Lagunitas thinking expansion – again
With brewery #2 less than a week in operation, Lagunitas is already looking forward to brewery #3. And maybe even #4.
2013: One more for the road
Two local beer experts weigh in on the best of 2013 and what to look forward to in 2014.
Happy Newbeer from Beer Country
Year ends with some ends still loose: news from Moonlight tap room; Fogbelt prepares to open while Sonoma Springs preps new location; Petaluma Hills tried to get right with city.
S.F. Beer Week sked taking shape
The annual celebration of suds will include 90+ events.
Happy Lager Day
It's a lager world, we just live in it. Happy National Lager Day.
Moonlight taproom delayed, opening later this year
Moonlight Brewing's Brian Hunt (that's him in his hop yard back in 2008) set off a wave of excitement among beer fans earlier this year when he said he would be opening a taproom at his new brewing facility at 3350 Coffey Lane in Santa Rosa. Previously, his beers were [...]
Harvest Fair adds beer to tasting lineup
Proving that Wine Country is in fact also Beer Country, the annual Sonoma County Harvest Fair is offering a lineup of local beers this weekend. The tasting pavilion, traditionally the stomping ground for wine, will feature brew pours from Dempsey’s, Fogbelt Brewing, Lagunitas, Bear Republic, 101 North, HenHouse, and [...]
Oktoberfest season is upon us
One of the interesting things about Oktoberfest is that it really doesn't happen in October, at least not mostly. Traditionally, the two-week Oktoberfest starts in mid-September and wraps up the first week in October. That means Oktoberfest is pretty much right now. If you can't make it to Germany, there [...]
Breastfest 2013 hits San Francisco
As you have certainly noticed, beer companies have a long and not entirely dignified history of employing (or exploiting) breasts to sell their products in ads. Since 2000, however, some breweries have turned this partnership to a more noble cause, this time exploiting beer to help breasts, or at least [...]
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