Special Events
- Two Rivers Cider hosts an Open House. Sample six house ciders as well as rare craft ciders from elsewhere. Enjoy complimentary appetizers and snacks. Dogs and children are welcome but must be kept on leash.
- The Shack presents the Lagunitas Hyper Ultra Super Danger Beer Trivia Contest. SacRag writer Stickie hosts a night of challenging beer trivia for fun and prizes. Sample 5 craft beers from Lagunitas Brewing and take home the logo glass for $12. Includes the beer brewed in honor of Beer Week, Ryan’s Imperial Folly. 6-9pm
- River City Brewing Company and the Sacramento Poetry Center present A Fermentation of Verse. An open mic night for those who wax poetic about hops, kräusening, the wort and the mash featuring Sacramento’s Brewer Laureate Bob Stanley, Die Meistersinger von Sacramentoburg Tim Kahl, Richard Hansen, Cynthia Linville and more. House brews are only $2.50. 7:00pm
- The Townhouse Lounge hosts Local Bands, Local Brew. Catch Sacramento bands with Sudwerk Brewery and get 5 beer samples or a Sudwerk pint for $2. Music from Justin Farren and Blvd Park. 7-12pm
- Pyramid Alehouse presents Beer Trivia Night. Bring your smart friends and form trivia teams to win great prizes! 7pm
- Pangaea Cafe presents free music from Blvd Park while you enjoy their newly expanded bar featuring 14 Belgian beers on tap. 7pm
Beer Dinners and Food Pairings
- Rubicon Brewing presents Rubicon’s Beer and Sausage Day with beer specials and sausages from Morrant’s Old Fashioned Sausage Kitchen all day.
- New Moon Cafe and Celebrator Beer News host a Sierra Nevada Brewmaster Dinner. Enjoy a local, seasonal menu with selections from Sierra Nevada Brewing. Call New Moon Cafe for info and reservations. 6:30pm
- Samuel Horne’s Tavern presents a Beer Dinner. A four course meal paired with six American craft beer samples for $25. Call for reservations.
- Hoppy Brewing presents a Hoppy Beer Dinner. A four course meal paired with 4 glasses of house beer. Call for reservations.
- The Chef’s Table presents Water Witch Wednesday. Enjoy Water Witch from Odonata Beer paired with Chef David Hill’s cassoulet, a logo glass and friendly interaction with the brewers. 5pm
- Capitol Garage hosts a Lost Coast Beer Dinner. A four course meal paired with beer from Lost Coast Brewing for $26.95. 6:30 pm, reservations taken by phone or on website.
- Lounge on 20 presents Hop Plate. Four West Coast-style hoppy creations from Green Flash Brewing perfectly matched with a thoughtful plate of charcuterie. $10 for beer tasting, $20 for beer and appetizer. 5:30 – 7:30 pm, call for reservations.
- Formoli’s Bistro hosts a Beer Dinner. 3 courses of seasonal Mediterranean cuisine paired with Allagash White, Grimbergen Dubble and St. Louis Premium Kriek for $25.
- Michelangelo’s presents Italian Beer Pairings. Birra Moretti, Moretti La Rossa or New Belgium 1554 each paired with a rustic Italian plate.
- Paragary’s Bar and Oven features a Belgian Beer Pairing on their menu. A three-course meal is paired with Stella Artois, Hoegaarden White and Leffe Brown. Experts will be on hand to discuss these beers. $27
- Esquire Grill presents Stella and Oysters. Delicious $1 oysters paired with Stella Artois as you learn the nine step process for the perfect pour. 5-7pm
- Extreme Pizza offers a pitcher of California microbrew and a dozen wings for $15 all day.
- Ten22 hosts a Lost Coast Night, with pints of Lost Coast Downtown Brown and Great White paired with fritto misto appetizer for only $5. 4-7pm
- Limelight Bar & Cafe is featuring Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat paired with a small bite for $6.00, pints for $3.00. 4pm-close
- Fanny Ann’s Saloon hosts Widmer Wednesday. A logo pint glass filled with Widmer Hefeweizen and Fanny’s best burger for $9.99 from 5-9pm.
- Mary’s Pizza Shack (Roseville) offers $5 pints and a slice, $5 sampler trays and $3 pints of their house-brewed beer.
- MIX Downtown offers Brats n’ Beer all week. Enjoy any draft beer, including Firestone IPA, Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Hoegaarden, and Stella Artois, and an onion braised bratwurst for only $7 from 4-7pm.
- Centro Cocina Mexicana has a Modelo Beer Pairing on their menu all week. A three-course dinner paired with Negra Modelo, Corona Extra, and Pacifico from Grupo Modelo.
- The Melting Pot offers 2 for 20, with a pot of fondue and 2 beers for $20.
