Hopjack's Pig & Beer Dinner

As part of Hopjacks American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) event lineup, they will be holding a Beer Dinner this Wednesday, May 15th at their Nine Mile Road location. Anyone who attended last month's Dogfish Head A Hop Eclipse Now! Beer Dinner already knows that they put together very enjoyable events and Chef Joe Abston not only provides amazingly delicious courses but the Hopjacks Team has a keen ability to match each course with a complimentary beer.

This will be a four course dinner, consisting of the following (the beer pairing selections have not been released yet):

1st course: Farm egg baked in bacon fat, grilled focaccia, Spanish seranno ham, chive oil.

2nd course: Red beans and rice, smoked ham hock, wild boar sausage.

3rd course: Cider-brined seared pork tenderloin, salad of mixed greens, shaved fennel and Fuji apple finished in an apple-bacon vinaigrette.

4th course: Blondie (opposite of brownie), praline bacon, smoked pecan, caramel whipped cream.

Hopjacks event flyer contains all the details regarding this event:

Hopjacks Event Flyer
Event Summary
Event: Pig & Beer Dinner
Location: Hopjacks - Nine Mile
When: Wednesday May 15th at 6 pm
Cost: $40 + tax per person / Reservations (850) 497-6076

American Craft Beer Week 2013

American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) starts today and runs through Sunday (May 13th - 19th). Not sure what ACBW is all about? Check out the "Cheat Sheet" over at CraftBeer.com. Local craft beer venues are holding plenty of events for those looking to celebrate, many more than we saw advertised last year. Please contact us if you know of any local ACBW events not listed below. All events can also be found on our events calendar as well.

Monday, May 13th

Beer Tasting: Beers of Florida
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Pensacola Bay Brewery Night
Hopjacks - Downtown
7 PM

Local Brewery Spotlight
World of Beer - Palafox

Tuesday, May 14th

Beer Tasting: Shipyard Brewery
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Samuel Adams Brewery Night
Hopjacks - Downtown
7 PM

Sierra Nevada Pint Night
World of Beer - Palafox
6 pm - 8 pm

Wednesday, May 15th

ACBW Pig & Beer Dinner
Hopjacks - Nine Mile
6 pm / $40 per person, reservations required (850-497-6076)

Sam Adams Brewery Spotlight
World of Beer - Palafox

Thursday, May 16th

Beer Tasting: Abita
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Stone Brewing Pint Night
Hopjacks - Nine Mile
5 pm

Dogfish Head Shark Attack Brewery Night!
World of Beer - Palafox
6 pm

ACBW Nationwide Toast
Everywhere
7 pm

Southern Tier Pint Night
Hopjacks Filling Station
7 pm

Stone Brewing Pint Night
Hopjacks - Downtown
9 pm

Friday, May 17th

Beer Tasting: Local Home Brewers
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Cask Ale Night: Shipyard Smashed Blueberry Porter
Hopjacks - Downtown

Shipyard Ferkin Tapping
World of Beer - Palafox

Saturday, May 18th

Overlord Ale Release
Props Brewery
5 pm - 7 pm

Cask Ale Night: Sweet Water IPA
IPA with Centennial Hops and black peppercorn
Hopjacks - Downtown
7 pm - 9 pm

Abita Brewery Spotlight
World of Beer - Palafox

Sunday, May 19th

Sweetwater Brewery Spotlight
World of Beer - Palafox

Update on 05.14.2013 by PensacolaBeer

UPDATED: Removed Hopjacks Filling Station class scheduled for Tuesday, May 14th due to cancellation.

Daphne's First Craft Beer Festival: 99 Bottles of Beer on the Lawn

Southern Napa, located in Daphne Alabama, is a wine shop that opened in 2012. They later expanded their offerings to include craft beer and recently announced that they are hosting Daphne's first craft beer festival on Saturday, May 11th from 1 - 5 pm.

