It’s October, and along with the appearance of pumpkin spice-flavored beers –which some would consider a curse– the month also brings with it what most would agree is a boon: the release of festbiers. That being the case, today we have a run down on a trio of California festbiers, which we are certain you…
Category: California
Dokkaebier Hallertau Blanc IPA (Batch 22)
For a lat-in-the-day International Beer Day, and belated IPA Day, post we are taking a look at Dokkaebier’s Hallertau Blanc IPA (Batch #22). Dokkaebier is an “Asian inspired” craft brewery based in San Francisco. From what I understand, it does not have a physical plant of its own, but rather, brewer and founder Youngwon Lee…
Buck Wild Brewing (Oakland, CA)
Buck Wild is one of a number of breweries that have opened in recent years in Oakland’s Jack London Square district. I had been interested in trying it since I met the owner, Mike Bernstein, a few years ago at a beer festival. That was well before they opened, but the beer he was pouring…
Rivet Double Red IPA by Fort Point
Today I’m reviewing Fort Point Brewing’s Rivet Double Red India Pale Ale. Rivet, named after the thousands of hand-placed rivets that hold the Golden Gate Bridge together, is the second in Fort Point’s Limited Release series of one-and-done beers. The 9% abv, 75 IBUs red DIPA was released on June 3rd, and I am reviewing…