Speed dating at Humble Sea Brewing

A speed-dating mixer for singles ages 30 to 42 is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, at Humble Sea Brewing Co. in Alameda. (eventbrite.com) The event appears in the Bay Area events calendar for April 24-30, published April 20, and the listing places it at Humble Sea’s Alameda Point taproom. (mercurynews.com) Event listings say check-in starts at 6:15 p.m. and the structured rounds run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Love on Tap is listed as the organizer. (stayhappening.com) The Alameda Point venue is part of Humble Sea Brewing Co.’s Bay Area footprint, and business listings place it at 2350 Saratoga St. in Alameda. (humblesea.com, chamberofcommerce.com) The setup is straightforward: people rotate through short face-to-face conversations instead of matching through an app. The Patch listing pitches it to people “tired of the swipe scene” and looking to meet singles in person. (patch.com) Third-party event calendars list tickets in the roughly $23 to $34 range, though final pricing and availability can change by seller. (happeningnext.com, allevents.in) The event also shows how breweries keep using taprooms for more than beer service, with Humble Sea’s site promoting taproom events alongside its regular business. Friday’s mixer turns that Alameda space into a hosted social venue for two hours. (humblesea.com, eventbrite.com) For Bay Area singles in that age bracket, the pitch is less about algorithms than showing up at a brewery on a Friday night and talking to strangers for a few minutes at a time. (patch.com, stayhappening.com)