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Capital Beerfest and a Giveaway!

by SacFoodies

Last week, we shared all the details for Sacramento Beer Week, kicking off this Friday! The week will be jam-packed with beer-centric events and culminate with Capital Beerfest on Saturday, March 2 from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. at Cal Expo. Attendees can sample from 100 breweries with proceeds benefiting the Runnin’ for Rhett foundation.
This is Capital Beerfest’s third annual event and will feature several local brewers including Black Dragon Brewery, Auburn Alehouse, New Helvetia Brewing Co., Hoppy Brewery, River City Brewing, Ruhstaller Beer and Track 7 Brewing. The event will also host craft breweries from across the country, including ones from Vermont to Hawaii and even places like Canada and Buvaria. Get the full list here.
These tasty beers can be used to wash down delicious eats from street food vendors through SactoMofo and a variety of restaurants participating in the Sacramento Beer Week events.
Sound like the perfect event for you? Lucky for our readers, you can win a pair of tickets! Comment on this post by 12 p.m. on Thursday 2/28 and let us know which brewery you want to try most, and you will be entered to win a pair of beer and food sampling tickets!
Must be 21 and over to win tickets. 

Local Craft Beer Scene Celebrates with 4th Annual Sacramento Beer Week

by SacFoodies

Beer fans, you’re in luck! The 4th Annual Sacramento Beer Week is kicking off next week and bringing with it not only some tasty events, but also a celebration of a rising Sacramento star—our craft beer scene.
Sacramento Beer Week will be taking place from February 22- March 3, with events happening all over town. The lineup includes tasting events and dinners at hot spots like Rubicon Brewing Company, Mulvaney’s B&L, Ten 22, and The Porch, tap takeovers with local favorites like Ruhstaller at Old Soul and even tastings at various Nugget Markets. The week culminates with the Capital Beerfest on Saturday, March 2 at Cal Expo at which attendees can sample from 100 breweries with proceeds benefiting the Runnin’ for Rhett foundation. Click here to view all of the Sacramento Beer Week events and follow Sacramento Beer Week on Facebook for easy access to event details.

Not only does Sacramento Beer Week signify the opportunity to taste many different brews, it is also a chance to celebrate our local beer culture. Sacramento has ten beer producers within the city, eight new breweries are scheduled to open this year and we are less than an hour away from 15 other breweries! We even have a new magazine in town, Hops to Table, which keeps readers in the know of the local craft beer scene. Sacramento’s passion for local, even in the beer space, gives us another notch on our proverbial belt as America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital.
Yesterday, fellow SacFoodie Sarah and I stopped by Pour House for their Beer Cocktails event to preview Sacramento Beer Week. We enjoyed the opportunity to enjoy some local brews and watch various bartenders from around town create their own custom cocktails using beer! 
Sacramento Beer Week is sure to be a blast and we hope you get the chance to get out and enjoy some of the fun filled events! Cheers.