. Also, Stone\u2019s \u201cDr.\u201d Bill Sysak will be pairing a dark chocolate truffle with orange and sea salt with Stone 16th Anniversary IPA and a milk chocolate truffle with banana and saffron with the Dogfish Head \/ Victory \/ Stone Saison du BUFF. LOVELIKEBEER will showcase a mini version of their Sea Rocket Bistro menu pairing (spicy BBQ seitan with Green Flash Hop Head Red), and Best Damn Home Brew Shop will be putting on a live home brewing demonstration for you to enjoy. Click here<\/a> for $69 conference tickets (normally $119). Jump on one of the 12-taster Friday brewery tour routes for just $30 more.<\/p>\n
\nMira Mesa Festival of Beers<\/em><\/a>
\nThe first annual Mira Mesa Festival of Beers at Walker Community Park will focus on breweries from the central San Diego neighborhood, with proceeds benefiting the Mira Mesa Chamber of Commerce. VIP tickets ($30 versus $20 General Admission) include an extra hour of beer sampling beginning at 1 p.m., two bonus taster tickets (12 in total) and in-and-out privileges. Live music on the San Diego CityBeat stage and food trucks MIHO Gastrotruck and Devilicious round out the afternoon. Local breweries include AleSmith, Ballast Point, Callahan\u2019s, Green Flash, Hess Brewing, Karl Strauss, Lightning, Manzanita, New English, Rough Draft, Societe, Stone and Wet \u2018N Reckless.
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\nGET YOUR CULTURE ON
\n<\/strong>Artists\u2019 Night @ Stumblefoot<\/a>
\n<\/em>A live art show and great beer will pair up in the San Marcos brewery tasting room. Local artists David Lozeau<\/a>, Jay\u2019s Gemstone<\/a>\u00a0and Pinstripe Chris<\/a>\u00a0will demonstrate their craft as you watch on. Southern style food-for-purchase will be available from Stumblefoot Brewing Company\u2019s neighbors Daisy\u2019s Cajun Kitchen. Further reading: Dr. Q from Craft Beer Tasters wrote up a review<\/a> on Stumblefoot this morning.<\/p>\n
\nCollaboration Cask @ Monkey Paw<\/a><\/em>
\nEvery Saturday the East Village brewpub Monkey Paw taps a cask of some cool beer. This week they\u2019re putting on a house-brewed collaboration with New Zealand brewery 8 Wired<\/a>. \u201cRhymenoceros\u201d is a rye pilsner brewed with New Zealand Riwaka hops that give off a big guava\/tropical aroma. Monkey Paw higher-ups have said that \u201cthis is probably the most interesting beer we have made because it defies all concepts of the style, other than maybe the color.\u201d And if you know MP\u2019s beers, you know that\u2019s a big statement.<\/p>\n
\nIn our paper we wrote about Aztec Brewing Company<\/a>\u2019s 1-year anniversary party, which was scheduled for August 25 as well. That celebration has been moved to September 8 – 9. Aztec is still working on a special beer for the occasion, and they\u2019ve just partnered up with non-profit Paws\u2019itive Teams<\/a>, which provides service dogs for persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n