I got some pretty exciting news a few days ago: my friend Luis Castro’s brewery project is a go, and he already has a lease on a location in downtown Martinez (CA). On Friday, I got to check out Del Cielo Brewing Co.’s future digs at the corner of Escobar St. and Estudillo St….
Beer Review: Two Evil Pachamama Porter
In September, I reviewed Muy Malvada Porter, a collaboration brew between Lima’s Cerveceria Barbarian, and the Two Roads and Evil Twin breweries. Muy Malvada was the test brew for a beer which was to be brewed and released in the US this Fall or Winter by Two Roads and Evil Twin. That beer, which is…
San Francisco Beer Week 2017
SF Beer Week, the West Coast’s premier beer fest, is fast approaching. With well over 100 breweries in the greater Bay Area, there will be no dearth of events to choose from, including many pre-fest events in the coming weeks, and additional unofficial ones during the fest week itself. The official schedule of events can…
Arequipa’s “Cerveceria Alemana”
Another piece of brewing memorabilia that I recently acquired is a 111-year old cancelled invoice from the Cervecería Alemana (lit. “German Brewery”), which was located in the southern Peruvian city of Arequipa. The attached voucher is dated 23 August of 1905, and is for 1 dozen bottles of Märzen beer, 1 dozen bottles of Pilsner…