Quick Bites: Win Monterey Beer Fest tickets, Soban opens Sunday and 2-for-1 lobster.

Bring on the breweries.

The lineup for this Saturday's Monterey Beer Festival ($45, $70 VIP) flows through the following:

2 Towns Ciderhouse • 21st Amendment Brewery • Alvarado Street Brewery • Bang The Drum Brewery • Black Market Brewing Co. • Chang Beer / International Beverage• CG Brewery • Coronado Brewery Co• Drake's • English Ales • Firestone Walker Brewing Company• Gordon Biersch • Grand Teton Brewing • Hangar 24 • Ironfire Brewing Company• Lagunitas • Lumberyard Brewing Company • Ninkasi Brewing Co • Manzanita Brewing Co • North Coast Brewing Company • Pacific Libations (Big Sky & Artisanal Imports)• Peter B's • Real Soda • Riley's Brewing • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. • SLO Brewing Company • St Killan Importing • Belukus Imports • Euro Brew • Big Hurt  • Lost Coast• Kona • Ninkasi • Golden Road

Add in food trucks and vendors like New Orleans Southern Kitchen, Lugano Bistro, San Jose Meatball Company, Monterey Bay Calamari and Whole Foods, plus a "beer pong" tournament, rock tribute bands and those roaring toasts that come around every 15 or 20 minutes, and you've got yourself a party.

You can even win free tickets at the Weekly Facebook page by completing the sentence:

Beer is ________.

And there's a lot more going on right about now, including these nibbles (send your own to edible@mcweekly.com):

• More beer news: Andromeda IPA (717-7543) out of P.G. is now in Northern California BevMos.

• And more: Monterey Beer Garden Sept. 27 from PeterB’s now has discount early bird tickets on sale ($40).

• Soban Korean opens in the Barnyard Sunday, June 15. Check www.mcweekly.com/edible for a menu preview tomorrow.

• Mediterraneo Imports & Coeur d’Olives (393-1075) just opened on Echo Avenue by Bottoms Up in Seaside, selling and serving incredible extra virgin oils, balsamics and exotic rubs.

• Carmel Belle (624-1600) starts dinner service this Sunday, June 15. More details simmering on the blog, including news on the new juice bar.

• Cool thing happening at Wharf Marketplace (649-1116) by Wharf Two: Military Mondays, when a $20 box of produce is $10 for active duty. First come first served (it sells out) at 4pm. 

• Let the World Cup commence (and include some justice for Brazilians). The Brit (656-9543) on Alvarado in downtown Monterey is my #1 seed for fútbol. 

• Ag Against Hunger’s Ag Woman of the Year for Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties is Mikel Ann Miller.

• Feast of Lanterns benefit brunch at the Beach House at Lovers Point (375-2345) Sunday, June 22 ($50). 

• The next Valley Hills Deli & BBQ ($15, 293-8608) wine tasting and four-course food pairing event Wednesday, June 25, benefits bellies and LabradorRetrieverRescue. 

• Lobster is two-for-one at Abalonetti on the wharf (373-1851) for Dad’s Day.

• The MPUSDSchoolBoard has approved a “nutrition services culinary specialist” position (read: “chef”). Which is good. Now they need good candidates. 392-3947 for more.

• Community Palette is curating the West End fashion IMAGINE. RECREATE. FASHION. show. To join the runway, apply by June 15. More on the blog.

• Free popcorn Mondays at Lighthouse Cinemas (643-1333) in Pacific Grove.