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…
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Russian River to delay Pliny the Younger release
On January 12th Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo, founders and owners of Russian River Brewing Co., posted on social media announcing that the 2022 release of Pliny the Younger, which usually takes place at the beginning of February, is to be postponed. The official announcement on the brewery’s website notes that Sonoma County is experiencing a…
Barbarian’s Plan B 004
Plan B is a series of special-production “experimental craft beers” beers released once a year in large-format 750 ml bottles by Lima’s Cervecería Barbarian. In this post I review Barbarian’s 2020 release, Plan B 004. Plan B 004, released on 21 December 2020, is a Belgian-style tripel made by innoculating a batch of Barbarian’s Belga…
Jingle Brüe, by Brüeprint Brewing Co. (Apex, NC)
Jingle Brüe is Brüeprint’s holiday seasonal offering. It is a spiced winter amber ale that checks in at 5.1% abv and 31 IBU. In the glass, Jingle Brüe is a dark gold to light amber color with a nice rocky head that hangs around for a while. It is a really clean beer, with great…