SF Beer Week 2026 brings beer releases, food trucks, live music and more to Silicon Valley

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Barebottle customer Renee Hastings orders a flight at Barebottle in Menlo Park on July 26, 2023. Photo by Devin Roberts.

The crown jewel of the Bay Area’s beer calendar is back. SF Beer Week kicks off Feb. 20 and runs through March 1. The festivities, which started in 2009, will include more than 100 different events and 130 participants, including breweries, bars and kitchens in Silicon Valley.

From events like Alpha Acid Brewing Company’s Barrel Constrictor release weekend to Taplands Taproom & Brewery’s Wake n’ Break featuring breakfast-inspired brews and doughnut breakfast sandwiches, there’s a wide variety of festivities for beer lovers looking to imbibe on the Peninsula. Here’s our guide to what’s happening locally for SF Beer Week this year.

Alpha Acid Brewing Company, Belmont

Alpha Acid Brewing Company will host food trucks, release parties, live music and more for SF Beer Week. Courtesy Alpha Acid Brewing Company.

This Belmont brewery has a full slate for the week, featuring food from Alebrijes Oaxacan Kitchen, Ramos Food, Dom’s Noms, Gax, Chidos Pizza, Jika’s Kitchen and Lord of the Ribs Barbecue.

They’ll host a Final Final Triple IPA release party on Friday and a two-day Barrel Constrictor release Saturday and Sunday featuring eight barrel-aged imperial stouts and chocolate tasting. A speed puzzlers competition is scheduled for Feb. 25 and trivia is on Feb. 26. A strong ale day featuring an urban par golf simulator is Feb. 27, and live music and a chili dog release is set for March 1.

Alpha Acid Brewing Company, 121 Industrial Road # 11, Belmont; 650-394-4728.Instagram: @alphaacidbrewingco. Open Monday to Wednesday from 3-8 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 3-9 p.m., Saturday from 1-9 p.m. and Sunday from 1-7 p.m.

Barebottle Brewing Company, Menlo Park, Santa Clara

Barebottle Brewing Company will host a release party of its triple IPA with prickly pear cactus fruit for SF Beer Week. Photo by Devin Roberts.

Barebottle kicks off SF Beer Week on Friday with a “Doomsday” party celebrating the release of Doom Bloom, a triple IPA with prickly pear cactus fruit, across its locations. Barebottle will host the SF Beer Week Gala on Saturday at its Salesforce Park taproom in San Francisco, with drag brunches tentatively scheduled across its taprooms on Sunday.

The rest of the week features trivia on Tuesday, collab night — the release party for all its collaborative SF Beer Week brews, with beers from Old Caz, Hop Dogma and Bartlett Brewing — on Feb. 25, and an arcade night with free arcade games Feb. 26.

Barebottle Brewing Company,550 Oak Grove Ave., Suite B, Menlo Park; 650-320-8348. 2520 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara; 408-564-5722, Instagram: @barebottle. Menlo Park taproom open Monday from 2-9 p.m, Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 1-8 p.m. Santa Clara taproom open from 1-9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 9 p.m.

Blue Oak Brewing Company, San Carlos

Blue Oak Brewing will offer live music and food for SF Beer Week. Embarcadero Media file photo.

Blue Oak will celebrate its ninth year stationed in San Carlos on Saturday with live music, beer and food from noon to 10 p.m.

Blue Oak Brewing Company, 815 Cherry Lane, San Carlos; 415-273-9676, Instagram: @blueoakbrewing. Open Monday and Tuesday from 2-8 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday from 2-10 p.m., Friday from 1-10 p.m., Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.

Freewheel Brewing Company, Redwood City

Freewheel Brewing Company will bring back an IPA and have an open mic night for SF Beer Week. Photo by Michelle Le.

Freewheel will be bringing back their Mind the Gap IPA — an American IPA, “brewed in a British style” — across all three Bay Area locations. They’ll host musician Nick Peters for an Open Mic Night on Feb. 26.

Freewheel Brewing Company, 3736 Florence St., Redwood City; 650-365-2337. Instagram: @freewheelbrew_redwoodcity. Open Monday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, San Carlos

Devil’s Canyon will roll out a slate of specialty beers for SF Beer Week. Courtesy Devil’s Canyon.

San Carlos brewery Devil’s Canyon will roll out a slate of specialty beers “in extremely limited quantities” through its online store and debut a new beer to be announced.

Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington St., San Carlos; 650-226-6958, Instagram: @devilscanyon. Open Fridays from 4-10 p.m.

