The 2017 California Craft Beer Summit I’ve been on many a brewery tour, spoken to several brewers, and even gotten a Craft Beer Appreciation certificate from a local university. I thought I had a pretty good idea of the many elements that go into building and running a brewery. Even so, walking through row after row of exhibits at my first California Craft Beer Summit … [Read more...] about Beer is Serious Business … So What am I Doing Here?
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Beer, There, Everywhere: SF Beer Week ’17
In the midst of this waterlogged winter, another San Francisco Beer Week has washed over us. Here’s where I dipped my toes into this year’s raging currents. I Need A Miracle DIPA Release, Pacific Standard Taproom, Berkeley With the ever-increasing supply of beers from an ever-increasing industry, the problem of where they’re going to sell this stuff is becoming more acute. … [Read more...] about Beer, There, Everywhere: SF Beer Week ’17
Camping in San Francisco
There aren’t really a whole lot of things I can point to in my life and say, “I did that well. There’s no way I can really improve on that. That’s an accomplishment I can be proud of.” My marriage is one of them. To tell you how absolutely freakin' cool my wife is, for my birthday this year, she bought me a VIP ticket to Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp Across America, San … [Read more...] about Camping in San Francisco
SF Beer Week 2016: Firkin IPAs, Packed in a Barrel, & My Last Meal
Before this year's Beer Week gets too far in the rear-view mirror (i.e.: I forget what I did), here's a brief rundown of the events I attended. First, a quick word about tasting notes. To be honest, I don't really do them anymore. For all the beer I've had over the years, my palate just isn't sophisticated enough. Other than vague generalities (balanced! smooth! malt … [Read more...] about SF Beer Week 2016: Firkin IPAs, Packed in a Barrel, & My Last Meal
SNBC ’14: The United States of Beer Camp
Sierra Nevada doesn't just push the envelope. They evaporate it. Beer Camp started in 2008 as a way for Sierra Nevada (SN) to share their then nearly three decades of knowledge to experience to others in the industry. The intensive two-day course goes start-to-finish, from coming up with a recipe to brewing to branding. As word got out, those outside the industry wanted … [Read more...] about SNBC ’14: The United States of Beer Camp