Come join us for a fun early evening of great beer and support our local school’s urban agriculture program.  On Monday May 13th from 4:00 to 5:00pm come by Hamilton’s and grab a pint of Brainfood, keep the pint glass and bring it next door to Alchemy to receive a refill.  We will be offering some complimentary street food to go with the beer from 5:00 to 6:00.  Here is a little info on the beer and the program.

Hope to see you here! 

ZWICKELBIER — 5.30% ABV

WE WERE APPROACHED BY MATT THOMAS & RON TROYANO (ALCHEMY RESTAURANT) ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING A FUNDRAISING BEER FOR THE ALBERT EINSTEIN ACADEMIES WITH PART OF THE PROCEEDS GOING TO HELP SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE TEACHERS WITH THEIR GRASS ROOTS FUNDED AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM. WE DECIDED TO MAKE A GERMAN INSPIRED ZWICKLBIER BUT WITH A HOPPY SAN DIEGO FLAIR. WE BREWED AND DESIGNED THIS LAGER IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BREWERS PAT KORN AND DOUG HASKER AS WELL AS ERIC MARCH FROM STAR B RANCH WHO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO DONATE SOME WONDERFUL NUGGET HOPS FROM HIS FARM. LOOSELY INSPIRED FROM THE KELLER/ZWICKLBIER (GERMAN UNFILTERED/UNPASTEURIZED LAGER) WE MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE THE HOP PUNCH AS WELL AS ADD A BIT OF COMPLEXITY BY USING A LITTLE MALTED WHITE WHEAT (15% OF THE GRIST). UNCONVENTIONALLY HOPPED (65 IBUS)WE USED BOTH STAR B NUGGET AS WELL AS FIRST GROWTH HOPS FROM THE ALBERT EINSTEIN ACADEMY PROGRAM IN THE MASH AND WITH A 75 MINUTE BOIL WE CONTINUED TO HOP GENEROUSLY WITH FALCONERS FLIGHT, NUGGET, CASCADE AND AMARILLO. WE HARVESTED LAGER YEAST FROM DOUG AT GORDON BIERSCH AND WE BOTTOM FERMENTED COLD FOR 6 WEEKS. THE RESULT WAS BRAINFOOD A WONDERFUL SAN DIEGO STYLE ZWICKLBIER. BRAINFOOD IS A HAZY PALE GOLDEN WITH FLORAL AND LIGHT CITRUS SPICE AROMAS FROM THE HOPS INTERMINGLING WITH A SOFT MALTY/GRAINY BACKBONE. WELL CARBONATED AND REFRESHING WITH A PUNCHY HOP BITE. A SAN DIEGO CLASSIC IN THE MAKING AND A BEER FOR A GRAND CAUSE. PROST!

Beer is on tap while supplies last full time @ Monkey Paw and Alchemy –

See ya soon.

The lineup will change as their beers are in great demand, check in to see what we have on today.

On the evening of Wednesday Feb. 27th, Venteux will be on hand to discuss the wines throughout the evening with a tasting at the bar for just $5 for a four flight tasting.

We will also be pairing the Venteux wines with our montly VEGAN tasting menu. The standing monthly dinner is $25 and the Venteux wine pairing will be $12 for three wines.

The tasting and dinner are available from 5:00pm until 10:00pm, the dinner is by reservation.

For reservations please call 619.255.0616 or email lounge@alchemysandiego.com . If you are an opentable user, please note *Venteux Wine Dinner in the comments when making a reservation.

          Monday February 25, 2013 | 6:00pm

          As part of the Paso Robles Wine Alliance Gran Tasting Tour we are proud to offer a very unique winemaker dinner. Our Chef Ricardo Heredia is composing a menu to match the rustic flavors of the region’s wines that will be served in a five course menu.

The event will begin at 6:30pm with tray pass opening course followed by a four course dinner served alongside wines from Barton Estate, Caliza Winery, Cypher Winery, Treana, Victor Hugo Winery.

The dinner is $60 per person and includes all food and wine, tax and gratuity are additional.

For reservations please call 619.255.0616 or email lounge@alchemysandiego.com . If you are an opentable user, please note *Paso Wine Dinner in the comments when making a reservation.

Date: Saturday 2-23-13

Starts at 1:00pm and runs until 5:00pm.

Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at Alchemy or reserved over the phone at 619.255.0616 or email lounge@alchemysandiego.com

This month the 30th falls on Wednesday and it’s the last Wednesday of the month, so we go VEGAN on the Farm Dinner Tasting Menu. That’s right 3 courses for $25, all VEGAN all night.

So for 30th on 30th we are offering the first course a la carte for $5 all night along with a $3 draft of Lightning Elemental Pilsner.

Come on down for the fun, VEGAN STYLE.

Start Time: 5:00
Date: 2013-01-30

Alchemy Cultural Fare is happy to offer our favorites and new dishes alike in a multi-course menu for Valentine’s Day on Thursday February 14th, 2013 for $52 per person.

You will have your choice of several menu items in a three course menu along with a few additions from our chef, Ricardo Heredia.

Our beverage team of Blind Tiger Cocktail Company and our wine director Bobby O’Connor are complimenting the cuisine with cocktail and/or wine pairings sponsored by Segura Viudas Wines to accompany each course for an additional $19.

We are taking reservations starting at 5:00pm and continuing to 9:30pm with the bar open until Midnight.
For a more casual evening we are serving an a la carte menu at the bar from 4:00pm until 10:00pm.

The evening will be accompanied by the loving tunes of a surprise local classical guitar player.

Call for reservations at 619.255.0616

Date: 2013-02-14