La Cantina Brewing Company is one of Salinas’ newest breweries (the other being Brew-N-Krew Alehouse, which just opened). La Cantina is located at the north end of the historic part of downtown, half a block from the National Steinbeck Center, in the former home of the Monterey Coast Brewing Co. La Cantina is a Mexican-American…
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Bay Area Brewers Guild releases specially-curated SFBW 12-Packs
The Bay Area Brewers Guild is releasing a series of specially-curated 12 packs representing what Bay Area craft beer community has to offer. The Guild is also partnering with Half Time Beverage to handle distribution and enable shipping to more than 30 states. The series of mixed packs, to be released periodically throughout 2022, will…
Update: Fort Point Valencia taproom reopening
Fort Point Valencia, Fort Point Brewing’s taproom in San Francisco’s Mission district, has reopened. The taproom, which launched in the Fall of 2019 but soon was soon closed due to the COVID pandemic, reopened on Weds., Feb 9th, just in time for San Francisco Beer Week. The reopening will be marked with an event today,…
San Francisco Beer Week is back! … but with a twist
Yes, after being cancelled for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco Beer Week returns this year, from February 11th to the 20th. However, it does so in a somewhat more muted fashion. Given that the pandemic is not over and some restrictions remain in place on large indoor gatherings, the opening gala…