Good article about Sixpoint Craft Ales in the NY Times today. I have had a few of the Sixpoint beers both at GABF and when I use to live in NY. They won bronze at GABF for the SMP (smoked Baltic Porter) which, unfortunately, I did not get to try. But I did have some [...]

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There are a ton of places to watch football in San Francisco – usually on Sunday – while drinking a few beers. The problem usually is not that you can’t find at least some good beer, it’s that it’s always the same good beer – no selection really. Yesterday I was lucky to hang out [...]

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One of the best experiences I had at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver was on Saturday morning when I attended the Pink Boots Society brunch at Wynkoop Brewery. The Pink Boots Society is the brainchild of Teri Fahrendorf, who I have been following since her days of Road Brewer blogging. It is a [...]

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At Half Moon Bay Brewery! A nice light ale  – with a good cause behind it. Here are the current standings:

Half Moon Bay Brewery Alection
I also tried the brown ale and the pumpkin harvest ale. Didn’t love the pumpkin harvest ale. A little too subdued for me. I bought a bottle to see if it [...]

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My interview with Moylan’s brewer Denise Jones the night of Bruce Patton’s beer dinner is up now at the California Beer Zine. I was very nervous–this was actually my first real interview ever–but Denise was easy to talk to. Enjoy!
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