Archive for January, 2010

Callistoga Inn Restaurant and Brewery

Wine country is known for being the home to many great breweries. Sonoma County is known for Russian River, Bear Republic and Lagunitas among others while Napa County is home to one of the father’s of California craft brewing, Don Barkley. Hidden along the Napa River in the town of Calistoga is an another example [...]

Everybody Loves Bacon

Some things were meant to be: peanut butter and jelly, french fries and ketchup, and now, bacon and beer.

Sonoma County Nanobrewing: Healdsburg Beer Company

Microbrewing is so passé. The Bay Area alone has dozens of breweries that would qualify under this antiquated term. You want small batch? You want locally distributed? Get on the nanobrewing train.

Ingredient Investigation: Peppercorns

We love when brewers experiment with new ingredients. Different spices can open a new world of flavors to the styles we love so much. To investigate how these spices play with with various styles, I sat down with RateBeer owner Joseph Tucker and opened some bottles with one common ingredient: peppercorns.