Beer and cheese — if you please — at Dale Bros. Brewery on Saturday

Dale Bros and Drake Family FarmsUpland’s Dale Bros. Brewery is teaming up with Ontario’s Drake Family Farms for a beer and cheese pairing event this Saturday (November 16).

For $13, participants will get a full cheese plate, plus a beer flight.

The pairing event runs from 2 to 5 p.m. at the brewery, 2120 Porterfield Way.

Local beer, local cheese…sounds like a win-win!

For more information, click here.

Alpine Village near Torrance hosts second annual Kraft Bierfest Sunday

More than 100 hard to find or limited edition beers from 40 breweries will be on tap at the second annual event.

That will make challenging choosing between what to sample given that attendees receive 10 3oz tastes for the $30 admission fee. Check out the array of beers and breweries here.

Full disclosure: I actually attended the sparsely attended inaugural event, which was held last year over the Labor Day weekend (not good timing given that LA essentially empties out on summer long weekends).

I found I got full — not inebriated — because of the inherent nature of many of these big, epic, huge, strong ales.  So pace yourself.

Hangar 24 offers seven special brews for International Stout Day, tomorrow

Stout fans, call in sick* tomorrow (November 8) and head to Hangar 24 Craft Brewery in Redlands.

That’s because they’ll have seven special stouts available for International Stout Day.

The brews will be available in half-pints, as well as a flight.

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Tickets available now for Ritual Brewing Co.’s Year One celebration

Ritual Year OneIt was exactly one year ago this past Friday (November 1) that Ritual Brewing Co. opened its doors to the public.

The Redlands beer-maker will commemorate that milestone on Saturday, November 16, at the brewery, 1315 Research Drive.

The event will take place from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Advance tickets are available now.

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