There has been a rash of recalls recently. At the half point of 2010, we’ve already seen 4 recalls or cancelations of brews from major breweries. Three recalls (Goose Island, Bell’s and Avery) were due to spoilage while Deschutes recently canceled the release of their anniversary beer Black Butte XXII. What’s causing all of this, and from major breweries no less? Poor quality control? Reckless experimentation? Or is it simply bad luck? Continue reading Hop Press: Total Recall
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I got an email this morning announcing the arrival of Odonata’s Saison and I had to share the news with everyone. Odonata Beer Company is based in Sacramento and is the basically a two man operation. Peter Hoey, formerly of Sacramento Brewing Co., and Rick Sellers, formerly of DRAFT Magazine and Pacific Brewing News, have teamed up for (in my opinion) the most exciting new brewery in California in 2010. Their beer has been trickling out to the masses for a while now, but with the arrival of Saison, they now have their flagship. Please read below for a couple press releases as well as a recipe from the Homebrew Chef. Continue reading Introducing Odonata Beer Company I already announced the news and my thoughts about the Anchor Brewing sale, but if you’d like to hear some responses from local brewers, head on over to the Hop Press for my latest article. Continue reading Hop Press: Reactions to Anchor Brewing’s Sale Just a few short weeks ago, Anderson Valley Brewing Company was sold to Trey White. While the rumors had been going around, it still caught a lot of people off guard. Today, even more shocking news hit the wire as Anchor Brewing Announced its sale to The Griffin Group. Continue reading Anchor Brewing Sold to the Griffin Group The Beer of the Week is always a bit of a struggle for me. Which beer do i choose? Do I have a theme for the week? Can the Beer of the Week be more than just about the beer? In the case, the answer to the last question is yes. My Beer of the Week is Terrapin Beer Company’s Side Project Number 10, Capt’n Krunkles. Continue reading Beer of the Week: Terrapin Beer Co. Side Project No. 10 – Capt’n Krunkles When a brewery is pumping out near 80,000 barrels of beer a year, you would expect them to focus on production. They would have to. Just to reach that amount of beer they would have to brew near 7,000 gallons of beer every day. Even with such demand on their facilities, Lagunitas is brewing numerous one-off beers. Here’s a little sampling of what they’ve been up to lately. Continue reading Lagunitas Happenings It’s been quite a busy week in the beer world. A lot of people have written a lot of good articles on the happenings so I thought I would simply share their links with you so you can make it through this Friday. HAve a good weekend! Continue reading Been a Busy Week Sorry for the delay folks. My DSL modem took a crap over the weekend and I took the opportunity to switch my ISP to my current employer (Sonic.net, you should switch too). Regardless, I had this beer 2 weeks ago and have been wanting to write about it since. While many of us have been busy with SF Beer week this week, a beer that doubles as food and beer is something that can come in handy. And not just any food, this beer has bacon in it, so I present a delayed Beer of the week: Uncommon Brewer’s Bacon Brown. Continue reading Beer of the (Last) Week: Uncommon Brewer’s Bacon Brown Ale January 24, 2010 marks 75 years of beers being sold in cans. While many associate fizzy, yellow lagers with canned beer, the craft beer movement has been embracing this means of distribution more and more lately. So for this Beer Can Appreciation Day I wanted to crack a few cold ones and enjoy some tasty beer that’s packaged in aluminum. Continue reading Beer Can Appreciation Day: 75 Years of Beer in Cans Coming up on their 9 anniversary, Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub in Cloverdale is shaking things up. In the near future look for a new menu, a return of live music and beers from new brewer Tim Gallagher, formerly of Russian River Brewing Company. Continue reading Examiner.com: Changes in Cloverdale |
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