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Kin in Windsor featured Ninkasi Brewing Company at their latest beer dinner

Kin hosted a Ninkasi Brewing Company beer dinner on Tuesday, January 13th. The dinner was attended by a few dozen people and consisted of seven beers accompanied by seven small, but tasty barbecue dishes. Ninkasi representative, Rob Youngern, discussed the tasting profile and gave a little history about the brewery [...]

By | January 14th, 2015|0 Comments

New Brewmaster at Third Street Aleworks to bring his “twist”

Third Street Aleworks gave, now retired, Brewmaster Randy Gremp a well deserved going away party towards the end of 2014. Randy's assistant brewer Tyler Laverty has since been promoted to Brewmaster and Third Street Aleworks seems confident in his beer making ability. "After several years working closely with Randy, Tyler [...]

By | January 11th, 2015|0 Comments

101 North Brewing Company brews are now on Safeway shelves

101 North Brewing Company launched in 2012 and has since developed a strong following amongst craft beer enthusiasts in northern California. Three of their beers will now be available for purchase at all Safeway stores in Sonoma and Napa counties by Spring. As of January 1st of this year 101 [...]

By | January 7th, 2015|0 Comments

The Black & White Beer Ball limiting attendance to 350 this year

The 4th Annual Black & White Beer Ball will take place on Friday, February 13th. The ball is a fundraiser to raise money and awareness for autism. Ales for Autism is the non-profit organization that puts on this annual event. They decided to create a intimate atmosphere with a masquerade [...]

By | January 2nd, 2015|0 Comments

The twelve days of craft beer

While listening to carolers sing the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' I stopped to think about what the twelve days of craft beer in northern California would look like and this is what I came up with.On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me.. A taste of [...]

By | December 24th, 2014|0 Comments

Craft beer gift ideas

In search of some gift ideas for the craft beer enthusiast in your life this Christmas? A twenty two ounce bottle of his or her favorite beer makes a good stocking stuffer. If you’re not sure which beer to buy, let me suggest a gift card to a nearby bottle [...]

By | December 18th, 2014|0 Comments

Shady Oak Barrel House bottle release

The first official Shady Oak Barrel House bottle release will take place today, December 12th. Rincon Valley Taproom and Bottle Shop will welcome Steve Doty, brewer/owner, to pour the first of what should be many releases between 4pm and 8pm. Be one of the first to try Bokonon, a farmhouse [...]

By | December 12th, 2014|0 Comments

Brewers Association reports more good news for the craft beer community

The Brewers Association released the 2014 Year in Review report yesterday and the craft beer numbers are quite impressive. Before I share some of the numbers released, I want to mention that the Brewers Association is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers. The following are [...]

By | December 10th, 2014|0 Comments

A family affair at Petaluma Hills Brewing Company

Petaluma Hills Brewing Co. celebrated their one year anniversary in November. The microbrewery located across the street from Lagunitas has been a long time in the making. JJ Jay, owner/brewer, had homebrewed for twenty years before deciding to turn his hobby into his business. “In 1991 a friend suggested that [...]

By | December 5th, 2014|0 Comments

Sharing craft beer with friends and loved ones this holiday season

The holiday season is officially underway. Getting together with family and friends is surely the excuse that you’ve been looking for to pop open a special bottle of beer that has been sitting in your cellar. Here are a few things to keep in mind when bringing beer to a [...]

By | November 27th, 2014|0 Comments

Warped Brewing will celebrate their one year anniversary with a chili cookoff

This Thursday, November 20th, Warped Brewing Company will be celebrating their one year anniversary with a chili cookoff and the release of a brand new beer named ‘Clear the Flag’. The fee to taste and vote on the winner of the cookoff will be just $5. Warped Brewing is a [...]

By | November 19th, 2014|0 Comments

Upcoming beer festival will raise money for local Veterans

My apologies for the lack of beer blogs as of late. In addition to my beer blogging responsibilities I am one of the organizers for the upcoming NorCal Beer Geeks Beer Festival presented by Palooza Gastropub. Fellow organizer, Ed Hops and I have been hard at work organizing the festival [...]

By | November 11th, 2014|0 Comments