Every year Russian River Brewing stages what is arguably one of the most anticipated events in the Beer Geek Calendar: the release of one of world’s most famous beers, Pliny the Younger. It probably hardly needs mention by now, but Pliny the Younger is a triple IPA -the world’s first, in fact- which means that…
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A visit to Russian River Brewing’s new Windsor campus
Wrapping up my Winter Break vacation and taking advantage of a sunny day in between bouts of rain, I hopped in the car and made the 1+ hour drive north check out Russian River Brewing’s new digs in Windsor. Maybe “digs” doesn’t quite convey the feel of it. The place is huge. Sitting on a…
Blue Oak Brewing Co. (San Carlos, CA)
I found Blue Oak Brewing more or less by happenstance. Liz and I were at the south end of the SF Peninsula, and having finished an errand, we decided to treat me to a beer before making the long trip back home. We turned to the AHA‘s Brew Guru app and it led us to…
Gilman Brewing (Berkeley, CA)
Over the weekend I stopped in at Gilman Brewing, on Gilman St, in Berkeley. The space is fairly cozy. One is greeted by the taproom immediately upon entering, in a small, low-ceiling foyer, leading onto a passage backed by a long standing bar pushed up against the backside of the fermenters. However, above there is…