At the beginning of the month I had the chance to travel to North Carolina and to visit several beer spots in the “Triangle” while there. The first of these was the Carolina Brewery in downtown Chapel Hill. I had spotted the brewery on Franklin Street, Chape Hill’s main street, on my way out of…
Category: Breweries
Anheuser-Busch Brewery – Fairfield
On Super Bowl weekend, taking advantage of the good weather and the fact that famous Clydesdales would be there, Liz and I headed to the Budweiser brewery in Fairfield. Opened in 1976, the Fairfield brewery is one of two Anheuser-Busch breweries in California, and as big as it is -16 roofed acres-, it is the…
1 step forward, 2 steps back
In a month’s time, Contra Costa County has gained a brewery, but lost another plus a tap room. Ale Industries got its start in the county, with its original brewery having been located in wharehouse space next to the MoreBeer! showroom in Concord, where some of guys also worked. After a few good years there,…
Anchor Christmas Ale and Spirit Release
On November 7th I had the opportunity to partake of a VIP brewery tour of Anchor Brewing and Anchor Distilling in San Francisco. The event was Anchor’s 2015 Media Brewery Tour to mark this year’s release of their Winter Wheat Ale and the 2015 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ale, from the brewery, and…