Pacific Brew News

This isn’t a review, but an observation and admittedly random post. I’ve been going through the results of the World Beer Cup and comparing winners with last year’s Great American Beer Festival. I’m doing this mainly to see how the two stand up in terms of preference, you can tell a lot about [...]

As I was making my way to Mary’s Pizza Shack in Roseville I wasn’t sure what I would see, but I prepared myself for the worse. I called to try and get some info from the manager, he was cagey to the point I was frustrated, not even going so far as to tell [...]

When I was in San Diego I was happy to finally meet the owner and brewer from Cucapa Brewing in Mexicali, BC, Mexico. I’ve have had some of their beer in the past and each time walked away impressed at how good it was. I admit I have held certain assumptions about the [...]

News out of Southern Oregon’s Mail Tribune says that Cascade Peaks Spirits will begin distribution of it’s organic vodka today. According to the story, the product uses rye from nearby Etna (California). There’s also a bit of info related to the business and finances, the struggles of securing credit from banks due to [...]

Hey, this is the 300th post on this blog! This month is also the one-year anniversary of the blog, even though Pacific Brew News has been online quite a bit longer.
Thanks to everyone of you who have sent us kind emails, left nice comments and have said hello along the way.

For a couple years now I’ve tried to get beer folk to check out Beer Serves America, a site the collects data for the national brewing scene and breaks it up state-by-state. I haven’t done the due-diligence to see who owns BSA, but I suspect there is a natural bias if that were investigated. [...]

It wasn’t that long ago the crew at Pacific Brew News were elated with our new favorite local bar, and it was a wine bar nonetheless! Vino’s opened in 2006 in Roseville, California, as a purveyor of fine wines and great cheese – that was how they billed themselves. Along with that, however, [...]

KVIE, our local PBS affiliate, will be doing a semi-beery show this week on California’s Gold, titled HOPS. The only information I have on this show is from the KVIE website.
The last independent hops grower in California is profiled.
Air Times for KVIE:4/24 @ 9:00 PM4/25 @ 3:00 PM4/26 @ 4:00 AM4/26 @ 4:00 PM4/28 [...]

I just returned from my second beer dinner at Sacramento Brewing Company and the night was lovely. Granted, I believe the first dinner was more solid throughout the experience, but this night rocked.
The highlight of the meal, for me, was our first course, fish that was caught in Hawaii the day before and flown [...]

When: May 24, 1:00-4:30 PMWhere: Raley Field, Sacramento Ca (just off the I-5)Price: $25 in Advance, $30 at the DoorBuy Now!
This is a premier brew festival in Northern California and the proceeds go toward the Northern California Brewers Guild. Last year, in the events inaugural swing, there were more than 30 brewers in attendance. [...]