SF Beer Week - Dim Sum and Belgians

San Francisco Beer Week is here. Across the Bay Area taps are spewing the modern day versions of frankincense and myrrh; stuff so precious that you ordinarily can’t get it. Nope, not even on the interweb. Not at that trendy bar with skinny bartenders in suspenders. Not even in beer trades with people on the other side of the country, most of the time. Thanks to Amazon and Netflix, we’ve lost touch with what it feels like to not be able to get whatever we want, whenever we want it. We become insane with lust for anything unattainable, so Pliny the Younger and Dogfish Head 120 bring ALL the lumbersexuals to the yard during Beer Week.

Beer Week’s a nightmare for anyone with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out).  There are 600 events over 10 days. Even if you quit your job and damn your liver… you’ll still miss out. So you have to choose: What wondrous events are too sweet to miss? Not to state the obvious, but this 7 course Szechwan Dim Sum and Belgian Beer pairing at Mama Ji’s was not an event I was willing to just hear about from friends after it happened. 

Dim Sum in the Gayborhood? That has a 15-line beer sonnet on their menu? Oh yeah, this is livin' the DREAM, people.

What we done came for. 

Best pairing of the night - seafood shumai with the Lucifer Golden Ale. For this, I would storm the Emperor's castle wearing nothing but granny panties.

Turnip cake. With sausage and beer. As god intended.

Hard to remember the last time I saw three different types of beer glasses at a Chinese restaurant. Oh yeah wait, it was NEVER.

Pork Buns and Vegetarian Buns. Vegetarians... thanks for making this a world that has fewer pork buns in it. I hope you're happy. 

Oh good lord, I'm so full, I couldn't possibly.... 

Well OK, fine, maybe just one.

Lady, stop bringing food out here. Are you trying to kill us? Pack this up to go please, for the love of all that's holy. Wait, wait! ...leave that beer though. 

Usually when I eat this much I get my picture on the wall, or a free t-shirt, or something. So... just sayin. No? Well screw you - pack this stuff up too then.