Beer week continues on.  The gala was a rambunctious and drunk good time (and a bit annoying  – but that is for a different time).  There was of course a bunch of stand out beers (Sour Stout from Anderson Valley, Two weeks notice from Moonlight, and the beers from a new brewery in Belmont – [...]

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With beer week only a few weeks away the bay area is gearing up for all things beer. Here are a few items that might interest you all:

21A is about to release any day now a new canned beer. This one is a favorite in the brewpub – Bitter American – a relatively low [...]

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Start drooling over all the events….now.

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These are the drinks that wowed me this year. Most of them I loved – a few of them I pick mostly because of what I was doing while drinking them – but overall they are a great list of drinks made by hard-working artisans:
1. Hop Crisis – 21st Amendment, San Francisco, CA
This beautiful double [...]

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There are breweries now in most major and even minor cities. Usually just one, often named after the town, with a ubiquitous set of one each of a lager, IPA, amber, red, and stout. They are generally drinkable but unimpressive.

Not so at the Moab Brewery. Moab is a touristy town, being the closest town to [...]

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