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One of my favorite things about working in the Craft Beer industry is that we can be friends with other craft brewers. The camaraderie of craft brewers is unlike anything I’ve seen in previous jobs. And ultimately, we’re all promoting the concept of “better beer”.

Along that theme, extraordinary chef Bruce Paton is having a great-sounding beer dinner on April 20th at the Cathedral Hill Hotel in San Francisco. I saw this beer dinner at the The California Craft Beer Newsletter blog (see link for all the pertinent information) - and the beer dinner looks exquisite. There are five participating breweries (with their brewmasters being in attendance):

Rod Todd, Allagash, Portland, ME
Adam Avery, Avery Brewing, Boulder, CO
Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head, Milton, DE
Tomme Arthur, Port Brewing/Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
Vinnie Cilurzo, Russian River, Santa Rosa, CA.

These are heavyweights in craft beer, and they’ll all be there. I had the privilege of going to a beer dinner hosted by Chef Paton and it surpassed all my expectations (more on that event later this week). If I lived in San Francisco, I’d definitely be at this event. My favorite course from the upcoming beer dinner is called “A Study in Duck” - not entirely sure what that means, actually.

BJ’s Brewery in Corona, California is having a “Beer Appreciation Dinner” next Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00. It is $30.00 per guest and they pair the food that BJ’s offers. The theme is Winter Warmers, and features beers from Allagash, Sierra Nevada, Bj’s Brewery, North Coast Brewing and more. There are a few BJ’s Breweries in the Denver area, and I spent some time with some of their crew at the Vail Big Beers and Barleywines festival (don’t worry, there’s still a post coming about that, I promise). They seem like great people, so get out and support craft beer and food pairings!

BJ’s Corona
2520 Tuscany Rd. Corona, Ca. 92882
Restaurant(951) 271-3610

(click on image for larger view of beer dinner menu)

Bar Crudo, a raw bar in San Francisco (we’ve written about them before), is having an “Extreme Beer Dinner” on February 24th. From their website:

Sunday, February 24, 2008
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Celebrating strong ale month in San Francisco, Bar Crudo will be continuing their monthly beer dinner with the Extreme Beer Dinner. Chef Mike Selvera will create an all Cajun menu(think gumbo, oysters, and crawfish) in crudo style. Beer Director Tim Selvera will select some amazing beer.

Pioneering breweries such as Russian River, Allagash, Jolly Pumpkin and, yes, Samuel Adams are creating complex beers that go beyond traditional beer styles. This dinner will exemplify how serious beer matches with serious food. It will also be delicious!

5 Cajun courses paired with 5 extreme beers
$70
Tickets for this event can be purchased by e-mailing us at tim@barcrudo.com, or calling us directly at 415-517-3768
There are only 31 seats available so contact us soon.

Although the menu isn’t posted, we’re definitely liking what Bar Crudo is doing. And given the large number of high-quality high-gravity beers that are present on the left coast (think Lost Abbey, for instance), this is a wonderful way to sample a variety of “extreme” brews.

If anyone in the San Francisco area attends and takes photos or wants to write a review, feel free to pass it on here and we’ll pimp your work.

Tablehopper.com is reporting that Bar Crudo in San Francisco is starting a monthly beer dinner series. The next one is right around the corner. 6 different Belgian Ales paried with seafood. Bar Crudo is a raw bar and has been rated as 5 stars by CitySearch reviewers.

Bar Crudo Winter Belgian Beer Dinner
Sun., Dec. 9, 2007

Bar Crudo
603 Bush St.
Cross: Stockton St.
San Francisco, CA 94108

415-956-0396

7pm–10pm

$70

To reserve a seat, call Tim at 415-517-3768, or email tim [at] barcrudo [dot] com

On October 5th, in Dobbins, California is the 10th Annual Beer Dinner at the Northern California Homebrewer Festival. This year’s theme is “Sour Ales Inspired by Belgium”. The menu looks spectacular. The Brookston Beer Bulletin is reporting that it’s already sold out. If you’ve got tickets, drop a comment here to let us know how it went. We’ll post your photos if you’ve got them as well (with a nice little photo credit, too!).

(via Brookston Beer Bulletin)