I just saw on KNTV (local San Francisco news) that Fritz Maytag sold Anchor Steam. Fritz was a major player in reviving the craft beer industry and has been personally leading Anchor for 45 years now. I guess he needs a break.
And before you ask, no, he did not sell it to A-B. According to [...]
Entries from April 2010
Anchor Steam SOLD!
April 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: General
Headed north…way north
April 20th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Dear Jasmine & Joe,
Bend, OR was great! I went to Deschutes (free tasters), then to Bend Brewery (female brew master), then to Silver Moon Brewing (divey, no need to act classy here!) and ended my afternoon at the Deschutes brew pub. They use their spent grain to make hamburger buns & feed cows. They then [...]
Tags: Mountainbeering
Beer Revolution
April 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Beer Revolution is becoming the untouchable beer dream for me. I tried to go the other night with friends, but they wound up leaving before I got there. I met them at The Trappist. Tonight, I met friends at The Trappist and we tried to go to Beer Revolution after, but they were already closed. [...]
Tags: General
Drinking at Ironside
April 14th, 2010 · Comments Off
Firestone Honey Blonde @ Ironside in San Francisco. Very good balanced blonde. I think it is a contract beer.
Tags: General
Go East and Drink Some Wine
April 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Give the East Bay some love this weekend and go to the 3rd Annual “Passport to the East Bay Wine Trail”
3rd Annual “Passport to the East Bay Wine Trail”
Tags: Non-Beer Beverages · Tastings