With 2009 in the rear-view mirror, it’s always fun to look forward to 2010 and try and guess what may happen. If anything, the brewing industry has shown an ability to keep us guessing, but here’s just a few things I see happening in my crystal ball.
Prior to a meeting of local beer geeks and some planned holiday drinking, I sat down with a few friends to open some bottles of beer that have been collecting dust around the house. Seemed like a perfectly good way to kick off winter in Sonoma County.
This past Saturday was a busy day in downtown Oakland. Not only was their one geeked-out beer event to attend, but there were two. While I’ve written about the afternoon event elsewhere, I wanted to save the night life for the Hop Press. So join me as I relive my experience at The Trappist’s Kerstbier [...]
Downtown Santa Rosa is a wonderful place for a beer drinker. In a short quarter-mile walk you can find 4 local breweries represented by either brewpubs or unofficial tasting rooms, and this doesn’t include the restaurants and bars nearby which will feature an even wider selection. For the purpose of this article, I will focus [...]
The latest issue of American Brewer addresses the topic of extreme beers. While reading this issue, I kept cringing every time I saw the word “extreme”. It’s a horrible term but one which we all understand. The question is, should we use this term and if so, what makes for an extreme beer?
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