Archive for August, 2010

It’s Starting to Feel A Lot Like Late Summer

This week, summer finally arrived in Santa Rosa. Foggy mornings and evenings were replaced by record setting temperatures. This lasted for just three days. On the final day, the signal for summer to end had arrived on my doorstep: a box with a sample of 2010 Jubelale.

Some Like It Hot

Brewers like to play around with special ingredients for their beer all the time. Some may add fruit to their beer, wood chips, plants, vegetables, and in some case, even bacon. One ingredient that’s not too common but definitely piqued my interest was the use of chiles in beer. Luckily, I’ve found myself in the [...]

Spotlight: Mill Valley Beer Works

Ask a beer geek about craft beer, and we can tell you every where to find it on tap, what’s on tap at many places, and for the most part, keep ourselves immersed in the world of good beer. The reality is that craft beer still makes up only a small percentage of the market. [...]

A Brother From Another Mother

The world of craft beer can be a pretty subjective place, beer rating sites aside. You can brew a beer, have loose guidelines to dictate how the beer should taste, and beyond that, it’s up to you. If you miss the mark a little, that’s alright, there’s no one that’s going to hold your feet [...]