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Whales of the Deep


We're definitely going to need your help finishing these ten Whales of the Deep! It's ten over 10%, dive, dive, dive!

***The tap list is subject to change as we search far and wide for our white whales, but so far we've lined up***

1) Dogfish Head - Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout - 16% ABV - dark, boozy, oaky, vanilla-y, roasty, mega imperial stout

2) The Bruery - So Happens It's Tuesday - 14.7% ABV - bourbon barrel aged imperial stout

3) Gulden Draak - Calvados Barrel Aged - 10.4% ABV - a rare Belgian Dark Strong beast produced only once!

4) Dogfish Head - 120 Minute IPA - 18% ABV - mega imperial IPA dry hopped daily every day for a month and then aged another month on whole-leaf hops

5) Firestone Walker - Helldorado - 12.8% ABV - bourbon barrel aged blonde barleywine

6) New Holland Brewing - Dragon's Milk Reserve Mocha Mint - 11% - bourbon barrel aged stout with peppermint, chocolate, and coffee character

7) Alesmith - Hawaiian Speedway Stout - 12% ABV - imperial stout with coconut, vanilla, & Ka'u coffee

8) Perennial - Abraxas 2017 - 10% ABV - imperial stout brewed with ancho chiles, cacao nibs, vanilla beans & cinnamon sticks

9) Epic Brewing - Triple Barrel Big Bad Baptist - 11.4% - blend of coconut & Blue Copper’s Colombian coffee beans aged in fresh whiskey barrels with imperial stout aged in both rum & whiskey barrels

10) North Coast - Old Stock Cellar Reserve 2015 - 14.5% ABV - bourbon barrel aged old ale

MEGA BONUS 1) Modern Times - Monster's Park Super Cuvee - 14% ABV - an insane blend of Tequila Monster's Park, Bourbon BA Monster's Park, Bourbon BA Devil's Teeth, & Rye Whiskey BA Haunted Stars conditioned on Bourbon BA cacao nibs

MEGA BONUS 2) Oskar Blues - 2017 Rum Barrel Aged Death by Coconut - 11% ABV - super limited release (only 5 kegs in the Bay Area) of the awesome Death by Coconut aged for 9 months in rum barrels

BONUS 2) BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes) - Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien Special 20th Anniversary Edition - 11% ABV - sour biere de garde aged in Bordeaux Grand Cru wine barrels (we'll tap however much is left after our Sour Sh!tstorm event the previous weekend)

So sayeth the Urban Dictionary: "a White Whale is something you obsess over to the point that it nearly or completely destroys you." These white whales are within your reach on Friday the 16th of SF Beer Week. See you there! 

P.S. awesome sloppy seconds from our previous sour and other events will be pouring on the other 10 taps, yum!

Earlier Event: February 15
Marin & Monkey Paw Bernal Pub Crawl
Later Event: February 17
HazeFest II