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…
Category: Bay Area Beer
Wondrous Brewing Co. (Emeryville, CA)
After a COVID shut down-imposed delay, Wondrous Brewing Co. finally opened its doors to the public on May 12th. To say that it’s been a much-anticipated event may be a bit of an understatement. Wondrous is the brainchild of an acquaintance of mine, Wynn Whisenhunt -at one time we were both part of the same…
Women in Brewing: Hedwig Sprung, California Bootlegging Homebrewer
In the middle of the southern portion of San Francisco Bay in California sits the ghost town of Drawbridge. Now quietly sinking into the mud of the bay’s tidal flats, Drawbridge was once a vibrant little community full of colorful characters. A collection of dwellings that grew up spontaneously around the South Pacific Coast Railway’s…
‘Tres Diablos” by Danville Brewing Co.
Today’s review is of Tres Diablos triple IPA by Danville Brewing Co. (Danville, California). Tres Diablos is a beer released every February, timed to coincide with Beer Week. Tres Diablos pours with a nice dense head, with multiply-sized bubbles, that takes a while to subside. It is a clear, translucent beer, and, from the can,…