Craft beer… City Beer Moves Up: How one small underground shop changed the SF beer scene 3 Sep 201811 Jul 2019 [By Steve Shapiro and Gail Ann Williams] San Francisco’s City Beer Store has reopened in an attractive modern building that’s larger and closer to the Civic Center BART station, at…
Craft beer… Watching Brut IPA sweep the nation 2 Sep 20184 Sep 2018 Yesterday we visited Social Kitchen and Brewery out in the western side of SF. This sign, with its birthplace slogan, greeted us at the doorway. And that proud claim was…
Beer Currents… Out of Here: Midwest Beer Journey 25 Aug 20182 Sep 2018 A week ago we were sipping tasty beers in the sultry heat of the upper Midwest. (BART gets you to both SFO and OAK, after all.) The region delivers the…
Craft beer The Bistro IPA Festival: Beyond Clarity 15 Apr 20182 Sep 2018 In the inevitable march of beer evolution, this year has seen several unclear milestones. Just last year, while respected veterans of the beer community were still saying "hazy over my…
Craft beer Flake News: Last Issue as Celebrator turns -30- 27 Jan 20182 Sep 2018 Celebrator Beer News turns 30 this February, marked by a popular annual bash and two very distinctive brews made at cherished and award-winning Bay Area breweries. Flake News, an audacious…
beer festivals… Welcome to the Memorable Ephemeral Dream Fest 1 Dec 20172 Sep 2018 (In response to a call for writing about the perfect festival. More about that below.) Welcome to the Memorable Ephemeral Dream Fest! You walk into a pleasant park on a…
