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How Pouring at the Firestone Walker Invitational Beats Winning at World Beer Cup

Walking around the festival grounds on the morning of a Saturday in May, an old question came to mind. Why…

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The Session #28: The Brewpub at the Edge of Night

4 Jun 20097 Jun 2009
The year was 2002. Our summer vacation was to Norway. Much of the country is north of the Arctic Circle, and therefore gets 24 hours of daylight for at least…
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Trekking to Boonville; and the art of the beer festival

10 May 200911 May 2009
A few weeks ago we volunteered to help Derek Smith of Black Diamond pour at the legendary Boonville beer festival. Both of us like his beers and brewing sensibilities and…
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Out to Concord to visit Derek Smith and Black Diamond Brewing

28 Apr 200910 May 2009
Where in the world is Black Diamond Brewing Company? The name may remind you of the diamond-shaped danger signs that set off the steepest downhill ski trails. Perhaps you know…

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  • Destinations
    • 21st Amendment (San Leandro)
    • 21st Amendment Pub (Montgomery)
    • 47 Hills Brewing Co (San Bruno)
    • 58 Social (Montgomery)
    • Alamo Drafthouse (Bear vs. Bull) (24th St SF)
    • Albany Taproom (El Cerrito Plaza)
    • Ale Industries (Fruitvale)
    • Barebottle Beer Garden at Salesforce Park (Montgomery)
    • Barebottle Brewing Co. (24th St SF)
    • Bartlett Hall (Powell)
    • Beer Baron Bar and Kitchen (Rockridge)
    • Beer Hall, The (Civic Center)
    • Ben and Nick’s (Rockridge)
    • Bistro, The (Hayward)
    • BJ’s Restaurant Brewhouse (San Bruno)
    • Black Hammer (Montgomery)
    • Bobby G’s (Berkeley Station)
    • Brewcade (Civic Center plus MUNI)
    • Buffalo Bill’s Brewery (Hayward)
    • Caps & Taps (Dublin/Pleasanton)
    • Cato’s Ale House (MacArthur)
    • Cellarmaker Brewing, Oakland (12th St)
    • Cellarmaker House Of Pizza (24th St. SF)
    • Church Key (Montgomery)
    • City Beer Store (16th or 24th St SF)
    • Cooler, The (San Leandro)
    • Crafty Fox Ale House (16th St SF)
    • Dark Horse Inn (Balboa Park)
    • Drake’s Brewery and Barrel House (San Leandro)
    • Drake’s Dealership (19th St. Oakland)
    • E. J. Phair (Concord)
    • Elevation 66 Brewing (El Cerrito Plaza)
    • Faction Brewing Company (12th St Oakland plus Bus)
    • Fermentation Lab (Civic Center)
    • Fieldwork Brewing (North Berkeley plus bus)
    • Fort Point Beer Company (Embarcadero )
    • Fort Point Valencia (16th St. SF)
    • Fourth Bore, The (Orinda)
    • Good Hop, The (19th St Oakland)
    • Harmonic Brewing (Embarcadero plus MUNI))
    • Harry’s Hofbrau (Bay Fair)
    • Hogwash (Powell)
    • Hop Grenade, The (Concord)
    • Jupiter (Downtown Berkeley)
    • Liquid Gold (Civic Center)
    • Magnolia Brewpub (Civic Center and MUNI)
    • Ocean Ale House (Balboa Park)
    • Old Kan Beer & Co (West Oakland)
    • Olfactory Brewing (Embarcadero and MUNI)
    • Original Pattern Brewing, Oakland (12th St)
    • Rosamunde Sausage Grill (24th St SF)
    • Shotwell’s (24th St SF)
    • Speakeasy Brewery (Embarcadero plus MUNI)
    • Standard Deviant Brewing (16th St SF)
    • Suppenküche (Civic Center)
    • Temescal Brewing (MacArthur)
    • Three Sheets (West Dublin/Pleasanton)
    • Toronado (Civic Center and then MUNI)
    • Triple Rock (Berkeley)
    • Trumer Brewery (North Berkeley)
    • Woods Cervecería de MateVeza (16th St SF)
    • Woods Polk Station (Civic Center)
    • Zeitgeist (16th St SF)
    • ØL Beercafe (Walnut Creek)
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