Exploring Craft Beer and Homebrew in Peru (Country Code 51) and the USA (Country Code 1)
Braupakt is a collaboration brew between Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, considered the world’s oldest extant brewery, and California craft-brew pioneers, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Braupakt, in fact, literally means “brewing pact”. Released in the US this past Spring, Braupakt is a limited-edition brew. (I am reviewing a sample bottle I received from the PR company.) Braupakt…
A few days ago my wife, my cousins, and I headed over to Cervecería +51 in Lima’s Jesús María district. Cervecería +51 is a small brewpub on a side street not far from Jesús María’s plaza and central market. It occupies the space vacated by Jaya Brew and there are still a few relics from Jaya…
Figueroa Mountain Brewing is a family-owned craft brewery located in Buellton, CA, with six taprooms along the south-central coast: in Buellton, Arroyo Grande, Los Olivos, Santa Barbara, and Westlake Village. I was happy to be given the chance to sample some beers by Figueroa Mountain Brewing, who, last week, sent me a couple of bottles…
Elkhorn Slough Brewing Co. is one of a growing number of breweries ringing the wide half-moon arc of Monterey Bay. Located in a semi-industrial neighborhood on the northern outskirts of Watsonville, it is a surprisingly cozy place given its surroundings. There are several couches and armchairs arranged between the no-frills bar and the space given…