5 explanations to Drink: A Genever professional, Beer pageant + WhiskeyFest - 7x7

There can not be first rate residing where there isn't any respectable ingesting. ~Benjamin Franklin

Whitechapel Hosts Genever expert

lovers of genever can meet and drink with Tess Posthumous Wednesday nighttime at Whitechapel, between 6pm and 8pm. The award-winning bartender, writer and blogger from Amsterdam—whose graduate school research concentrated on "the effects of globalization on the Dutch genever market"—will be joined with the aid of San Francisco gin sommelier Keli Rivers for a night of cocktails and conversation. The Bols Genever-focused menu will feature the Genever Daisy, an aged Mai Tai, and the Dutch Coupe—Posthumous' signature cocktail made with aged Bols Genever ($11-$13). // 600 Polk St. (Civic core), whitechapelsf.com

Beer festival on tap in Tiburon

Slap on a 'stache for the third annual Tiburon faucets beer pageant this weekend, featuring a live performance via Mustache Harbor. The Northern California band will cover a fleet of can't-assist-but-sing-alongside yacht rock favorites from Christopher move, Steely Dan, Kenny Loggins and The Little River Band on Saturday from 1pm to 4pm. The $45 regularly occurring admission charge contains a memento glass, beer tastings from 70 West Coast draft breweries, 10 food sampling stations, garden games, and the concert. exact driver tickets ($20) encompass meals tastings and the concert. Proceeds improvement The Ranch, a native non-income endeavor corporation. // Shoreline Park (Tiburon), tiburontaps.org

A cheese platter at Press membership on Yerba Buena Lane. (Courtesy of Press club, by means of fb)

Press membership Celebrates Wine Harvest

Drink to this yr's grapes at Press club's harvest celebration, a tasting experience that includes greater than 60 wines paired with cheeses from Press membership's fall menu. vineyard representatives from the Santa Ynez Valley to Mendocino will pour samples of their vintages and share insights on the flavors and nuances of this season's harvest. The birthday party is slated for Sunday, September 25th from 2pm to 5pm. Tickets are available on-line for $30 per adult. // 20 Yerba Buena Lane (Mid-Market), pressclubsf.com

District Debuts Full Bar carrier

Ten years is a very long time to wait for a stiff drink; District's announcement of a manufacturer-new full-bar service arrives now not a second too soon. the brand new whiskey-concentrated bar software is a perfect complement to the restaurant's smartly-established wine application, which features more than 40 wines by the glass, plus an extensive deepest reserve record. based on District wine & spirits director Caterina Mirabelli, "there's a natural marriage with wine and whiskey. They each alternate with age and have very complex taste profiles. subsequently they're each most fulfilling enjoyed when sipped." District now offers greater than 60 small-batch bourbons, scotches and ryes, together with a prolonged list of whiskey cocktails. // 216 Townsend St. (South seashore), districtsf.com

Elixir Hosts Whiskyfest Pre-birthday celebration

if you consider the better part of Whiskyfest is fellow whisky fanatics, you'll love Elixir's pre-celebration on Thursday, September twenty second. From 4pm to 6pm, visitor Whisky-tenders from Heaven Hill could be pouring $5 shots, sours and old-Fashioneds featuring signature bottles of Elijah Craig, Larceny and Sacred Bond. John Glaser will take over from 7pm to 8pm, making $5 Compass box Penicillins and old Fashioneds with remarkable King road and Peat Monster labels. The Elixir Whisk(e)y Social begins at 9pm. The annual pre-pageant hangout for traveling industry chums is a low-key, branding-free mingle-session that attracts whisky aficionados from worldwide and down the highway. // 3200 sixteenth St. (Mission), elixirsf.com