Well, it has been quite a while since I posted anything. I got sick and then busy, what with Thanksgiving thrown in there and a few other things. Pretty much all fun (except for the being sick part) but they kept me busy. I did have a couple of posts in mind, both on beer…
Category: Bay Area Beer
Farm Creek Brewing closing and relocating
Tonight Farm Creek Brewing Co. in Walnut Creek rang “last call” and closed it’s doors to the public for the last time. On Sept. 11th Farm Creek announced the closing: Farm Creek Friends, From the beginning, Farm Creek Brewing has always been about family. And community. We’re proud to be part of an amazing community…
Drake’s Aroma Coma 2x IPA
In July, San Leandro’s Drake’s Brewing Company released their latest edition of Aroma Coma IPA. The company sent me a sample bottle, along with a nifty branded glass to drink it in, which I found waiting for me upon my return from Peru. The 2017 Aroma Coma is double IPA. The brewery press release indicates…
Tasty IPA
A little over a week ago 21st Amendment Brewery in San Leandro (CA) released the latest in its “Insurrection” series, an IPA brewed in collaboration with and named after homebrewer Mike McDole, aka “Tasty”. As explained in the brewery’s press release: At one point, Mike “Tasty” McDole was just a mild-mannered home brewer who stumbled…