Exploring Craft Beer and Homebrew in Peru (Country Code 51) and the USA (Country Code 1)
Yes, after being cancelled for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco Beer Week returns this year, from February 11th to the 20th. However, it does so in a somewhat more muted fashion. Given that the pandemic is not over and some restrictions remain in place on large indoor gatherings, the opening gala…
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,…
After sampling some lovely offerings from breweries around the area, I finished out my SF Beer Week experience by making the pilgrimage to Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa from some of the celebrated Pliny the Younger. First brewed in 2005, Pliny the Younger triple IPA has been released for two weeks only each year,…
Last Friday I got to attend the SF Beer Week Opening Gala again, courtesy of the SF Bay Area Brewers Guild. Once again, it was a blast; a true showcase of the greater Bay Area’s best brews and breweries, and a testament to why the Bay Area is a leader in the US craft beer…