Last week we recommended girding your liver with Triple IPAs in anticipation of SF Beer Week. This week, we'll bolster your Beer Week training regimen with a slew of heavy hitting, high-ABV offerings.
Beginning February 1, Magnolia and 21st Amendment will each tap six strong beers (8.5 percent ABV is the minimum cutoff). Try all 12 beers and get your card punched, and you'll walk away with a commemorative glass, a profound sense of accomplishment, and possibly a crushing headache.
See also: Bay Area Brewers Unleash Triple IPAs
A Change.org petition started circulating last week amongst the bartender community against a new law requiring bartender to wear plastic gloves when they handle mint sprigs, citrus twists, and other "ready-to-eat" foods. The petition asks State Representative and Committee on Health Chairman Richard Pan to exempt bartenders from the controversial new law, which went into effect Jan. 1 and is ostensibly to promote hygiene amongst food handlers.
See also: Bartenders Could Have to Wear Gloves as Part of New California Food Law
Zocalo Coffeehouse, a small independent café and roastery, has been holding strong as a staple café in San Leandro for 18 years. Originally "Dean's Beans," the spot was founded with the purpose of fostering the connectedness and community building that happens in a Third Place -- those spaces away from work and home that facilitate broader, spontaneous, and creative human interaction. Unfamiliar with the movement? Read Bowling Alone.
This Week's Coffee: Biloya Natural Sundried at Coffee Cultures
