The fourth annual Columbus Craft Beer Week is coming up May 11-19! Every day this week we’ll be breaking down the Best of Beer Week so you can set your sud-soaked schedule and snag a spot at ticketed events before they sell out. Up next: beer dinners, brunches and other fun foodie events!
Barley’s Prix Fixe Dinner Menu
May 11-19
Barley’s Brewing Company
Chef Joe Colburn will be serving up a three course prix fixe menu throughout Beer Week at Barley’s.
Cost: $25
The Brew Brothers Food and Beers Pairings
May 11-19
The Brew Brothers
A selection of exclusive pairings will be available at The Brew Brothers during all of Beer Week.
Cost: $25
Beer Geek Brunch
Saturday, May 12, 11am-4pm
Local Cantina Clintonville
Enjoy a specialty curated brunch menu paired with 10 breakfast variety drafts from Mikkeller and more.
Mother Stewart’s Bluegrass Brunch
Saturday, May 12, 11am-3pm
The Daily Growler – German Village/Brewery District
The Broke Johnny Food Truck will be serving brunch with a lineup of beers from Mother Stewart’s Brewery and a live bluegrass band.
101 Beer Kitchen Collab Brunch Beer Release
Saturday, May 12, 11am-3pm
101 Beer Kitchen (Dublin, Gahanna, Westerville)
Columbus breakfast blogger Nick Dekker teamed up with 101 Beer Kitchen and Platform to brew In the Nick of Time, a Strawberry Roggenbier set to release at all three 101BK’s simultaneously with retro brunch dishes to pair.
Cheesecake & Beer Pairing
Sunday, May 13, 1-4pm
Ill Mannered Brewing Co.
Sam The Cheesecake Girl is curating a unique flight of five mini cheesecakes to pair with five Ill Mannered beers.
Cost: $20
Beer Wings & Rings Pairing
Wednesday, May 16, 12-10pm
Grove City Brewing Company
Grove City is serving up a special pairing of saucey beer wings and beer-battered rings paired with special spicey beers from the brewery.
WRB Beer & Cheese Pairing
Wednesday, May 16, 3-11pm
Wolf’s Ridge Brewing
The Wolf’s Ridge team selected three cheeses paired alongside a flight of three WRB beers. The brewery will also be releasing bottle of Creamsicle for the first time.
Cost: $20
Brezel & Platform Pairing
Wednesday, May 16, 5-11pm
Platform Beer Co Columbus
Platform will be serving up a flight of Platform beers paired with pretzels from Brezel.
Cost: $15
Combustion Beer & Cheese Pairing
Wednesday, May 16, 7-8pm
Combustion Brewery and Taproom
Combustion is pairing several of their beers with carefully selected cheeses from Spain.
Cost: $25
Little Fish Brewing Rooftop Dinner at The Crest
Thursday, May 17, 6-8pm
The Crest Clintonville
The Crest is serving up a chef inspired five course beer paired with beers from Little Fish Brewing chosen by owners and brewers Jimmy Stockwell and Sean White.
Cost: $50 — tickets available online
Beer + Ice Cream Block Party
Thursday, May 17, 5-9pm
Pins Mechanical Company
Enjoy four beer and ice cream tasting combinations from Wolf’s Ridge Brewing and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. Tickets also include a full-sized Wolf’s Ridge Beer and a souvenir tasting glass.
Cost: $20, tickets available online
Seventh Son Beer Dinner
Thursday, May 17, 6:30-10pm
The Athletic Club of Columbus
Seventh Son’s Head Brewmaster Colin Vent will be on-site for a beer dinner at the newly remodeled Athletic Club of Columbus.
Cost: $45, tickets available online
Beer Dinner at Elevator
Thursday, May 17, 7-10pm
Elevator Brewwery & Draught House
Enjoy four courses paired with different beer from Elevator Brewing.
Cost: $55 for one or $100 per couple. Call (614) 228-0500 for reservations.
Sophie’s Gourmet Pierogi Pairing
Thursday, May 17, 5-10pm
Seventh Son Brewing
Stop by Seventh Son for suggested pairings of Sophie’s Gourmet Pierogi with favorites from their tap list. No reservations needed.
North Country Charcuterie Beer Pairing
Thursday, May 17, 5-8pm
Combustion Brewery and Taproom
Combustion Brewery is teaming up with North Country Charcuterie to offer salami and beer flights expertly paired by Duncan from North Country and Andy from Combustion.
Cost: $15
Beats and Bottles with Oysters & Stouts
Thursday, May 17, 6-10pm
The Market Italian Village
John Clift from Jackie O’s Brewing will be spinning records with plenty of Jackie O’s’ favorite stouts available to pair with dollar oysters and tasty tunes.
BreWurst Collaboration
Thursday, May 17, 7-9pm
DogTap Columbus
Butcher and Grocer and BrewDog are partering up for a sausage and beer pairing event.
Cost: $25, tickets available online
Friday Night Flights and Bites
Friday, May 18, 3-11pm
Hoof Hearted Brewery & Kitchen
Enjoy a flight of four Hoof Hearted drafts each lovingly and creatively paired with a different course from Chef Justin. While supplies last.
Cost: $25
Salty Snacks & Juicy Brews
Friday, May 18, 6-9pm
Woodlands Tavern
Platform Beer Co & Seventh Son Brewing are pairing their low ABV sessionable brews with some of the brewers’ favorite snack foods.
Beer Dinner at Combustion
Friday, May 18, 6:30-8pm
Combustion Brewery & Taproom
The Meatery will be crafting five courses of the best Southern BBQ inspired food to be expertly paired with Combustion beers.
Cost: $60, tickets available online
Sierra Nevada Crawfish Boil
Friday, May 18, 6-10pm
Bob’s Bar
Enjoy crawfish, shrimp, sausage, and all the fixin’s all-you-can-eat for one low price with 100% of the food sales being donated to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Tickets go on sale soon.
Cost: $15, check Facebook for tickets
full disclosure: Columbus Craft Beer Week and Woodlands Tavern are clients
