Wow! The Celebrator is turning thirty! Established in 1988 as the California Celebrator, and now officially titled Celebrator Beer News, it has indeed been a fixture of the California craft beer community. I have personal fondness for the Celebrator going back to the mid- to late-1990s, when I started homebrewing. The local homebrew supply store…
Category: California
Five Suns Brewing (Martinez, CA)
Last weekend I had the opportunity to check out the digs for Five Suns Brewing in downtown Martinez (California). Five Suns is the brainchild of five friends (though I think a couple of ’em might be brothers) who decided to open a brewery together. By putting in a great deal of “sweat equity” into their…
Black Diamond Brewing Co.
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…
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…