Pacific Brew News

I’m a big fan of folk and bluegrass music, along with the old outlaw country and rock musicians like Waylon Jennings. It should come as no surprise then that I was among the first in my area to see Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges in the theater when it came out last week – an [...]

What happens when a previously planned S.O.B.E.R Barley Wine Tasting event gets postponed at the 23rd hour? In this case, 6 of the available members (Mike, Jeff, Jose, Lisa , Bob and later Mike’s wife Teri) get together and taste a variety of other beers. Since the cellars of Big Mike and Bob Silva always [...]

If you live anywhere around Sacramento and have some time to kill over the holidays, might we suggest checking out Folsom’s newest beer joint, Samuel Horne’s Tavern? Opened just over a month, this place has everything you’d hope for in a local pub – great beer at a great price, complemented by a simple and [...]

On December 17th at 5PM, PBN friend, and brewer extraordinaire, Brian Ford will be holding a vertical tasting of his Old Prospector Barleywine at his brewery, the Auburn Alehouse. An 8oz snifter of each of the 07, 08 and just released 09 Barleywines will be available for $15. Old Prospector is always a treat and [...]

Guess what. It’s that time of year again. We’re staring down the barrel at Thanksgiving, followed by Christmas and the New Year. Each of these holidays carry with them a big and special meal, often complete with sweet, savory and flavorful dishes. Many families will gather ahead of dinner to watch the NFL games, catch [...]

Each year the fine folk at Rubicon Brewing Company, in Sacramento, put on an anniversary celebration that doubles as an IPA festival known as Hoptoberfest. This year represents the 22nd year in operation for the Capital’s longest-running brewery and comes on the heels of yet another major award in the country’s largest beer competition, the [...]

Long time readers know my love of all things HomeBrew Chef – the meals he puts on, his ability to pair dishes with obscure brews, the whole package that is Sean Paxton is very impressive. So it should come as no surprise that when it came to making our Thanksgiving turkey, I looked to him [...]

Posted by Jeff Barber
And pigs are flying too!
Actually, it’s true. While at Chef’s Table for my usual Wednesday night visit, Chef David pulled a very interesting looking bottle of beer out of his refrigerator. Bottled and corked in the larger 750ML bottle, it was a Barley Wine from Cucapa Brewing in Baja, Mexico. Opened in [...]

I’ve heard from a few people in person and online that there’s a hollow spot in the week where Trivia Night used to be – now that Sacramento Brewing is closed. Well, good news for those of you interested, the master of Trivia Night (Chris himself) will be hosting Trivia Night in the same format [...]

This is a hard story to write, it’s too close to home. Workers and patrons at Sacramento Brewing Company discovered today that Sacramento Brewing Company has officially closed. For us at PBN we’ve come to truly appreciate the beers put out from this location over the past couple of years, under the watchful eye of [...]