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February 1, 2007 to February 28, 2007 - San Francisco, California, United States
5th Annual Strong Beer Month
Join the 21st Amendment Brewery and Magnolia Pub and Brewery February 1st for the kick-off of our 5th Annual Strong Beer Month. The brewers of the 21st Amendment and Magnolia Pub and Brewery once again bring you an astounding range of memorable brews to lift the winter doldrums. Visit both breweries, try all ten beers and keep the special commemorative glass. Commemorative t-shirts are also available. The festivities begin February 1st, but check back often as special kegs and casks of vintage and barrel-aged beers will appear throughout the month. and runs the entire month. These special beers and glasses will be available from February 1st until they run out. www.21st-Amendment.com www.Magnoliapub.com

Location: Magnolia Pub and Brewery/21st Amendment Brewery Admission: pay as you go Contact: Shaun O'Sullivan Phone: 415-369-0900 Email: shaun@21st-amendment.com

February 9, 2007 to February 10, 2007 - Denver, Colorado, United States
5th ‘International Mead Festival

Location: Sheraton Denver West 360 Union Boulevard Hours: check website - multiple sessions Admission: $30 advance / $35 at the door...Available for purchase October 1, 2006 Organization: International Mead Association) Email: info@meadfest.com URL: http://www.meadfest.com

February 9, 2007 to February 10, 2007 - Eugene, Oregon, United States
KLCC Microbrew Festival
The KLCC MICROBREW FESTIVAL returns for another year of good brews, live music, and fun-loving people. Taste the microbrews of brewers from all over the west -- and as far away as Louisiana and Pennsylvania! -- offering your favorite ales plus many specialty brews. Enjoy the music of two of Eugene's finest bands. And of course, the friendly KLCC staff will be there to greet you. All proceeds will benefit public radio station KLCC 89.7 FM. A Home Brew Competition will take place prior to the event. Anyone wishing to enter should take 3 bottles of their home brew to Valley Vintner and Brew in Eugene and fill out an entry blank. Entry fee for the Home Brew Competition is $10 for the first brew and $5 for additional brews, and includes admission to the Saturday Festival. Deadline is February 5. Judging will be held on February 9 and announced at the Festival on Saturday, February 10. Several Oregon brewers are working on this year's Collaboration Brew. Details coming soon! Come and sample some of the finest brews on the west coast, listen to some great music, and socialize with friends at the KLCC Microbrew Festival

Location: Lane Events Center 796 W 13th Hours: 5 - 11 pm Admission: Admission is $10 Organization: KLCC Phone: 541-463-6000 URL: www.klcc.org/post/microbrewfest2007.html

February 10, 2007 - Hayward, California, United States
7th Annual Double IPA Beer Festival
Admission gets you a glass and 5 taste tickets, additional taste for $1.50 each Live Music and BBQ all day. Professional Beer Judging with awards ceremony at 5pm

Location: The Bistro (1001 B Street) Hours: 11 AM to 7 PM Admission: $20 Phone: (510) 886-8525

February 10, 2007 - Seattle, Washington, United States
Hops & Props
Fifty craft breweries from eight states and five countries will converge on The Museum of Flight to share their specialties. Guests can sample the finest examples of the brewer's art while learning more about beer than they've ever imagined knowing from the expert brewmasters on hand. Gourmet delights will be provided by Catering by McCormick and Schmicks. The general event ticket price includes live music by Seattle band BD & the Rockits, all sample tastes, food selections, a commemorative tasting glass, an educational tasting guide and access to the Museum's galleries. Some tickets will be available at the door, but space is limited, and advance reservations are strongly recommended. A VIP experience is available offering early admission, reserved parking and a private tasting of specialty brews, featuring commentary by renowned beer critic Alan Moen.

Location: Museum of Flight (Boeing Field), 9404 East Marginal Way South Hours: 7 PM Admission: $60 ($50 for members) Organization: Museum of Flight Phone: 206-764-5720 Fax: 206-764-5707 Email: hopsandprops@museumofflight.org

February 10, 2007 to February 25, 2007 - Pasadena, California, United States
8th Annual Belgian Beer Festival
51 Belgian beers on tap at the same time. We will have over 80 different Belgian Beers on tap in the 2 weeks of the festival!

