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Interview: beer pro Brian Hunt (Moonlight Brewing)

I had the blessed opportunity to chat for a long while with Brian Hunt from Moonlight Brewing in Santa Rosa while at this year’s Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest and he graciously is answering...
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Interview: Moonlight Brewing founder Brian Hunt

In the Wild West, a number of cowboys employed a “This town ain’t big enough for the both of us” attitude, but that mentality doesn’t apply in Santa Rosa, at least when it comes...
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Brewmaster Sonoma County

Interview: Russian River brewmaster Vinnie Cilurzo

Russian River brewmaster Vinnie Cilurzo has become a beer industry giant, but he started out making wine. It wasn’t until he grew impatient with the fermentation process that he embraced beer. The self-taught brewer...
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Russian River Brewing Company: Drinking Craft Beer in Waves

If beer geeks ever decide to chisel a Mt. Rushmore of California brewmasters, there’s a good chance that Vinnie Cilurzo will make the cut. He started in San Diego at Blind Pig, where many...
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Bear Republic Brewing Co.: Heaping Hops on Healdsburg [CLOSED]

In the West Coast hop wars, Bear Republic Brewing Company is known for packing some serious artillery. We drove north from Lagunitas Brewing Company to taste some of the Bear’s bolder beers, some hoppy,...
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Seafood Sonoma County

Zazu: Going Garden to Table on Santa Rosa Outskirts

Drive west from downtown Santa Rosa and strip malls soon give way to fields. Before long, you’ll encounter Zazu, a market-driven restaurant on the outskirts of town that captures Sonoma County’s essence, with many...
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