The List: 25 SF Beer Week Events You Won’t Want to Miss

SF Beer Week 2016 is upon us! Northern California’s flagship annual beer extravaganza, SF Beer Week, has hundreds of events happening between January 22 – 31, 2016. Some locations are advertising week-long specials while others are hosting one-off tastings, unique opportunities to try rare beer selections, and meet the brewers. Other events have teamed up with some of beer’s BFFs – arcade games, skee-ball, trivia, bottomless brunch and barbecue!

More than 150 events are currently listed on the event’s website with events all over San Francisco proper, the East Bay, North Bay and South Bay. Some of the events have also already sold out, so we are not including those items here.

Anyway, we are keeping this short because we both have some beer to be out drinking! Here are 20 events from our SF Beer Week Itinerary. Events are free and in SF, unless otherwise stated below. (Find the full version here.) You too can make your schedule and share it with your pals via the SF Beer Week website. Cheers!

Friday, January 22nd
+ SF Beer Week Opening Gala, Pier 35, Admission $80

Saturday, January 23rd
+ Lagunitas Tap Takeover, Richmond Republic Draught House
+ Opening Day Urban Picnic, SoMa StrEat Food Park
+ Fort Point Dim Sum Beer Brunch, Hong Kong Lounge, Admission $50 unlimited dim sum
+ New Release Party: Barrel-Aged Old Godfather Barleywine & BBQ, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
+ Daytime Fun with Ol’ Republic, Brewcade
+ Firestone Tap Takeover, Portal Restaurant (Oakland)
+ Allagash Weekend, Rosamunde Sausage Grill
+ Meet the Brewer of Heretic Brewing, Zeitgeist

Sunday, January 24th
+ Strong Beer Brunch with Drake’s & Three Weavers, 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant
+ Japan Beer Fest 2016, The Trappist (Oakland)
+ Pinball & Pints – 14 Brewers, 100 Pinball Machines, Pacific Pinball Museum (Alameda), Admission $30

Monday, January 25th
+ BeerFest Beer Pong Tourney, Black Hammer Brewing, Admission $10

Tuesday, January 26th
+ Oregon Rarities, The Trappist Provisions (Oakland)
+ Cafe Van Kleef Greyhound Beer Release, Woods Bar and Brewery (Oakland)

Thursday, January 28th
+ Imperial Stout Fest, Rogue Ales Public House (This continues on Friday, January 29th)
+ Massachusetts Night, The Willows
+ SF Beer Week NightLife, Academy of Sciences, Admission $15
+ Coronado Skee-Ball Tournament, Telegraph Beer Garden (Oakland)

Friday, January 29th
+ Imperial Stout Fest, Rogue Ales Public House (Continues!)
+ Rarities and Favorites with Social Kitchen Brewery, Church Key
+ Sierra Nevada Big Tap Takeover, Zeitgeist

Saturday, January 30th
+ North Beach 7×7 Sixth Annual Beerfest, North Beach Neighborhood & Bars, Admission $12 or $15 at the door
+ Magnolia Beer Brunch, Magnolia
+ Back to the 80s with Fort Point, Brewcade

Sunday, January 31st (Last day!)
+ Beerunch, Public House
+ Cider Sunday Palate Cleanser, Fat Angel Food & Libation