SF Beer Week 2012 Schedule of Events with Payment Options
02-02-2012
Sunday – February 12th
The people of Anderson Valley Brewing and Dan Frengs of Slow Hand Barbeque are coming together to bring you a beer barbeque at La Trappe Cafe. Anderson Valley will be taking over all of our taps with classic and new releases. Many of the Anderson Valley family and brewers will be with us to discuss their brews.
Admission is Free.
Tuesday – February 14th – Valentine’s Day
Come join La Trappe Cafe and The Sea Forager of San Francisco and creator of the Monkeyface News blog, Kirk Lombard, for very different Valentine’s Day Event. Forty guests will enjoy various seafood dishes with beer pairings while Kirk entertains our guests with his passion and knowledge of self sustainable seafood in a convivial setting.
For info about Kirk Lombard go to: www.seaforager.com
40 Special Guests starting at 5pm
$40.00 per person
Price Includes Beer Pairings
For tickets go to: http://latrappeloveislikefish.eventbrite.com/
Thursday – February 16th
Meet the brewers from New Belgium in a sour symposium. There will be a slide show and talk with the brewers and later all attendees will mix various sours, to their liking, brought by New Belgium, in their own personal growler to take home.
There will be two seatings of 30 people at 4:00pm and 8:00pm.
$40.00 per person
For tickets go to:
4:00pm – http://latrappenbsoursymposiumfourpm.eventbrite.com/
8:00pm – http://latrappenbsoursymposiumeightpm.eventbrite.com/
Saturday – February 18th
Join La Trappe for an all Italian six course beer pairing menu with rare Italian artisanal brews from such birrifici as Del Borgo, Baladin, Del Ducato, Almond 22, Birrificio Troll and others will be paired with chef Chris Keeley’s creations to bring San Francisco a night to remember.
50 special guests starting at 5pm
$65.00 per person
Price includes Beer Pairings
Go to the following link for tickets:
http://latrappeallitaliannight.eventbrite.com/
We are also working on more events for the week with TCHO chocolates and Vive La Tarte Belgian bakers and we also contemplating a final Sunday Brunch with beer pairings to end SF Beer Week 2012.
Coast to Coast Toast with Vanberg and DeWulf
A big birthday is coming up for Don and Wendy, the founders of Vanberg & DeWulf. 30 years of bringing Belgium’s finest beers to the U.S.
Don and Wendy have been an integral part of the Belgian beer community for a long time, and virtually created the market for Belgian beers in the U.S. What began as a hobby turned into a pioneering effort to educate the American population, and certainly provided a key component in the overall success of craft and artisan beers in this country.
To celebrate, they are doing a “Coast to Coast Toast” on November 15th and would love for you to get involved. They’ve started a blog to post updates with their thoughts and ideas as the November 15th date approaches with exciting updates and news regarding awards and accolades for their fine beers on the same page.
Already, over 100 of the country’s best Belgian-friendly bars, restos, and stores have signed on!
For more information go to:
www.belgianexperts.com or facebook.com/vanberganddewulf
Don and Wendy will be toasting at midnight eastern time, so we will be toasting with them at 9pm pacific time with ten brews on tap and too many bottles to count from the VanBerg and DeWulf Portfolio. Come and join us for a festive night with all Beer lovers from all parts of the country to celebrate with Don and Wendy!
Tuesday, November 15th at La Trappe Cafe
Restaurant will be open as usual at 6pm
8:00pm – All guests will be greeted with hors d’oevres and a brew for the toast!
9:00pm – We will make a toast to Don and Wendy for 30 years of work and dedication to the beer world with the rest of America.
Beer Offerings
On Tap:
Avec les bons Voeux
Avril
Cuvee des Trolls
Foret
Monk’s Stout
Posca Rustica
Peche Mele
Saison DuPont
Scaldis
Scaldis Noel
In Bottles
Avec le bon Voeux - 750ml
Biere de Miel – 750ml
Castelain - 330ml & 750ml
Cuvee des Trolls – 750ml
Foret – 375ml
Foret Blanche – 750ml
Hop Ruiter – 750ml
La Bière de BelŒil – 750ml
Peche Mele – 330ml
Saison DuPont – 375ml & 750ml
Scaldis – 275ml
Scaldis Prestige de Nuit – 750ml
Scaldis Noel – 275ml
Scaldis Noel Premiun – 750ml
Scaldis Refermentee – 750ml
Scaldis Triple – 750ml
St. Amand – 750ml
Saturday - February 12th
Brouwerij Van Steenberge Beer Dinner -Bar Open at 3pm – Event Starts at 6pm
Jef Versele, fourth generation Brewer of Van Steenberge brewery in Ertveld, Belgium will be joining us for an evening of gluttony. Featuring the wide variety of Van Steenberge brews paired with the creativity of Chef Fai’s cuisine.
