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Top 10 Beers We Drank in September 2024
Helles – We stopped by Alameda Brewing in early September after our first-ever pickleball match. With summer hanging on and a slick of sweat on our brow, this helles quenched and replenished.
Beer, brats and bands: A guide to Oktoberfest in the East Bay
In the East Bay, Autumn is more of a shift in mindset than a seasonal change in weather, but pull on your coziest sweater anyway (at least for a couple of minutes), because it’s time to celebrate Oktoberfest season. This years’ events are bound to be full of overflowing steins, salty pretzels, and sizzling brats.
Blues, Brews & BBQ Returns to Washington Park on September 22
Alameda’s favorite music festival, Blues, Brews & BBQ, returns for its 7th edition, bringing together world-class blues musicians, local craft breweries, and smoking barbecue vendors. Admission is free, and if you register online for your free tickets, you just might win a festival T-shirt or a free drinks package.
Alameda’s seventh annual Blues, Brews and BBQ festival set for Sunday
West End Arts District sponsoring event at park featuring harmonica player Hummel’s band, Blues Survivors
Oakland’s Chinatown Throwing a Night Market Saturday, On Heels of Successful SF Night Markets
San Francisco has used a series of night markets to try to rejuvenate a lackluster downtown scene. SF’s Chinatown Night Market has tried to do the same in that neighborhood, while last weekend’s Sunset Night Market drew an estimated crowd of 20,000. Now Oakland’s Chinatown, which has had a rough couple of years, is looking for some of that same revitalization magic, as NBC Bay Area reports there will be an Oakland Chinatown Night Market this Saturday night (5-9 pm).
Alameda Brewing Hits the Refresh Button
“Beer is a working class drink,” he said. “I think that ties into the roots of Alameda. It’s ingrained in the culture. And the East Bay in general is a great beer area.”
All Around Alameda—Want to Catch a Show?
Come for a drink and stay for the tunes at Alameda Brewing’s rebranding launch party at their tap room at 1716 Park Street. Over the weekend-long celebration, four acts will grace the stage to celebrate as local favorite Alameda Island Brewing officially adopts its new name, Alameda Brewing, releases new beers, and shows off a new logo.
Get Ready for the 37th Downtown Alameda Art & Wine Faire
The 37th Downtown Alameda Art & Wine Faire is the city’s largest outdoor summer street festival, with more than 200 art and craft vendors, festival food, craft beer and wine, live music on three stages, and interactive kids’ areas with games and carnival rides. It all happens on Saturday and Sunday, July 27-28, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day—and admission is free.