matedog is the only local who I have actually met, I must pull 40 off pretty well I guess.
This is great news.
It can go both ways. That's usually fine, but not always. It will be much crazier if they bring bottles to sell (hoping they don't). If you don't care about getting to try everything, arriving an hour after start might be your best bet.
Seating capacity at CBS is like 10 people. The place is not that big. (Though, to be fair, there's a lot of standing room.) It was even crazier before they expanded...
Just follow CBS on Twitter/Instagram, and soon as it's posted that West Ashley has kicked, you should be able to walk right in.
The SN Torpedo Room is prob worth a stop on Sat seeing as you'll be like a mile away. They do Crowlers now too.
They do? Good to know.
Duly noted – thanks!
Oops, thanks for the heads up – at least stopping in to Aptos isn’t a hardship.
Typically, I'd just go to Sante itself rather than making the trek to the city, but a friend is dying to check out the event and, since I moved out of the area, I'm up for it too. I really hope waiting's not too much of a nightmare—I've never liked how packed CBS gets.
You're better off driving to capitola
Well, I'd actually be driving from Capitola—staying in Santa Cruz tomorrow night and heading to the city on Saturday. If it's too much of a nightmare, I'll probably just head to Cellarmaker. I'm thinking I'll probably actually get to Sante on Sunday.
You also have Mikkeler bar walk able, but not super recommended, from City Beer. They should have a solid tap list all week.
That walk is fine. Anyone who can't handle it will be as weirded out by certain denizens around Cellarmaker, too. Just walk up 7th Street or 5th Street rather than 6th and it will be fine.
Oh, I've done it before. A lot of those people really seem to like crack.
Don't forget the H, Bro.
Beer Week is over before it happens.
Walking 6th street builds character.
And hepatitis colonies. Just remember to bring a variety of throwing knives.
The Lazy Bear one is the one to do, of any of them. Most expensive, but the food is out of this world and the pairings work.
I did the LB/Almanac dinner 2 years ago for I think $140 and at the time didn't realize what a bargain that was.
Yup that was the one.
I was there, in fact this year is the first one I've missed. I don't remember Grey Monday pours, but it was too much food for my wife so we had to leave pretty soon after it ended.
