SanTan Brewing in Chandler has just announced a couple of must-attend events during next month’s Arizona Beer Week (Feb. 12-21).
The first is the first-ever Brewers Roundtable at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, featuring some of Arizona’s best-known brewers.
Jon Buford of Arizona Wilderness, Anthony Canecchia of SanTan, Jeff Huss of Huss, and Steve McFate of Fate will discuss beer and food pairings.
The event will be an open Q&A and opportunity to eat, drink, and ask the brewers any questions you want.
The Brewers Roundtable will be held in SanTan’s Brewers Reserve Private Room. Tickets are $49 and very limited. RSVP: Email Jamie at jamie@santanbrewing.com or 480-917-8700.
The second Beer Week event is a second annual SanTan & Four Peaks Rare Beer Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12.
The state’s two largest breweries joined forces for the first time at last year’s Rare Beer Dinner at Vintage 95 in Chandler.
This year’s five-course dinner, limited to 40 people, will be held at the recently opened Culinary Dropout in Tempe.
SanTan & Four Peaks Rare Beer Dinner menu:Â
- Course 1: Chef’s antipasti board with a savory blend of meats, cheeses, and housemade snacks, paired with SanTan Picpoul Wit, a collaboration brew with Dos Cabezas Winery featuring Picpoul grapes in a light and refreshing witbier.
- Course 2: House-cranked bratwurst withn cabbage, mustard seed, potato, and sultana, paired with Four Peaks Idle Hands Belgian Strong Golden Ale.
- Course 3: Seared ahi tuna salad with cashews, ginger vinaigrette, and wasabi peas, paired with SanTan MoonJuice IPA, and wheat-based IPA brewed with rare Australian Galaxy hops.
- Course 4: Korean ribeye cap with caramelized veggies, bean sprouts, and cilantro, paired with Four Peaks Sirius Black Russian Imperial Stout, aged in Four Roses bourbon barrels and infused with Monsooned Malabar coffee and licorice root, and SanTan’s The Mad Czar Vault Series Russian Imperial Stout.
- Course 5: Salted caramel custard topped with house-made caramel corn, paired with Four Peaks Barrel-Aged Raj IPA from a private reserve George Dickel barrel.
The dinner is $65++ per person. RSVP: 480-240-1601.
