January 8, 2016 | Events | The Rare Barrel

SFBW: The Rare Barrel Events

San Francisco Beer Week is only a few weeks away, do you know what you are doing? We are gearing up for an epic week from January 22nd through January 31st and will be hosting a few events. See what is going on below.

The Reunion: The Bruery, Societe Brewing Co, & The Rare Barrel

Saturday, January 23rd, 2-10PM @ The Rare Barrel

Mark your calendars! We are starting the beginning of Beer Week by getting the gang back together… again! The Bruery, Societe Brewing Company, and The Rare Barrel will all be under the same roof for our second annual reunion event. Each brewery will be serving 5 beers for you to try at the Tasting Room starting at 2PM.

If you didn’t know, Patrick from The Bruery, Doug from Societe, and Jay from The Rare Barrel all worked together at The Bruery. Patrick, Doug, and Jay will all be in house for the first few hours to share each other’s beer, reminisce about the past, chat about the present, and look forward to the future.

Real Smoked BBQ is bringing a massive smoker to our parking lot again and will dishing up some amazing BBQ for this event and Sunday, January 24th. Come hungry and thirsty!

The Rare Barrel Cellar Night

Thursday, January 28th, 4-10PM @ The Rare Barrel

That’s right, we are bringing back a few of our past releases for you to try in our Tasting Room for one night only! We will have 13 sours on tap and 3 bottles to try in house. Please see a list of beers we plan on serving below.

Draft

Becoming | golden sour aged in oak barrels with boysenberries

Dubious Nights | dark sour beer aged in tequila barrels

Forces Unseen 14 (Batch 2) | blend of 3 golden sour beer aged in oak barrels

Forces Unseen 15 (Batch 4) | blend of 4 golden sour beer aged in oak barrels

Forces Unseen 16 (Batch 5) | blend of 5 golden sour beer aged in oak barrels

Impossible Soul | golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with tart cherries and sweet cherries

Map of the Sun | golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with apricots

No Salt | golden sour beer aged in tequila barrels

Proportional Response | amber sour beer aged in oak barrels

Soliloquy | golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with rose hips and orange peel

Sourtooth Tiger | golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with ginger

Supermassive | dark sour beer aged in oak barrels with blackberries and black currants

2nd Anniversary Sour | red sour beer aged in whiskey barrels

Bottles (for on site consumption)

Apropos of Nothing | golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with elderberries and lavender

Forces Unseen 14 (Batch 1) | blend of 3 golden sour beer aged in oak barrels

Home Sour Home | golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with peaches, cinnamon, and vanilla bean

Bottles (for sale)

Map of the Sun | golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with apricots

No Salt | golden sour beer aged in tequila barrels

Between the Barrels w/Lauren Salazar & New Belgium Brewing

Saturday, January 30th, 2PM - 5PM @ The Rare Barrel

Lauren Salazar will be in house on Saturday, January 30th from 2PM to 5PM along with some of our friends from New Belgium Brewing. Five special sours from the New Belgium cellars will be served along with suggested cheese and dessert pairings. Lauren and Jay will also be holding 3 Q&A sessions at 2:30PM, 3:30PM, and 4:30PM for up to 20 people each session. Sign-ups are on a first come first serve basis so make sure to stop by the Tasting Room early to get your chance to chat with Lauren.

Sours from The Rare Barrel can also be enjoyed at the following events: SFBW Opening Gala (1/22), Barrel Aged Beer Fest at The Trappist (1/23), Sours United at Monk's Kettle (1/23), Sour Sunday at Jupiter (1/24), Knights Of The Dank Table at BeerCraft (1/28), and RateBeer Best (1/31).

Have an awesome Beer Week and see y’all in the Tasting Room!