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. 😉