Pacific Brew News

I’m drinking a black IPA as I type this. Sadly that’s only making me frustrated. You see, IPAs are beautiful drinks when done right. They should have a hefty hop presence, that much we know, but after that it seems we lose focus. Strange as it may sound, even the word “hoppy” is one of [...]

The 2010 State Fair Craft Beer results are in and Sudwerk from Davis took top honors this year with their Marzen taking Best of Show. Other BOS notables were as follows.
1st Honorable Mention BOS – Triple Rock IPAX
2nd Honorable Mention BOS – Lightning Brewery Elemental Pilsner
3rd Honorable Mention BOS – Fox Barrel Mulled Cider (Seriously, in a beer competition?)
4th Honorable Mention BOS [...]

By Jeff Barber
Last weekend, my wife and I decided to take advantage of the great weather and do some walking on the trails in Folsom. We rewarded ourselves with lunch and a good beer or two at Samuel Horne’s. Afterward, since Becky really prefers wine, we decided to stop in The Cellar Wine and Cheese [...]

2010 WEST COAST BREWFEST
Commercial Competition Awards
stout
1. Deschutes Obsidian Stout, Bend OR
2. Lost Coast Eight Ball, Eureka CA
3. Auburn Alehouse Kill Kenny, Auburn CA
wheat
1. Grand Teton Tail Waggin’ Double White, Victor ID
2. Sam Adams Dunkelweiss, Boston MA
3. Pyramid Haywire, Berkeley CA
 fruit beer
1. Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat, Eureka CA
2. Uncommon Brewers Rubidus Red Ale, Santa Cruz CA
3. [...]

Depending on the number of entries, categories can be mixed, e.g., American and British styles, but beers are judged per the style guidelines for the style they are entered in.
Part I (additional results to be posted in Part 2)
light lager
1. Sudwerk Pilsner, Davis CA
2. Sudwerk Maibock, Davis CA
3. Sudwerk Helles, Davis CA 
dark lager
1. Sudwerk Marzen, [...]

By Jeff Barber
Judging for 2010 West Coast Brewfest is now over. Results will be forth coming soon I’m sure but I wanted to share a few thoughts about this year’s events and judging in general.
 It was held last Sunday (May 2) at Pangaea Café in Sacramento, a new venue for our local judging events. While [...]

We’ve loaded the audio from our Epic IPA Festival that took place at Big Mike’s house a few weeks back. Check your iTunes feed or listen to it directly with the link below. Lots of fun! Thanks to the Sober’s for hosting this truly epic event! Let us know what you think.
PBN/SOBER Group Epic IPA [...]

The 2010 Epic IPA Fest podcast is now available. You can find it at www.pacificbrewnews.libsyn.com. It’s in an “open mic” format allowing for a variety of conversations on the IPAs and Double IPAs judged and enjoyed.

I’m not going to give an opinion here, but rather encourage everyone that reads these words to take a few minutes to watch this video about the legal drinking age in America & start conversations with friends, coworkers & family. This covers a pretty serious issue and the video is very well done, balanced and [...]

I’ve been to a lot of beer dinners over the years, seen the best folks have to offer and have finally gained the confidence required to make a beer dinner all my own. What’s funny about the whole process is the fact that anyone, really, can do this – it’s EASY! Sure, you could shell [...]