Gourmet Haus Staudt, Redwood City

Gourmet Haus Staudt will offer various tap takeovers for SF Beer Week. Photo by Michelle Le

Gourmet Haus Staudt has a full slate of SF Beer Week events largely paying homage to other breweries in California. The German bar, market and bottle shop starts on Friday with a lineup of strong beers from Perennial Artisan Ales, followed by a Sacramento-oriented offering on Saturday. Sunday will focus on lambic draft and bottles. Monday will pay homage to the East Bay, and Tuesday will spotlight beers from Southern California. They’ll officially close the week on Feb. 28 with a Firestone Walker tap takeover.

But the real gem, as regulars know, is March 1, an unofficial event when they bring out the kegs they haven’t tapped for those who might have missed their chance earlier in the week.

Gourmet Haus Staudt, 2615 Broadway, Redwood City; 650-364-9232, Instagram: @gourmethausstaudt. Open Monday from 3-8 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.

Ludwig’s Biergarten, Mountain View

Ludwig’s Biergarten will create a local beer flight for SF Beer Week. Courtesy Ludwigs.

Ludwig’s plans to honor local craft beers with a special flight for SF Beer Week. It’s the first time the Mountain View German beer garden will create a local beer flight, which will include offerings from Barebottle and Narrative Fermentations.

Ludwig’s Biergarten, 383 Castro St., Mountain View; 650-282-5342. Instagram: @ludwigsmv. Open Tuesday to Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Out of the Barrel, San Carlos

Out of the Barrel will host a Craft Beer Fest & Competition for SF Beer Week. Courtesy Out of the Barrel.

Out Of The Barrel will host its third annual Craft Beer Fest & Competition Feb. 28. The competition will take place at their San Carlos location, with more than 20 California breweries and a variety of beers, from lagers to IPAs, stouts and sours. A winner will be crowned by patrons. Participants include Alpha Acid, Barebottle, Humble Sea, Narrative Fermentations and others.

Out Of The Barrel, 555 El Camino Real, Suite 150, San Carlos; 650-226-5025, Instagram: @outofthebarrelsancarlos. Open Monday and Tuesday noon to 9 p.m., Wednesday noon to 10 p.m., Thursday noon to 11 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Smoke Eaters, Santa Clara

On Saturday, Smoke Eaters of Santa Clara will host Hops for Hope featuring specialty beers, including Pliny the Younger. A portion of sales will be donated to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

Their Independent Brewery Day on Feb. 27 will include beers from Humble Sea, Barebottle, Fieldwork, Original Pattern, Alvarado Street Brewery, Cellarmaker and more.

Smoke Eaters, 3175 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara; 408-293-9976. Instagram: @smokeeaters. Open Monday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria, Los Altos and Redwood City

State of Mind Public House & Pizzeria in Los Altos State of Mind will offer a Hazy versus West Coast IPA flight for SF Beer Week. Courtesy State of Mind.

State of Mind will continue its seventh annual Hazy versus West Coast IPA flight all day on Feb. 28 at its Los Altos location, featuring blind flights from Narrative Fermentations, Humble Sea and Original Pattern, with a raffle for participants.

They’ll have pitchers and pizza at both locations all day Feb. 24-25, with a pizza and “select CA pitchers” for $40.

State of Mind Public House, 101 Plaza N., Los Altos; 650-383-5210 and 3710 Florence St., Redwood City; 650-995-7478. Instagram: @stateofmindpub. Open Sunday to Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Taplands Taproom & Brewery, Santa Clara

Taplands will host its ninth annual Wake n’ Break with breakfast beers and doughnut breakfast sandwiches. Courtesy Taplands.

Taplands kicks off the week with its ninth annual Wake n’ Break at 9 a.m. on Saturday featuring breakfast beers — pastry stouts, coffee porters, fruity sours and Micheladas — paired with a doughnut breakfast sandwich, with doughnuts from Stan’s.

Taplands continues with a Brews and Brines event Sunday, pairing beers like saisons and farmhouse ales with oysters. Feb. 26 is their “Collab-a-Pallooza,” showcasing collaborations with Brewing with Brothas and Settle Down Beer. They finish SF Beer Week with the eighth annual locals-only event Feb. 28-March 1, showcasing beers brewed by the Silicon Valley chapter of the Bay Area Brewers Guild.

Taplands Taproom & Brewery, 1171 Homestead Road, Santa Clara; 408-709-2990, Instagram: @taplandssantaclara. Open Monday to Thursday from 3-10 p.m., Friday from noon to midnight, Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m.

The Refuge, San Carlos

The Refuge will participate in SF Beer Week with tap takeovers and beer trivia. Courtesy The Refuge.

The Refuge in San Carlos will kick off SF Beer Week with an Alvarado Street Brewery tap takeover Friday. A beer trivia night follows Monday, with another tap takeover Feb. 25 from Russian River Brewing Company. The Refuge closes SF Beer Week out with a smattering of beers across the globe Feb. 27.

The Refuge, 963 Laurel St., San Carlos; 650-598-9813, Instagram: @refuge_pastrami. Open Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m., Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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