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Recap of Bear Republic Brewing Company’s 7th Annual Cellar Party

Bear Republic Brewing Company's 7th Annual Cellar Party was a Great American Beer Festival preview party that took place in the courtyard and barrel room of the brewpub on Sunday, August 30th. Only 100 tickets were offered for the sold out event. Attached is a video recap of the event [...]

By | September 4th, 2015|0 Comments

Bear Republic Brewing Company’s 7th Annual Cellar Party has sold out

Bear Republic Brewing Company’s 7th Annual Cellar Party has officially sold out. This annual Great American Beer Festival preview party will take place in the courtyard and barrel room of the brewpub located at 345 Healdsburg Ave. in Healdsburg. One hundred lucky ticket holders will get the opportunity to mingle [...]

By | August 29th, 2015|0 Comments

The California Craft Beer Summit will conclude with a festival at the State Capitol

The California Craft Brewers Association welcomes craft beer enthusiasts to join them at the California Craft Beer Summit. The two day event kicks off on Friday, September 11th with educational sessions, a summit expo, and a brewers reception. This will be an opportunity to learn how to start a brewery, [...]

By | August 26th, 2015|0 Comments

Rincon Valley Taproom & Bottle Shop turns two

Rincon Valley Taproom & Bottle Shop will celebrate their second anniversary on Saturday, August 22nd from 12pm until 10pm. They have been holding onto some special kegs for this weekend and will be pulling out some extra special bottles from their cellar to share. Live music by Callie Watts, from [...]

By | August 21st, 2015|0 Comments

Recap of a beer festival filled weekend

This last weekend was a busy one for beer enthusiasts that were able to attend two of Sonoma County's most popular beer festivals. Those of you that missed either or both festivals can get a feel for the spirit of each by viewing the attached videos. 13th Annual Russian River [...]

By | August 18th, 2015|0 Comments

From the river to the circus

Get your stretchy pants and designated driver ready for this upcoming weekend, because Sonoma County will have two of the most popular beer festivals happening on the same weekend. This Saturday, August 15th Stumptown Brewery will host the 13th Annual Russian River Beer Revival & BBQ Cook-off. The very next [...]

By | August 14th, 2015|0 Comments

RateBeer Best Awards Ceremony & Beer Festival will take place in Sonoma County

RateBeer.com has earned a reputation amongst beer enthusiasts across the world for being one of the most visited and respected forums for beer information. The website launched in May of 2000, has since grown to hundreds of thousands of members from around the world who have rated at least as [...]

By | August 8th, 2015|0 Comments

Drinking local on National IPA Day

Beer has been a part of civilization for thousands of years. Although we in Northern California can’t take credit for the creation of the IPA, many local residents will argue that we make it better than the rest of the world. Russian River Brewing Company’s Pliny the Elder, a double [...]

By | August 6th, 2015|0 Comments

BeerCraft is turning three

BeerCraft, one of Sonoma County’s favorite craft beer retailers will be celebrating their third anniversary on Thursday, August 6th between 6pm and 10pm. The popular bottle shop/taproom is located at 5704 Commerce Blvd. in Rohnert Park. This year’s anniversary falls on IPA Day and the gentlemen at BeerCraft will be [...]

By | August 1st, 2015|0 Comments

Battle of the Bay

The 'Battle of the Bay' series between the Oakland A's and the San Francisco Giants has me contemplating which side of the bay has the better brewery list. A handful of personal favorites from east of the bay bridge are Drake's Brewing Company, The Rare Barrel, Faction Brewing, Triple Rock [...]

By | July 26th, 2015|0 Comments

Ales for ALS

Four local breweries will be coming together to raise money and awareness for ALS this evening, July 16th. The head brewers of Russian River Brewing Company, Bear Republic Brewing Company, Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, and Third Street Aleworks will be at The Third Annual Ales for ALS BBQ & [...]

By | July 16th, 2015|0 Comments

‘Brew Coffee and Beer’ is all about the craft

Alisse Cottle and Jessica Borrayo, partners in business and life, are the proud owners of 'Brew Coffee and Beer' located at 555 Healdsburg Ave. in downtown Santa Rosa. Brew opened for business on January 6th of this year, specializing in craft beer, coffee, and tea. “This place is all about [...]

By | July 10th, 2015|0 Comments

Liberty and the pursuit of hoppiness

On July 4th of 1776 Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson, the principle author of the Declaration of Independence, and eventual third president of the United States stated, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, [...]

By | July 4th, 2015|0 Comments

A lot going on at Third Street Aleworks

Click on the image above to watch the video blog Earlier this week I had the opportunity to interview Third Street Aleworks Head Brewer Tyler Laverty and he had lots of exciting news to share. Third Street Aleworks recently purchased a crowler machine, which will allow customers to [...]

By | June 27th, 2015|0 Comments

Cooperage Brewing Company to open for business Friday, June 26th

A young couple with deep roots in the county will be opening Sonoma County’s newest brewery at 3pm this Friday, June 26th. Head Brewer/Owner Tyler Smith and his wife Stephanie Smith will be opening the Cooperage Brewing Company doors to a highly anticipating crowd that knows the couple well from [...]

By | June 23rd, 2015|0 Comments