Upcoming Event: 2nd Annual Japan Beer Fest

As Yoko and I are putting together our events calendar for the year, we are so excited to include our 2nd annual JAPAN BEER FEST during SF Beer Week. Once again, we'll be collaborating with our awesome neighbors The Trappist, who will be providing over 15 beers on tap and bottled. If you remember the insane madness from last year (hint, Pastramen), you'll know to expect some hard-to-find beers from Japan, and good times all around. For this edition, we've invited Abura-ya to come help celebrate, who will be serving up some of the best Japanese-style fried chicken on the west coast. For real! Adachi started his pop-up in downtown Oakland six months ago and continues to bring incredible pub food to the masses. His menu for this event will include four variations of his fried chicken -- two of which use Umami Mart spices: the famed Umami Salt, and the Japanese Curry. Don't worry, there will be sides of Wasabi Slaw to soothe your veg cravings. The Trappist is still trying to round-up as many Japanese beers as possible, but here's a snapshot of what to expect: On Tap Minoh Pale Harvest Moon Belgian Wheat Harvest Moon Japanese Pumpkin Shiga Kogen House IPA Shiga Kogen Summer Saison Baird Kurofone Baird Red Rose Baird Rising Sun Hitachino Nest Dai Dai Hitachino Nest Ginger Brew Hitachino Nest Classic Ale Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout Hitachino Nest Anbai Plum Weizen Gose Bottles Echigo Beer Echigo Premium Red Kujukuri Ocean Stout Oze No Yukidoki Iwate Oyster Stout Sansho Ale Kinshachi IPA Kujikuri Ocean Weisen Yokohama Pilsner Cans Yoho Sorry Kurugo Imperial Porter Yoho Yona Yona Pale Ale Yoho Aooni IPA AND it'll be Valentine's Day so bring your honey and/or come meet some honies. Ohhh yahhh. DJ All Day will be here playing all the romantic jams on his TAPE DECK. Now that's love. WHAT: 2nd Annual JAPAN BEER FEST Featuring 15+ microbrews from Japan Fried chicken by Aburaya Smooth beats by DJ All Day WHEN: Saturday 2/14, 12-6pm WHERE: The Trappist 460 8th Street Old Oakland, CA BART: 12th Street/ Oakland City Center Google Map February 14, pencil us in! Looking forward to partying together!