I chose to mark IPA Day with a triple IPA by Strike Brewing, from San Jose (California). Triple Play is part of Strike’s regular line up of beers. Unlike other breweries, who release triple IPA’s only once or twice a year, Strike makes Triple Play available year-round. When poured into the glass, Triple Play offers…
Category: California
Anchor To Slash Nat’l Sales and Kill-Off Beloved Christmas Ale
On June 10th the San Francisco Chronicle revealed that iconic Anchor Brewing Company would halt nation-wide distribution of its beers. It’s a surprising move, but understandable given the economic realities of the beer market which has seen craft beer sales slow and the sector’s market share decline for the first time in many years, at…
Big Chicken
Unfortunately circumstances are such that I am not able to take part in any of SF Beer Week‘s activities, but I did manage to sneak in a taste of Big Chicken on Friday at Hops & Scotch, in Walnut Creek. Big Chicken is a double IPA released every year to coincide with SF Beer Week…
“This Beer Creates Opportunity”: Bay Area Brewers Guild’s special colab brew for Beer Week
SF Beer Week starts this Friday! Again this year, rather than the single big gala kickoff event in San Francisco, the Bay Area Brewers Guild will be putting on five regional SF Beer Week Kick-Off Parties. What is even more different this year is that rather than each region presenting a signature brew for Beer…