Sacramento Beer Week

Sacramento Beer Week Tasty Events Feb.27-March 9th

We've been waiting all year for Sacramento's biggest beer event to hit the city!  If you are a beer lover or in love with one - take advantage of some excellent beer loving events in and around Sacramento Feb 28th thru March 9th!  Great venues, most excellent beer and never-ending fun! Check out a snapshot of what's ahead for Sacramento Beer Week: February 27th  thru March 9th Must Go Places: February 27th - Sacramento Brewers Showcase  -  California Auto Museum  5pm-9pm  Sacramento Beer Week kicks off by celebrating local beer with the only beer festival featuring all 27 local breweries.  Join your beer loving friends to get your first taste of two dozen beers made exclusively for Sacramento Beer Week and vote for the People’s Choice Award for a special competition pale ale brewed for this event.  Guests receive unlimited tasting with admission, a free tasting glass souvenir, swinging music from The Bathtub Gins and delicious food both for sampling and for purchase. Gawk all you’d like at the Museum’s 150+ cars on display.  http://www.calautomuseum.org/ February 28th -Boneshaker Public House - Rocklin, CA: The Big O Organic!  Enjoy their showcase of fresh organic food and 10 amazing organic beers on tap. Expect to see beers from Bison, Uncommon Brewers, Band of Gypsies and Eel River.  http://www.boneshakerpub.com February 28th - Knee Deep Brewing Grand Opening Party! 13395 New Airport Road, Auburn 1pm-9pm Official grand opening party! Their award-winning beer is $4.50 per glass all day long.  Tony Furtado will be playing solo from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.  http://kneedeepbrewing.com February 28th -Bike Dog Brewing Company, 2534 Industrial Boulevard #110, West Sacramento  5pm-9:30pm - Keep The Glass Night - Bike Dog had a special run of 100 glasses made. For $8 you get the Beer Week glass & a pint of beer. http://www.bikedogbrewing.com  March 1st - Capitol Beer & Tap Room, Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento - Local Brew Celebration- Come get some local flavor & celebrate their incredible craft beer scene!  Sacramento area breweries will include Berryessa, Track 7, Knee Deep, Device, Mraz, Bike Dog, & ‘ol Republic, with several of their brewers attending.  http://capitolbeer.com March 3rd - Samuel Horne Tavern, Folsom, CA  - Loomis Basin: Brewery to Farm to Our Table  2:30pm  Great local brewers and a whole pig that has been feasting on the spent grains from the brewery. We have designed a menu pairing delicious pork plates, w/ some great Loomis Basin beers.  http://samhornes.com March 4th - The Shack, Sacramento - Mardi Gras at The Shack  5pm - 9pm  Laissez les bon temps rouler! Celebrate Fat Tuesday with cajun and creole food, a variety of beer from New Orleans brewery Abita, and live jazz from The Crescent Cats. Costumes are encouraged, so dress for the occasion and get ready for Southern hospitality, Shack style!  http://eastsacshack.com Click for More Beer Events!

Food, Beer, Wine & Chocolates! March Food Events in California

Get your mobile calendars out.....March is just around the corner with many opportunities to explore your palates in and around Northern California.  Take the time to savor each moment by planning ahead and mapping out every weekend’s foodie adventure for the month of March.  No reason to get up and dig in!   March Foodie Events Capital Beerfest -  Sacramento, CA Saturday, March 2nd - 9am - 5pm - Cal Expo The 3rd annual Capital Beerfest is expected to attract almost 90 breweries, including every Sacramento-area brewery. Celebrate the close of Sacramento Beer Week with one of the largest beer festivals in Northern California. The generosity of brewers, attendees and partners benefits the Runnin’ for Rhett Scholarship and the Runnin’ for Rhett Youth Fitness Program.                  Tickets:  www.capitalbeerfest.com Pig Out at Pig Day - Davis, CA Saturday, March 2nd -  8am - 1pm - Central Park Come celebrate National Pig Day at the Davis Farmers Market.  This is a Piggie themed event for the whole family.  Lots of fun filled food, activities and entertainment all celebrating the plump pink and fabulous pig!  We encourage you to come in pig attire.  Davis Farmers Market is one of the top markets in Northern California - bring your market bags and baskets to fill up on all your local fresh produce, fruits and meats.   www.davisfarmersmarket.org Spring Obsession Art & Wine Show 2013 - Murphys, CA Sat & Sunday, March 2nd &3rd - 10am - 5pm - Ironstone Vineyards 16th Annual Art Show, Wine Tasting and Food.  There will be art in action, art demonstrations and cooking demos by chefs. Live music and daffodil flowers exhibit on the ground level. Ironstone Vineyards is a beautiful place set in the Sierras Foothills north of Sonora and south of Lake Tahoe.  www.ironstonevineyards.com Sierra Foothills Farm & Wine Bus Tour - Placer County, CA Click for more event listings!