My 2 Best Friends: Bring man’s best friend, sip a beer and enjoy hot dogs from a food cart at The Hop and Hound, 18116 101st Ave. NE, Bothell, on May 13. Seattle’s Barkery Dog Truck will be on hand from 5 to 9 p.m. A dollar from the sale of every pint will go to PAWS to help dogs in need.

Suds with Save-A-Mutt at Skookum: Drink a pint and raise money for a good cause at Suds with Save-A-Mutt from 1 to 4 p.m. May 13 at the brewery, 17925 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Save-A-Mutt and Old Dog Haven will be on hand, and there will be prizes, raffles and more.

South Everett Brewer’s Night: Bothell’s Pete’s Liquor and Wine is hosting Everett’s Crucible Brewing, Middleton Brewing and Lazy Boy Brewing for a tasting from 2 to 5 p.m. May 13 at the bottleshop, 20617 Bothell-Everett Highway, Suites B and C. Zhang’s food truck will be on hand.

Fifth Avenue Animal Hospital fundraiser: Edmonds’ Brigid’s Bottleshop is hosting a fundraiser for Fifth Avenue Animal Hospital from 3 to 6 p.m. May 13 at the bottleshop, 190 Sunset Ave. S.

Pink hats and pints: Dust off those pink hats and tip a pint back for ladies at Special Brews from 8 p.m. to close May 14 at the 14608 Highway 99, Lynnwood. Visit with women representatives from breweries such as Dogfish Head, Uinta and more.

Nanofest: Seattle’s WithinSodo is hosting a number of small breweries for a tasting at Nanofest from 6 to 10 p.m. May 18 at the bottleshop, 2916 Utah Ave. S.

Whidbey Island Wine &Spirits Tour: The annual Whidbey Island Wine &Spirits Tour is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 20-21 at select distilleries and wineries on the island. Advance tickets are $20 and can be purchased at participating tasting rooms and at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2858987 or at the door for $25. For more information, visit www.whidbeyislandvintners.org.

Ballast Point Tap Takeover at Special Brews: Lynnwood’s Special Brews is hosting Ballast Point for a Tap Takeover event from 6 to 9 p.m. May 20 at the taproom, 14608 Highway 99.

Loowit Brewing tasting: Monroe’s Harry’s on Tye is hosting Vancouver’s Loowit Brewing from 5 to 8 p.m. May 26 at the taproom, 14286 169th Drive SE, Suite 3.

At Large taproom anniversary: Everett’s At Large Brewing, 2730 W. Marine View Drive, celebrates its one-year anniversary in its new space on the Everett waterfront from 1 to 10 p.m. May 27. Enjoy special beer releases, food from Pinky-Q’s food truck and prizes.

— Aaron Swaney, special to The Herald