Local craft beer culture will be celebrated in a big way this year at San Francisco Beer Week, February 11-20 at various breweries, restaurants, and bars. You’ll undoubtedly be verklempt as you enjoy as many as 150 events, including beer dinners, cheese and beer pairing events, meet the brewer evenings, demonstrations, music, films, and more. Get the details and view videos at the SF Beer Week website.
And if you want to undertake a bit of backgrounding before you set out to do some serious quaffing, there’s no better way than with a copy of Tasting Beer: An Insider’s Guide to the World’s Greatest Drink. Highly-rated by readers, Tasting Beer explores the history, culture, and chemistry of the world’s favorite drink, teaches you how to understand what you’re tasting, and offers a complete compendium of the world’s brews (e.g., American craft beers, British Lagers, German ales, Belgian Dubbels). Go!
