Exploring Craft Beer and Homebrew in Peru (Country Code 51) and the USA (Country Code 1)
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…
About a week and a half ago, took advantage of invitation to attend an Autumn Beer Tasting Session led by Dane Volek, Anchor’s Pilot Brewer at Anchor Public Taps. Up until now Anchor’s tap room has not been generally open to the public, and the only way to taste Anchor beer at the brewery was…
Last weekend, on my way to Dobbins for the Northern California Homebrewers Festival (NCHF), I stopped for lunch at Sutter Butter Brewing, in Yuba City. Founded in 2011 in downtown Yuba City, Sutter Buttes is, as far as I can discern, that city’s only commercial brewery, and I know it to be a frequent stop…
A few days ago my wife, my cousins, and I headed over to Cervecería +51 in Lima’s Jesús María district. Cervecería +51 is a small brewpub on a side street not far from Jesús María’s plaza and central market. It occupies the space vacated by Jaya Brew and there are still a few relics from Jaya…