[Press Release:]

Chocolate Making & Beer Pairing with TCHO; Cerveza y Paella; Cask & Queso: Triple Fermented; Flamenco Dance Food & Beer Pairing;
Anchor & Hope Shrimp Boil; Drink SF-Brewed IPAs for SF Youth; (Movie & Panel): “Brewers by the Bay” – The History of Beer in SF

(San Francisco, CA) – ThirstyBear Organic Brewery announces today several signature events to be hosted by the celebrated brewery at their downtown San Francisco craft beer haven during SF Beer Week 2017 as well as three associated events they’ll participate in throughout Beer week. Presented by the San Francisco Brewers Guild, SF Beer Week features hundreds of singular craft beer related events hosted by Bay Area breweries, craft beer bars, restaurants, and a multitude of other businesses all with one thing in common — to celebrate Beer. Over 30 premier SF Brewers Guild breweries and many dozens of acclaimed Northern California-based breweries all work together to make the Bay Area an internationally renowned craft beer destination. In addition to its four curated events and two weeklong in-house special drinks menus, including select bottles from the ThirstyBear Library and beer cocktails, ThirstyBear will be among the over 125 breweries at the SFBW Opening Gala at Pier 48 (San Francisco) on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. ThirstyBear serves as an official sponsor of SF Beer Week 2017.

ThirstyBear’s events throughout SF Beer Week 2017 include several standout partners: TCHO Chocolate Company, Cowgirl Creamery, Pete Slosberg (Pete’s Wicked Ale and Cocoa Pete’s), The SF Baking Institute, 16 local breweries, the SF Brewers Guild and more! Please see the list of ThirstyBear’s events below:

ThirstyBear Organic Brewery — SF Beer Week 2017 — Signature Events

Saturday, February 11, 2017 ~ Chocolate Making and Beer Pairing For Charity!
Bay Area TCHO Chocolate Company, Pete Slosberg (Pete’s Wicked Ale and Cocoa Pete’s), and ThirstyBear Organic Brewery team up for a chocolate making and beer pairing extravaganza! TCHO chocolatiers and Pete Slosberg will guide attendees in making their own unique chocolates. Enjoy a specialty cask conditioned Panda Bear Ale (ThirstyBear’s release brewed with TCHO organic cocoa nibs, organic rum soaked vanilla beans and raisins), other fine organic ThirstyBear beers, the brewery’s specials, the official San Francisco Brewers Guild collaboration beer New Frontier, and taste TCHO chocolates while creating your own! Judges will award a special prize for “Best Chocolate & Panda Bear Beer Pairing.”

Sat, Feb. 11, 6 pm – 9 pm, $45/person, Limited to 36 people.
Proceeds benefit the Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer Research.
Tickets are available via Eventbrite.

Sunday, February 12, 2017 ~ Flamenco Dance Food + Beer Pairings
SF Flamenco Dance Company and ThirstyBear Organic Brewery partner to present live flamenco paired with Spanish regional dishes and ThirstyBear’s organic beers. No Cover for San Francisco’s longest running weekly flamenco show. Order one inspired special or order all four. ThirstyBear will serve their full tapas and paella menu, the San Francisco Brewers Guild’s Collaboration Beer — New Frontier — and all of their rotating organic beers.

Two SF Flamenco Co. dancers, a singer, and a flamenco guitarist will perform the following selections, which have inspired the following regional specials:

— Sevillanas (Seville): Fried boqerones, fennel, orange & capers + “The Cub” session IPA.
— Fandangos de Huelva: Jamón y persimmon, sherry vinegar reduction sauce + “Howard St. IPA” (big, dank West Coast Style IPA dry hopped with Citra and Simcoe).
— Alegrias de Cadiz: Squid ink paella, stone crab, citrus zest, celery leaf + “Kozlov Stour” (dry Irish style stout).
— Bulerias de Jerez: Crema Catalana con Jerez + “Panda Bear” (dry golden ale dry hopped with whole organic vanilla beans and organic TCHO cocoa nibs).

Sun, Feb. 12, 6pm – 9pm, No Cover, Reservations Recommended

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 ~ Drink SF-Brewed IPAs for SF Youth at Local Brewing Co.
Why not put your drinking to good use this SFBW? Drink 10 fresh IPAs from the best SF breweries in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco. The charitable event is a great way to try special SF-brewed IPAs all in one place, and give back at the same time. Bring your love of hops to help at-risk youth here in SF.

Wed, Feb. 15, 2pm – 9pm, No Cover at Local Brewing Co. (69 Bluxome Street, San Francisco)

Thursday, February 16, 2017 ~ Movie & Panel: “Brewers by the Bay” – The History of Beer in SF at California Historical Society
Come out for this special screening of a new documentary on the history of SF craft beer, with a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker Jared Stutts, ThirstyBear brewmaster Brenden Dobel, author of “San Francisco Beer: A History of Brewing by the Bay” Bill Yennie, and historian Tom Jacobs.

Thurs, Feb. 16 & Sat. Feb. 18, 6pm – 8:30pm, $25 General Admission / $15 for CHS Members, California Historical Society (678 Mission Street, San Francisco)

Thursday, February 16, 2017 ~ Anchor & Hope Shrimp Boil
Join Anchor & Hope, ThirstyBear, Anchor Brewing, and SF Brewing for the restaurant’s annual Shrimp Boil! All-you-can-eat shrimp and all-you-can-drink draft beer for $40. The event will be offered in two seatings (5:30pm – 7pm; 7:30 – 9pm). Make your reservations online or over the phone 415.501.9100. It’s a party that can’t be missed!

Thurs, Feb. 16, 5:30pm – 7pm & 7:30 – 9pm, $40/person

Thursday, February 16, 2017 ~ Cerveza y Paella: ThirstyBear’s Ultimate Organic Beer & Spanish Cuisine Fiesta
Unlimited paella, ThirstyBear’s rotating organic beers, and live flamenco guitar! Enjoy the city’s best paella Valenciana (saffron infused rice, tomato sofrito, chicken, house-made chorizo, clams, mussels, calamari, rockfish, Spanish red peppers and peas), as well as a seasonal vegetarian paella, ThirstyBear organic beers, the brewery’s SF Beer Week specials, and the SF Brewers Guild collaborative beer New Frontier. All the beers you want, live flamenco guitar and paella — it doesn’t get any better than this! This event sells out every year, so get your tickets now.

Thurs, Feb. 16, 6 pm – 9 pm, $40/person
Tickets are available via Eventbrite.

Friday, February 17, 2017 ~ Cask & Queso: Triple Fermented
Fermentation lovers unite! Beer, cheese and bread on one table! Cowgirl Creamery, The SF Baking Institute and ThirstyBear join forces to present unlimited tastings of 17 singular cask conditioned ales (from 16 SF Bay Area breweries) paired with local and Spanish artisan cheeses, and freshly baked breads from SF’s premier baking school. The majority of the cask ales for Cask & Queso are specially released for this event only. All cheeses, brews and breads are masterfully paired for what’s become a classic SF Beer Week event!

Fri, Feb. 17, 6 pm – 9 pm, $50/person
Tickets are available via Eventbrite

ThirstyBear Organic Small Batch Beers Are Available Fresh, Only On Draught, Only At ThirstyBear!

For more information, please visit:
thirstybear.com
facebook.com/ThirstyBearOrganicBrewery

This coverage is made possible in part thanks to the generous support of Visit California, which flew us out to Northern California to tour one dozen breweries across San Francisco, Sacramento, Berkeley, Oakland and Sonoma. For more information on California’s craft beer boom, visit here.