SF Beer Week is Back in San Leandro

San Leandrans love good beer!  Our craft beer cluster continues to thrive as a point of pride for residents.  For the fourth consecutive year, San Leandro is well-represented in the San Francisco Beer Week, which kicks off on February 10.  Below is the local itinerary.  You can visit the SF Beer Week website for the complete Bay Area schedule.

Saturday Social with Make a Wish & Cherry Red Release

February 10 / 12 noon – 6 PM / Cleophus Quealy / 448 Hester Street
CQ is teaming up with the Make a Wish Foundation to raise both funds and awareness, while simultaneously releasing the barrel-aged Cherry Red tart ale.

CQ Tiki Party

February 11 / 12:00 PM – 8 PM / Cleophus Quealy / 448 Hester Street
Break out your most obnoxious Hawaiian shirts and help celebrate CQ’s most tropical beer yet: POG Saison! This barrel-aged brew is loaded with passionfruit, blood orange, and guava for a beer that is super juicy and as refreshing as a Mai Tai.

Santa Cruz/Monterey Breweries Tap Takeover

February 11 / 5 – 10 PM / The Cooler / 1517 E. 14th Street
The Cooler returns for its second year of participation in SF Beer Week with an all-day tap takeover from Santa Cruz and Monterey breweries.

The Hop Trifecta: Boneyard, Altamont, and Melvin

February 13 / 6 – 11 PM / Harry’s Hofbrau / 14900 E. 14th Street
Meet the brewers and taste the brews of Boneyard Beer, Altamont Beerworks, and Melvin Brewing.

Menagerie of Distinguished Drinkers Welcome Party

February 14 / 5 – 9 PM / Cleophus Quealy / 448 Hester Street
This private event for CQ’s exclusive membership club will unveil 2018 Menagerie merchandise while previewing special Beer Week brew releases.

Drake’s Sau & Brau, Vol. 8

February 14 / 6 – 9 PM / Drake’s Brewing Co. / 1933 Davis Street
A dinner party unlike any other: whole-roasted pig, savory sides, and sumptuous desserts, paired with Drake’s array of fine beers make this an event you do not want to miss!

Yappy Hour with Oakland Animal Services

February 15 / 4 – 8 PM / Cleophus Quealy / 448 Hester Street
Oakland Animal Services and Cleophus Quealy are partnering to help homeless pets in this charity event.

Drake’s Cellar Release

February 15 / 5 – 9 PM / Drake’s Brewing Co. / 1933 Davis Street
Barrel-aged and sour beers have the spotlight at this Drake’s event, which will also provide useful information about the brewery’s new membership club, the ’89 Club.

Barrel-Aged Beers

February 15 / 5 – 10 PM / The Cooler / 1517 E. 14th Street
Enjoy a generous selection of barrel-aged beers from a handful of independent California breweries at this Downtown hot-spot for beer aficionados.

Getting Funkadelic with Dionysus

February 15 / 6 – 11 PM / Harry’s Hofbrau / 14900 E. 14th Street
Dionysus Brewing Company will offer seven brews on tap and four in bottles during this exciting tap take-over.

Hoppy Hour

February 16 / 4 – 8 PM / Cleophus Quealy / 448 Hester Street
Breaking with its non-IPA tradition, CQ is releasing some higher IBU brews for this happy hour!

Check Out the 916

February 16 / 6 – 11 PM / Harry’s Hofbrau / 14900 E. 14th Street
Brand new Sacramento-area brewery Moksa will be introducing six of its beers, less than two weeks after opening its brewery in Rocklin!

Barrel-Aged Bash

February 17 / 12 – 9 PM / Cleophus Quealy / 448 Hester Street
Enjoy your favorite CQ brews from 2016, including the barrel-aged Batch 24/Quadrupel, and barrel-aged Belgian-inspired port Batch 44/Dubbel.

Chilaquiles & Chill

February 18 / 11 – 3 PM / Cleophus Quealy / 448 Hester Street
Cleophus Quealy’s final installation in this year’s Beer Week features tasty chilaquiles from Canasta Kitchen to bring a whole new meaning to the word “brunch.”

Grillin’ & Chillin’: Family Affair

February 19 / 12 – 5 PM / Drake’s Brewing Co. / 1933 Davis Street
Triple Rock Brewery and Jupiter Beer will bring some unique varieties alongside Drake’s flagship brews to this family-friendly event, offering corn hole, board games, and Papa Roy’s famous tri-tip.