Location: Lucky Baldwin's (17 S. Raymond Ave) Admission: n/c Organization: Luck Baldwin's Phone: 626 795-0652

February 14, 2007 - San Francisco, California, United States
Beerapalooza Beer and Cheese Tasting
Join us for an evening with Sheana Davis of the Epicurean Connection for a beer and cheese tasting event during Beerapalooza ~ a week of events celebrating the Celebrator!

Location: Rogue Ales Public House, 673 Union St. Hours: Seating at 5 PM, Event at 6 PM Admission: $30 advance, $35 at door (based on availability). Organization: Rogue Ales Phone: 415-362-7880

February 16, 2007 to February 18, 2007 - Burlington, Vermont, United States
Magic Hat Mardi Gras Weekend
This President’s Weekend is a great time to travel to Burlington, Vermont and join in the spinning spectacle of the 12th Annual Magic Hat Mardi Gras Parade weekend, February 16th-18th! All festivities serve as a financially fat fundraiser for the Women's Rape Crisis Center of Burlington, raising over $17,000 in 2006. Join us for the Big (BURRR) bon temps that caters to children of all ages! FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16th: Abandon your inhibitions during Magic Hat's Mardi Gras Weekend and kick it off Friday eve at Higher Ground Music Hall in South Burlington, featuring a gala New Orleans dance party with music from Soulvation Army, a 17 piece band from the Green Mountains with Heart in the Horns, Rhyme in the Rhythm, and Singers with SOUL, Cajun cuisine and driving rhythms. All ready to set the tone for Fat Saturday! Doors open at 8. Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 day of show. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17th: SNOW OR SHINE, at 3:00 PM, the Church Street Marketplace in downtown Burlington comes alive! The main event manifests as an eye-popping parade consisting of 30+ floats festooned with all manner of ornamentation, costumed citizenry and hurling of beaded baublery. New Orleans’ moon pies, Lake Champlain Chocolates, candies, and other sweet surprises rain upon the thousands of eager onlookers lining the avenues. A thrill that warms the senses in the lower degree ranges! Pre-party rites and rituals begin on Church Street at noon. Dance to Brazilian drumming in front of City Hall beginning at 1:00 PM. Check out the Ben & Jerry's flagship scoop-shop, take a chance to win a pair of tickets anywhere JetBlue Airways flies while rendering retail therapy in the streets of downtown Burlington, or warm yourselves in any of the myriad of downtown bars and restaurants. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18th: Magic Hat's Mardi Gras Weekend offers a spicy jambalaya of other extrasensory Vermont extras sure to amaze and astound a seasonally affected populace: Special brewery tours and free samples at the Magic Hat Brewery and Artifactory in South Burlington, celebrate dessert diversity at Ben & Jerry's, See-and-sample fresh, delicious confections made right before your eyes at the Lake Champlain Chocolate Factory, make a friend for life at the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, see how the world's best cheddar cheese is made at Cabot, or visit Dakin Farm to learn how they boil sap on site until it reaches maple syrup perfection. Whichever you choose be sure to bring a slightly starved stomach and tuned taste buds. And if your schedule allows, make a plan to take a morning or afternoon run at Smugglers' Notch Resort (www.Smuggs.com), a premier family resort destination offering 3 Big Mountains of skiing and riding on Northern Vermont’s highest vertical drop of 2,610’.

Location: Downtown Burlington and vicinity Admission: Parade on Saturday and Brewery Tours are FREE! Organization: Magic Hat Brewing Company Contact: Kate La Riviere Phone: 8026582739 Email: kate.lariviere@magichat.net

February 17, 2007 to February 24, 2007 - San Francisco, California, United States
Toronado Barley Wine Festival
World class Barley Wine Festival attended by beer entusiasts from all over the World.

Location: 547 Haight Hours: 11:30 AM to 2:00 AM Daily Admission: Nada Organization: Toronado Phone: (415) 863-2276 URL: http://www.toronado.com

February 17, 2007 - Mesa, Arizona, United States
7th annual Arizona Strong Beer Festival
A tasting of strong beers (and others) from Arizona breweries and guest breweries around the Southwest and California. Food will be available at the festival. Musical entertainment by 2 Tone Lizard Kings.

