Congratulations! You’ve made it through half of beer week. Now the real fun begins…

We’ll pick up where we left off, with our food-themed and craft-beer-loving agendas for the next few days. First, the beer:

Wednesday, November 11

Downtown Johnny Brown’s dives head first into beer week with an incredible lineup of 16 barrel aged beers on tap–including Victory at Sea, 07/07/07, Curieux, and Butte XXI–plus bottles including barrel-aged Consecration. Barrel Aged Beer Night starts at 5pm.

Also, where better to taste Green Flash’s Hop Less Gruit than at Hamiltons, whose owners helped Chuck Silva brew the beer? Cask will be tapped at 5, to coincide with a simultaneous tapping at Magnolia Pub in SF.

Up in North County, Stone is hosting an event right up our alley: Craft Beer 101. Bring your unsuspecting friends for an evening of hands-on learning that includes samples of Palate Wrecker, Hopsickle, Speedway Stout, and Stone-Maui’s Coconut Porter. $20, 7 – 9 pm.

Still up for late night? Catch Tomme Arthur after his Lost Abbey dinner at the Ritual Tavern (see below) at Toronado, from 10 pm ’till close.

Ok, finally moving on to Thursday, November 12. Looks like a lot of folks want to start the day early today. Toronado will have Alpine Duet on cask at 11:30; Stone is hosting a brunch with Peter Zien at noon, and then tapping 10 years of Double Bastard at 2:30. As for us, we’re holding out until the evening hour, because we’re more excited about this night than any other.

Starting at 5pm, Fritz Maytag, will be at Toronado with a lineup of Anchorsteam–Fritz Maytag!  Also, Thursday makes a good night to venture down to Imperial Beach and check out South Bay Drugs, as the craft-beer loving store will be hosting a beer-and-pizza night that looks hard to pass up. $20 buys you all you can eat pizza plus a tastings from a stellar lineup of bottled and draft specialty beers. At La Bella Pizza in Chula Vista.

Tonight, however, our heart lies with the start of craft-beer-geekery in San Diego. We’ll be paying homage to that forever-remembered beer bar in Mission Beach by eating sweet potato fries; listening to the ‘mats, and sipping on pints of Black Lie. Oh, and we swear we’ll have just one.

Now for our picks for a foodie’s agenda for the rest of the week:

Wednesday, November 11 is a day of tough choices. Ritual Tavern is hosting a three-course prix fixe featuring rare Lost Abbey beers and a special menu of mussels (paired with Duck Duck Guze), roast quail (Red Barn Ale), and pumpkin and apple pie (2008 Gift of the Magi).  Reservations only, one seating (6:30), $60 per person. Oh, and did we mention Tomme Arthur will be there to walk you through the courses?

Also Wednesday is JSix’s Alesmith dinner, with guest chefs Jan Burnbaum, Jamie Bissonette, and James Ferran, hailing from SF, Boston, and Market in Del Mar, respectively. Four beers, four courses, and Peter Zien, of course. $89 per person (including tax and tip), unless you’re a veteran; then it’s 20% less.

If that’s out of your price range, hit up Phil’s BBQ for the second night of barbeque & beer fest, featuring Coronado, Alpine, and Airdale beers. $25 buys six tasters of both barbeque and beer. Pre-purchased tickets required.

Thursday, Nov. 12. We think it’s going to be a madhouse, but we’re pretty excited about the Green Flash progressive dinner in North Park starting at 5. Blind Lady, Jayne’s Gastropub, Ritual Tavern, and The Linkery will all be offering beer and small-plate pairings for $8, with the idea that you can hit up several locations for a meandering meal. A free shuttle will run up and down 30th street and Adams Ave. to expedite travelling.

That said, we will be at Hamiltons on Thursday for the long awaited Liars Club Redux. What can we say–we’ve been craving a Liar’s Club BLTA on jalepeno cheese bread for over two years, and we’re not going to let this opportunity pass. (Update: BLTAs didn’t make the menu, but the sweet potato fries did!)

If the thought of Liar’s Club food doesn’t get you giddy, there’s a much more elegant beer dinner happening Thursday at the Lodge at Torrey Pines, an awesome-looking Lost Abbey Art Show at J-Six, and some pretty cool Alesmith-inspired tapas at Neighborhood.

Yikes. We’re having trouble thinking beyond the Liar’s Club. We’ll be back later this week with Part 3 of our agendas!