Anderson Valley Framboise Rose
Anderson Valley Brewing Company has done such a great job of marketing and building mythology. they started in the wilds of Anderson Valley in 1987 and built a national brand. AVBC even created a...
Extreme Beer Fest, 3056 Pale Ale + 900 California Independent Breweries
From the 13th floor, you could not only see a grand view of Downtown Los Angeles, but you also had an even grander view of Extreme Beer from around the country. Beer Advocate, they...
Disaster Relief, Bronze Artifex + The Glendale Tap Turns 5
Photos of the devastation from Mexico to Puerto Rico and California’s Wine Country are just heartbreaking. This follows horrible fires in Oregon and the battering that Houston already took earlier this year. If there...
California Craft Beer Summit, Gin and Bourbon with IPA + Select Chili
Last weekend, I flew north to the State’s Capital for a (Golden) State of the (Beer) Union. The second California Craft Brewers Association Summit drew a big crowd of brewers, vendors and beer lovers...
Anderson Valley Brewing Briney Melon Gose
A gigantic bear with antlers greeted me at Anderson Valley Brewing Company. Nobody else was alarmed by this seemingly impossible beast, which stood 10 feet tall. My beertender revealed, “Deer and a bear make...
California Craft Beer Summit, Citracado Anniversary + Seminars
This is your final admonition from me to consider heading north to our State’s Capital and attending the California Craft Beer Summit in September. Just visit the California Craft Brewers Association website to see...