Pint Nights and Brewery Showcases
- Matteo’s Pizza and Bistro hosts New Belgium and Sudwerk Night. Enjoy a sampling of several beers from New Belgium from 5-7pm and guided tasting with the Sudwerk brew crew of their Helles Lager, Hefe Weizen, Marzen, and Pilsner from 6-9pm.
- The Davis Graduate presents the Dogfish Head Pint Night, featuring the beer of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Serving: Life and Limb, Limb and Life (both estate beers brewed in collaboration with Sierra Nevada Brewing), 90 Minute IPA, Midas Touch, Palo Santo Marron, Festina Peche, Midas Touch, Chicory Stout. Bottles of World Wide Stout also available. 1st 72 samplers get a free Dogfish Head pint glass. 3 samples for $4.95. 6-9pm
- The Hilltop Tavern hosts a Lost Coast Pint Night, with $4 logo pints and $3 refills of Lost Coast Downtown Brown and Great White. 9-11pm
- The Streets of London (Midtown) presents Deschutes Pint Night with a logo glass of Mirror Pond Pale Ale or Black Butte Porter from Deschutes Brewing for $5.25 and refills for $4.25. Woody will also be parked nearby for photo ops starting at 4pm!
- Morgan’s Bar and Grill presents a Boulder Brewing Pint Night. $5 logo pint, $3 refills. 6pm – close
- The Flaming Grill hosts Lagunitas Pint Night. Enjoy the best burgers in Sacramento and $2 pints of Lagunitas seasonals including Ryan’s Imperial Folly, Hairy Eyeball, Cappuccino Stout and more surprise beers. 5pm – close
- Pyramid Alehouse hosts the Day of Audacity, offering pints of Audacious Apricot Ale for $3 and you keep the Pyramid pint glass.
- The Shady Lady presents a Sudwerk Night, with special pricing on Sudwerk’s finest offerings. 6-8pm
- The Cellar Wine and Cheese Bar hosts a Belgian Beer Tasting. Sample 5 Belgian beers for $10.
- The Melting Pot offers a sampling of 5 beers from Unibroue with their 4 course dinner.
- Stingers hosts a Glissade Pint Night with $5 logo pints and $3 refills of Sierra Nevada Glissade Golden Bock.
- Hot Italian presents Birra and Calcio. UEFA Champions League Game Inter Milan vs. Chelsea. Order a pint, take home the Peroni glass. GANZO 11:45am-1:45pm
- The Brick Oven Pub hosts a Belgian Beer Celebration from 6-9pm
- Hangar 17 features a Downtown Brown Pint Night with a $4 logo glass and $2 refills of Lost Coast Downtown Brown.
- R15 features a R15 Pint Night. Enjoy any draft beer with a complimentary limited edition R15 logo pint glass for $5 and $2 refills. 8pm-close
- The Country Club Saloon presents Pale Ale Pint Night. Enjoy Rubicon Monkey Knife Fight Pale Ale and Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale. $5 logo pint, $3.50 refills. Music presented by Bill Buckman Song Writer’s Showcase. 6pm
- The Torch Club hosts Fat Ranger Day. Enjoy New Belgium Fat Tire and keep the beautiful globe logo glass or the new Ranger IPA and keep the logo pint glass. Music in the evening by singer/songwriter Tony Lucca ($6 cover).
- The Pine Cove Tavern presents Big Sky Pint Night with $4 logo pints and $2 refills on Big Sky brews. 7-10pm
- Burgers and Brew (Davis) features DWB Day. Enjoy Sudwerk Signature Dunkel Weiss Bock and keep a complimentary logo pint glass all day.
Beer Specials and Happy Hours
- River City Brewing offers pints of all of their hand crafted beer for $2.50.
- Sudwerk Brewery and Restaurant presents Late Night Pints, with all pints for only $1 from 9pm-12:30am
- Shark Week at the Beach! Two dollar pints of Lost Coast Brewing Great White all day at The Beach Hut Deli (24th and J location only)
- Pyramid Alehouse offers Retro Racks, a sampler rack of their 5 most popular beers (Haywire Hefeweizen, Fling Pale Ale, Audacious Apricot Ale, Thunderhead IPA, and Alehouse Amber Ale) for $3.30. 3:30pm – close.
- 3 Fires Lounge features Belgian beer specials all day.
- Monkey Bar has an Old School Happy Hour all week with classic brands including Busch, Schlitz, Old Milwaukee, Olympia, Miller High Life, Mickey’s Big Mouth, and Hamm’s for only $1. 3-7pm
- Old Soul at the Weatherstone offers $2 off any beer and appetizer combo all week.
- The Torch Club celebrates Beer Week with happy hour prices on all draft beers with live acoustic music 5-8 pm.
- The River City Saloon hosts a Recession Buster with 99 cent Corona Extra from 9:30pm – 1am.
- The Golden Bear features $1 Miller High Life 5-7pm.
- Logan’s Roadhouse (Natomas) offers 22oz Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Glissade Golden Bock for $4.99, everyday 3-6pm & 9-close.
