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…
Craft beer The magic vessel goes onward – the Rare Barrel hands off pH1 to Purpose Brewing 5 Oct 20172 Sep 2018 Where in the world is the most famous sour beer aging vessel of all? Home again to the man who scrawled pH1 on the French wine barrel years ago! Once…
Craft beer Session Round-up: Hazy, Cloudy, Juicy: IPA’s strange twist 8 Aug 20172 Sep 2018 The Session, a.k.a. Beer Blogging Friday, is an open community gathering where beer bloggers coordinate to write about a single topic. Each month, a different beer writer from around the…
