Brews and Views Pairs Beauty and the Beast With Fort Point Beer at The Walt Disney Family Museum

The Walt Disney Family Museum's Perfect Pairing series matches the 1991 Beauty and the Beast with San Francisco's Fort Point Beer Company on July 27, including themed Villager and Animal IPAs and an audience talk with touring Beast actor Fergie L. Philippe. Tickets are $15 for members and $25 for non-members, ages 21 and up.

The Walt Disney Family Museum is pairing a classic with a cold one. Its Perfect Pairing film series matches Disney Animation's 1991 Beauty and the Beast with beers from San Francisco's Fort Point Beer Company on July 27, capped by an audience conversation with Fergie L. Philippe, who plays the Beast in the touring stage production.

A screening with a San Francisco pour

Guests can "Be Our Guest" for a screening of the animated Beauty and the Beast paired with brews from Fort Point, an independent San Francisco brewer. The evening includes custom trivia and a scavenger hunt, and the beer list plays along with the theme: pours of Fort Point's "Villager" and "Animal" IPAs let attendees pick the quiet village or their inner Beast. Each ticket includes admission and one beer, with light snacks provided and more food available from Presidio Bowl.

An onstage conversation with Broadway's Fergie L. Philippe

The night features a talk with Fergie L. Philippe, who currently plays the Beast in the North American touring company of Disney's Beauty and the Beast The Musical, on stage at San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre. A New York City-based actor, puppeteer, director, and writer, Philippe trained at Elon University and has a deep resume across stage and screen. His Broadway credits include Hamilton, where he played Hercules Mulligan and James Madison, and Camelot. He has also played Kristoff in Disney's Frozen in Houston and voiced Sebastian in a production of Disney's The Little Mermaid, with television roles in The Gilded Age and Law and Order: SVU.

About the Perfect Pairing series

Perfect Pairing is a film series at The Walt Disney Family Museum that matches a Californian wine, beer, or spirit with a Disney film each month. Screenings take place in the museum's Fantasia-themed theater, with beverages and treats from Presidio Bowl chosen to complement the film's setting and characters. Tickets typically include the screening, one beverage, and light snacks, with more available to purchase.

Why fans should raise a glass

The Walt Disney Family Museum, founded by Walt's daughter Diane Disney Miller and set in the Presidio overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, tends to frame Disney films through history and craft. Beauty and the Beast is a fitting centerpiece: in 1991 it became the first animated feature nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Pairing it with a local brewery and a working stage Beast is the kind of grown-up night out the museum does well, and the 21-and-up screening is a reminder that Disney fandom does not stop at childhood.