This event will be family style and will commence with happy hour at 6pm with dinner around 7pm.
We will be featuring 16 of Van Steenberge brews on tap throughout the evening.
Augustijn, Bornem Double and Triple, Biere du Boucanier Blonde, Red and Dark, Cherish Kriek and Raspberry, Ertveld Wit ( Celis White ), Ghentse Triple, Gulden Draak, Keizerburg, Klokke Roeland, Monk’s Cafe Sour and Piraat. And, yes, there will be bottles too.
Tickets for this event go on sale at 3pm at La Trappe Cafe on the day of the event! We will be bringing you home with us to converse, sit, drink, laugh and eat to your hearts content with Jef Versele of Van Steenberge.
$60.00 per person
Sunday - February 13th
Industry Night at La Trappe – Starts at 4pm
We will be opening our doors to industry and donate sales to charity! We will be tapping some rare and special brews for the evening with small bites throughout the evening. Come out to support the Yick Wo Parent-Teacher Organization. Part of the procceds will go to support 250 students of diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
Draft Hint: You will be hanging with a friend of Artemidorus and Euphrates
Wednesday – February 16th - Starts at 6pm
A Night of tribute To B United’s Bulk Container Project
We will be featuring the first of many batches of freshly kegged brews from around the world with B United and Lime Ventures!
The brews we will be featuring- Thornbridge Japuir IPA, Thornbridge Kipling Ale,
Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted, Glazen de Toren Saison Erpe-Mere Eindjaar,
De Dolle’s Dolle Teve & Oerbier
http://www.bunitedint.com/news/release/20/
Thursday – February 17th – Starts at 4pm
Beer at Joe’s & La Trappe Cafe Present: An Afternoon of Beer with Cheese and Charcuterie pairings Sour beer, stinky cheese, meat, and something sweet.
Fatted Calf has teamed up with us to present you with tasty, local charcuterie along with various cheese selections from Belgium and Cowgirl Creamery. We will be going into our cellar and dusting off some bottles of special brews we have been saving for such an occasion! This evening will also feature the launch of a new beer from the La Trappe Trappist Monastery with a few folks from the monastery on hand to talk to.
Sunday – February 20th – Starting at 3pm
Dave the Butcher & La Trappe Cafe Event
David Budworth, aka “Dave the Butcher”
is proud to present
The 2nd Annual Evening of Butchery and Belgian Beer
Come on up to La Trappe Cafe and join Dave the Butcher for a very special evening.
Dave will be joined by:
Chris Arentz,trained by Dario Ceccini in Panzano Italy
Josh Kleinsmith from Piedmont Meats in Oakland
Zach Gero from the amazing Shoppers Corner butcher shop in Santa Cruz.
Dave and Chris will each be breaking down a hind quarter of locally pastured beef, in their respective personal styles, illustrating the butchering differences between the States and Italy. A Five Course Beer Pairing Menu of Belgian, Italian and U.S. beef driven dishes have been created by Dave, Chris and Chef Fai Visuthicho and her staff. All menu items will be paired with a perfectly matched brew. You will not leave thirsty……
The event is hosted and sponsored by LaTrappe Belgian Bistro, located at 800 Greenwich St. in North Beach, San Francisco, California. La Trappe features 19 rotating taps of Belgian ale, and a library of over 500 bottled Belgian ales. With both casual and formal dining areas, La Trappe hosts numerous events during the year, many associated with Belgian cuisine.
Tickets are priced at $120.00 per person which include an
Array of Appetizers – Happy Hour - Five Course Beer Pairing Menu &
Live Entertainment to fill the most hungry of guests.
Ticket sales will be limited to 40 special guests.
Interested in hosting an event? The restaurant can hold 80 downstairs if you have a large group or 20 in the lounge if you have a small group looking to have fun happy hour. For more information please contact us at info@latrappecafe.com
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A Porcine Valentine – Belgian Beer & Butchery
A fun way to celebrate Valentines on Sunday February 14th. Normally closed, we will be opening up the restaurant for a small group of people.
David Budworth, aka “Dave the Butcher”, is proud to present another “A Porcine Valentine – Belgian Beer & Butchery” on February 14, 2010, starting at 3pm and demo starting at 4pm
Dave will be joined by Chris Arentz. Just back to San Francisco from 6 months butchering in Panzano Italy. As well as Josh Kleinsmith from Piedmont Meats in Oakland. Dave and Chris will each be breaking down a whole pig in thier respective personal styles illustrating the butchering differences between the States and Italy.
There will be a full set menu of Belgian, Italian and U.S. pork dishes created by Dave, Chris and Chef Fai Visuthicho of LaTrappe. All menu items will be paired with a Belgian Bier.
Food and Pairings will be served throughout the evening and the bar will be open after the event so you may relax your way through Valentines of just rap up beer week in style.
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By: Jennifer Yin / SF Beer Week
