Press Release:
(Davis, CA) – Sudwerk Brewing Co. will release rare and specialty beers at several upcoming events in the Sacramento and San Francisco Bay Area, now through March 9. Many of the events coincide with San Francisco Beer Week, starting Feb. 7, and Sacramento Beer Week, starting Feb. 22.
Craft beer enthusiasts will enjoy West Coast styles of craft lagers and specialty beers from Sudwerk, including:
· West Coast lagers:
o 3 Best Friends: A smooth, dark lager brewed with chocolate malts, locally roasted coffee and vanilla beans (7% ABV and 20 IBU)
o Cascaderade India Pale Lager: A fresh, hoppy lager twist on a West Coast IPA, featuring Cascade, Simcoe and Amarillo hops. (6.6% ABV, 50 IBU)
o California Dry Hop Lager: Sudwerk’s aromatic, refreshing flagship beer (5.0% ABV, 28 IBU)
· Beers from its Brewers Cut series of small-batch specialty and barrel-aged beers: Flanders, California Wild Fruit Saison, Funke Saison and Jacked Oats.
· Sudwerk’s signature authentic German beers, like its Märzen Amber Lager, Northern Pilsner, Maibock Spring Lager and Hefeweizen Bavarian Wheat.
San Francisco Beer Week is Feb. 7-16. Events in that city include:
· Feb. 7 at the week’s opening gala, Sudwerk will release Diggly Flanders Red, a 100% barrel-fermented sour with a sultry red hue. Brewed with conditioned landrace hops to allow the wild yeast and bacteria to shine. (6.9% ABV). The event is at Concourse Exhibition Center, 620 Seventh St., from 6-10 p.m.
· Feb. 9: Elixir will tap a cask of 3 Best Friends and Sudwerk will release its California Wild Saison Péche. Secondary fermented in a Petite sirah French oak barrel, this golden hued saison was aged on 12 pounds of local peaches with souring microbes, resulting in a tart, fruity sensation. The event is 4-8 p.m. at 3200 16th St.
Check Sudwerk’s Facebook page for other San Francisco events planned at Bitter Bock & Rye, 1117 Polk St.; Blur, 1121 Polk St.; Vinyl Coffee & Wine Bar, 359 Divisadero St; McTeague’s Saloon, 1237 Polk St.; John Allan’s 152 Geary St.
For Sacramento Beer Week, Feb. 22 through March 9, Sudwerk will pour rare and specialty beers at its events in Sacramento and Davis. Watch for details on the following events:
· A beer dinner with Charlie Bamforth, the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Brewing Science at UC Davis, pairing craft lagers with food.
· Cask lager tasting and Mai Bock release at Sudwerk’s taproom, The Dock Store, 2001 Second St., Davis, during regular taproom hours.
· Local Bands/Local Brews event at LowBrau, 1050 20th St., Sacramento, featuring 3 Best Friends and other craft lagers.
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On Valentine’s Day, Sudwerk Brewing Co. will release 3 Best Friends, a smooth dark coffee-infused lager that pairs perfectly with the season.
The balanced, dark lager gets its name from the ideal infusion of three ingredients: locally roasted coffee from the Pepper Peddler, Madagascan vanilla beans and cacao nibs. Sudwerk brewed a chocolate malt lager, the Dunkel, as its base beer. This brew is the second release in a series of Experimental West Coast Lagers, and is part of Sudwerk’s quest to redefine the American lager. The brew contains 7.0% ABV and 20 IBU.
3 Best Friends has a fresh, bright, roasted coffee aroma with a rich, toasty cocoa beginning. Its light mouthfeel finishes smooth, with a hint of vanilla. It has all of the chocolate and roasty flavors of a stout or porter, with the smooth, fast finish of a lager.
A limited-release, 3 Best Friends will be available starting Feb. 13, in 22-ounce bottles and on draft the brewery’s taproom, The Dock Store, 2001 Second St., Davis. It will also be on draft at several events and select accounts throughout Sacramento and Davis during Sacramento Beer Week, Feb. 22 through March 9.
For details on these and other Sudwerk Brewing Co. events, visit https://www.facebook.com/sudwerkbrew.
Building on nearly 25 years of family legacy and brewing tradition, Sudwerk Brewing Co. specializes in artisanal craft brews, specifically West Coast craft lagers. Its taproom, The Dock Store, at 2001 Second St., Davis, Calif., is open from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, and 4 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. It offers a rotating menu of experimental and innovative beers, “honest pints” and growler fills, fresh White Labs brewers’ yeast, and good conversation.