Exploring Craft Beer and Homebrew in Peru (Country Code 51) and the USA (Country Code 1)
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…
Just a few images from my visit to Faction Brewing in Alameda on June 3rd.
Today I made my way over to Benicia to try the offerings at Brüehol Brewing. Brüehol Brewing was established in Benicia in 2014 by Mark Keller, Mark Ristow, and Steve Nortcutt, but opened its tap room only three weeks ago. I was eager to get there because Mark R. and Steve used to be homebrewers…
I recently visited Triple Rock Brewery in Berkeley for the first time. Considering how long I’ve lived in the Bay Area, how much time I’ve spent in Berkeley, and that the brewery has been around since 1986 -making it one of the earliest modern microbreweries in the area- it’s just ridiculous that I had…