Recently I came across a blog post which mentioned that Mexico’s Grupo Modelo and Heineken, who has stopped brewing on March 30th, were saying that, with Mexican federal guidelines coming out, they were now ready to resume production as soon as June 1st. Naturally, the brewing shut down in Mexico has hurt all sectors of…
Spencer Trappist Ale
Today, I am writing about Spencer Trappist Ale, a beer that I had been curious to try since I first learned about it four years ago. Spencer Trappist Ale is brewed by the monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachussetts. The brothers of St. Joseph’s follow the Rule of St. Benedict and are part…
When faced with COVID-19, craft beer community steps up
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads across the globe, people are being forced to alter their lifestyles as governments scramble to devise appropriate responses. Here in the United States, as has been amply discussed in the media, the Federal government has been slow to address the pandemic, leaving state and local governments, and individual businesses, institutions,…
Finishing Beer Week with PTY
After sampling some lovely offerings from breweries around the area, I finished out my SF Beer Week experience by making the pilgrimage to Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa from some of the celebrated Pliny the Younger. First brewed in 2005, Pliny the Younger triple IPA has been released for two weeks only each year,…