The festival "99 Bottles of Beer on the Lawn" will take place on Southern Napa's "front yard" and will consist of 99 different craft beer offerings for participants to sample. There will also be an on-site pet adoption hosted by the Baldwin Humane Society. Musician Brett LaGrave will be performing at the event. Festival tickets can be purchased online for $25 and includes a commemorative pint glass ($30 at the gate).

The festival will be held in conjunction with a 5K run presented by the Animal Wellness Center in Fairhope. The race will start at noon, race tickets can be purchased online for $20 and includes a race shirt ($25 the day of the event). You can save even more by purchasing a combo (festival and 5k) for $40.

Tickets for the festival and race can also be purchased by calling Southern Napa: (251) 375-2800. You can keep up-to-date with the festival and run on Facebook and on Twitter.

Attendees will also have the chance to meet Captain Wild Bill Wichrowski, who you might know as the Crab Boat Captain from Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch. He will be attending both the festival and participating in the run.

So take advantage of this great opportunity to make a day trip to beautiful Daphne, support a great cause (possibly bringing home a furry new family member), burn some calories running the 5K, and make room to sample an impressive collection of craft beer.

Event Summary
Event: Craft Beer Festival & 5K Run
Location: Southern Napa (Daphne, AL)
When: Saturday May 11th, 1 - 5 pm
Festival Cost: $25 advanced / $30 at gate
5K Run Cost: $20 advanced / $25 day of

Beer Class with Tim Dohms: In the Beginning...

Hopjacks Filling Station Event FlyerHopjacks self described "Beer Nerd" Tim Dohms continues to educate the masses about the intriguing world of beer with a series of beer classes at Hopjacks Filling Station. The first class, In the Beginning: The Origins of Beer, will cover

"beer's earliest ancestors as interpreted through today's brewing technology"

and will take place this Wednesday, May 1st starting at 7 pm. The class costs $10 per person which includes the beer served during the class. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (850) 466-2327, Tim stated on Facebook that only a few of the 30 seats available remain, so call ASAP.

We have no information on how often these beer classes will be held or future planned topics but we will include each class on our events page when the information is made available.

Event Summary
Event: Beer Class with Beer Nerd Tim Dohms
Location: Hopjacks Filling Station
When: Wednesday May 1st at 7 pm
Cost: $10 per person / Reservations (850) 466-2327

Pensacola Bay Brewery Beer Dinner on Pensacola Beach

The Pensacola Bay Hilton will be hosting a Beer Paring Dinner featuring Pensacola Bay Brewery on Friday April 19th at 6:30 pm. The event will take place at the Pergola on Hilton's beachfront pool deck and tickets are $35 per person.

Chef Dan Dunn, along with the crew from H2O Restaurant will be preparing the 5-course dinner and pairing it with brews from Pensacola Bay Brewery, recent winners of six medals at the 2013 Best Florida Beer Championships (BFBC).

Beer Dinner Menu

• Grilled Duck Quesadillas / Li'l Napoleon IPA (BFBC Silver medal)

• Drunken Shrimp / Deluna German Style Kolsch (BFBC Gold medal)

• Grilled Kalbi Short Ribs / Pensacola Bay's Extra Special Bitter(ESB)

• Grilled Flat Iron Steak / Blackbeard Stout (BFBC Gold medal)

• Grilled Banana Bread / Conquistador Doppelbock

This is a beautiful location for a beer dinner, you can see pictures of last year's event here.

Hopjacks' Dogfish Head Beer dinner last month was a very enjoyable event. A beer dinner with our own local brewery is a don't miss event, so lets show local venues that Pensacola is ready and able to support these type events.

You will find more details about the menu on the Hilton Pensacola Beach's event page. Reservations are required, call (850) 916-2999 to make them.

Event Summary
Event: Pensacola Bay Beer Dinner
Location: Hilton Pensacola Beach
When: Friday April 19th at 6:30 pm
Cost: $35 per person