San Francisco Beer Week, an annual event that has grown into an epic marathon of beer throughout the Bay Area, returns Feb. 6 to Feb. 15.

As the event approaches, organizer San Francisco Brewers Guild is offering a gentle nudge for local beer aficionados with the video below (“You gotta get in shape for Beer Week,” right?) and the announcement of 80 initial events for the week. A total of 600 events are planned for the final tally of events.

Tickets are also on sale now for Beer Week’s opening gala, featuring more than 40 regional favorites at Fort Mason Center on Feb. 6.

View the initial beer week schedule HERE.

Breweries at SF Beer Week’s Opening Gala:

101 North Brewing Co.
Alpha Acid Brewing Company
Altamont Beer Works
Barrel Head Brewhouse
Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant
Black Diamond Brewery
Calicraft Brewing Company
Campbell Brewing Company
Cellarmaker Brewing Company
Discretion Brewing
Drake’s Brewing Co.
Elevation 66 Brewing Company
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Headlands Brewing Company
HenHouse Brewing
Heretic Brewing Company
Hermitage Brewing Company
High Water Brewing
Hop Dogma Brewing Company
Hoppy Brewing Company
Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
Knee Deep Brewing Company
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Linden Street Brewery
Lost Coast Brewery
Mad River Brewing Company
Marin Brewing Company
Mendocino Brewing Company
Moonlight Brewing Co.
Napa Smith Brewery
North Coast Brewing
Palo Alto Brewing Company
Petaluma Hills Brewing Company
Russian River Brewing Company
Santa Clara Valley Brewing
Southern Pacific Brewing
Southpaw BBQ
St. Florian’s Brewery
Strike Brewing Co.,
Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co
The Rare Barrel
Third Street Aleworks
Track 7
Triple Voodoo Brewery & Taproom
Trumer Brauerei
Uncommon Brewers
Woodfour Brewing Co.

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