You know the cliché, right? The awkward first-date ice-breaker. The lame party-game question. “If you’re ever stranded on a deserted island, what (food/drink/celebrity/book/movie/etc) would you want with you?” While that’s a hypothetical for just about everyone, Desiree Heveroh has been living it. In fact, she volunteered for it. Heveroh is the Light … [Read more...] about Brother Helping Brother: A Brewery Offers a Ray of Hope to a Lighthouse
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Love Beer? Join the (Beer Buyers) Club!
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen my reviews of beers from far-flung places around the country, and a mention that I received them via The Beer Connoisseur’s Beer Buyers Club. Before I go into my experiences with the club, I should mention how I came to join. The Beer Connoisseur (TBC) approached me several months ago with a proposition. If I joined the … [Read more...] about Love Beer? Join the (Beer Buyers) Club!
Local Breweries Offering Beer To-Go/Delivery
As a public service to my fellow beer enthusiasts (cuz who KNOWS when we’ll be able to congregate again), I’m keeping a quick list of local breweries offering to-go and/or delivery service. These are my closest places to start, I’ll continually add and update this list as time/info dictates, so check back often. And please, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BREWERS!!! Tip … [Read more...] about Local Breweries Offering Beer To-Go/Delivery
My Picks for SF Beer Week ’20
Yet another Beer Week is upon us here in the Bay Area. Here’s my annual list of events I would attend if I had the week off, could be in multiple places at once, and a cast-iron liver. All events are pay as you go unless otherwise noted. Friday 2/7 Opening Gala, Pier 35, SF -- 6pm (5pm VIP)What hasn't already been said about the mother of all beer bashes? Hundreds … [Read more...] about My Picks for SF Beer Week ’20
The Pilgrimage — Russian River Brewing, Windsor, CA
{Editor's Note: All quotes in this post are from Natalie Cilurzo. Got tired of thinking of clever ways to stick attributions in.} Like a lot of beer nerds, Russian River Brewing has long been one of my all-time faves. My first taste of Pliny the Elder at a long-ago Bistro IPA festival was amazing, my first of Younger even more so. I was thrilled when … [Read more...] about The Pilgrimage — Russian River Brewing, Windsor, CA