Location: Mesa Amphitheatre 201 N. Center St. Hours: 1pm - 6pm (Last pour @ 5:30) Admission: $25 adv - $35 at door Organization: Arizona Craft Brewers URL: http://www.azbrewguild.com/content/festivals.php

February 17, 2007 to February 18, 2007 - pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Kellys Bar Barleywine Festival
the 3rd annual Hell with the Lid off Barleywine festival is taking place this year Feb 17th and 18th at Kellys Bar (412-363-6012). We had such a huge turn out last year we are doing two sessions this year Saturday February 17th from 4 to 8pm and Sunday the 18th from 3 to 7pm. 14 big barleywines to taste including vertical tastings of Stone Old Guardian (05-07), Victory Old Horizontal (04-06), Sierra Bigfoot (05-07), Brooklyn Monster(03,05,07) and Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot (04-06) The barleywines are served in flights and a buffet is included. $30 in advance, $40 at the door and $50 for both sessions...what a bargain!!!! limited tickets for each session so call to secure yours soon.

Location: kellys bar 6012 penn circle south, pittsburgh 15206 Hours: 4pm to 8pm Admission: $40 at door, $30 in advance Organization: Kellys Bar Contact: dan cross Phone: 412-363-6012

February 18, 2007 - Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sweetwaters 10th anniversary bash
SweetWater's 10th anniversary celebration at the brewery with Sean Costello and The Sinhounds

Location: 195 Ottley Drive Hours: 2pm until dark Admission: Free Organization: Sweetwater Brewery Phone: 404 691 2537

February 23, 2007 to February 25, 2007 - Newport, Oregon, United States
30th Seafood & Wine Festival in Newport Beach
Annual winter destination on the Oregon Coast for seafood and wine lovers. Hopheads please note, this event includes beer too!

Location: Adjacent to the Rogue Ales Warehouse at 2320 OSU Drive, just south of downtown Newport. Hours: Friday 2-8 p.m., Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-5 Admission: Friday $10, Saturday $13, Sunday $7 Organization: The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Phone: (541) 265-8801 or 1-800-COAST44 Fax: (541) 265-5589

February 24, 2007 - Denver, Colorado, United States
11th Annual Beerdrinker of the Year Nat'l Finals
The three finalists in our annual search for the nation's most passionate beer lover get grilled by a panel of wigged & robed beer experts and former Beerdrinker winners. Big fun and beery drama, free admission, and specials on Wynkoop beers during the finals.

Location: Wynkoop Brewery (1634 18th Street) Hours: 2 PM Admission: n/c Organization: Wynkoop Brewery Phone: 303-297-2700

February 24, 2007 to February 25, 2007 - San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco Mardi Gras by CrawlSF
Join the CrawlSF Team as celebrate Mardi Gras 2007. The party will take place at ROE (www.roerestaurant.com) and will be the same kind of high quality event you can expect from CrawlSF with a few special twists to make this the place to be for the craziest event of the year. Tickets sell out well in advance every year, so please do not wait to get your tickets. Tickets include: Entry to Event, Multiple levels of music, Special Mardi Gras Drink Specials, Complimentary Beads and Masks and a few special surprises! VIP tables, VIP tickets and group pricing available! Tickets prices will increase as the event gets closer...

Location: Roe 651 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Hours: 9PM to 2AM Admission: $10-$20 Organization: CrawlSF/Seliga Promotions Contact: Matt Seliga Phone: 415-515-5222 Email: matt@crawlsf.com

February 26, 2007 - Houston, Texas, United States
Rodeo Uncorked! Best Bites & Wine Competition
This event features the announcement and tasting of award-winning wines from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition and the signature dishes of regional culinary institutions and restaurants. Prizes are awarded to the culinary institutions and restaurants for the Best Bite as voted on by the guests. There will be musical entertainment for the evening as well as the saddle and chap presentations to the top 10 winners.

Location: Floor of the Reliant Astrodome Hours: 7:00 PM Admission: $90 advance, $100 at the door Organization: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Contact: Kim Padgett Phone: 713-590-3770 Email: kim@thepadgettgroup.com