Wel­ling­ton on a Plate is well known for its exquis­ite din­ing, incred­ible bur­gers and inter­est­ing events and this year San Fran are put­ting on a fant­ast­ic series.

Music2Brew2 brings togeth­er three Wel­ling­ton brew­er­ies who have been brew­ing under the influ­ence.

Inspired by three Wel­ling­ton bands Pan­head, Gar­age Pro­ject and Tuatara have all brewed a beer that will be on show accom­pan­ied by the band. A night out with live music and fresh beer would­n’t be com­plete without food and in this case it’s all com­ing full circle with Wel­ling­ton musi­cian-cum-chef Iain Gor­don, of Fat Freddy’s Drop fame, put­ting togeth­er matched dishes for each band and brew­ery.

And luck­ily for us, this does­n’t all hap­pen on one even­ing.

First up: Fri­day 21st there’s Pan­head and The Nudge. We’re told there’s a Black IPA on offer along­side Smoked Salt Marsh Rump, duck fat chips, Pan­head Black IPA reduc­tion, kale and red cab­bage slaw.

Then: Thursday 27th there’s Gar­age Pro­ject with All Star Grunt Ensemble fea­tur­ing mem­bers of the NZSO with Dav­id Long, Joel Haines, Ham­ish McK­eich, Luke Buda and Johnny Marks. Word has it there’ll be two new Gar­age Pro­ject releases avail­able!!

And wrap­ping up Music2Brew2 on Fri­day 28th in New Orleans Second-Line style is Tuatara and The Richter City Rebels.

Tick­ets are $49 and not only include 3 x 200ml tast­ings and food matches* but also live per­form­ances from each of the bands. That’s darn good value.

Loc­al offer­ings of live music, craft beer and fine food. A great way to begin the week­end, espe­cially with so much else hap­pen­ing as part of Wel­ling­ton on a Plate.

*Addi­tion­al food and bever­ages avail­able at cash bar.

Cau­tion: If the risk of “BBQ reg­gae” influ­ences or the word ‘beer’ brings to mind the phrase “swill of the masses” con­sider your­self warned. 😉