Pacific Brew News

I received this press release from my friend Glynn Phillips, owner of Sacramento’s oldest producing brewery – Rubicon. Last year Rubicon celebrated 20 years of brewing, this month they celebrate their 3,000th batch.
A Tiny Bit of HistoryWhen the Great American Beer Festival introduced the American IPA category (1989), the gold medal went to Rubicon Brewing. [...]

Bubby from Brain Gravy posted this picture today and I couldn’t help but love it. With his permission I now get to share it with you.

In an earlier post about Greenhouse Restaurant I mentioned I didn’t know who the brewer there was. Turns out it is none other than Kevin Pratt, one of the world’s few Grand Master Judges for the BJCP and manager at Folsom’s homebrew shop, Brewmeister. In his free time he also heads the Gold Country Brewers [...]

Last night Tracy and took a break from the norm to help Scott Cramlet, head brewer at Rubicon Brewing for the last 19 years, remove stems from cherries. The fruits came from a farm in the Sierra Nevada foothills and are of the Montmorency variety, the tart cherries. These are for Scott’s High Mountain Cherry [...]

I received a list of events that will move Oregon Craft Beer Month along and wanted to pass it to you. If you’re in the region, stop in at one of these parties and lift a pint in celebration of the state’s great beer scene.
Oh, just so you know, this is a long freaking [...]

I wanted to make sure folks in the Sacramento region knew that Monday, June 30th, the Sacramento Brewing Company’s “Oasis” (Madison and Sunrise) will be pouring some hopped up delights.

Peterson’s Pride: I know Peter has changed this brew a bit, but if it’s anything like it was last year, you can expect it to be [...]

Tonight I took my wife, Tracy, out for dinner. She made it clear she wanted something light, low-cost and good, then suggested that we check out a new place in town she’d heard about from co-workers. After work we made our way to Greenhouse Restaurant in Roseville, Calif., and were delighted with the menu items [...]

This will no doubt be making its way around beer blogs everywhere, how can it not? The state of California (my home state) is moving forward with a plan that presumes all alcohol sold in the state that is NOT WINE must be a distilled spirit and taxed accordingly (read, up the wazoo!). This, [...]

Naturally I am writing here without any of the pertinent facts or real information…save for the fact that I just want to say “way to go Tracy” on reaching one of your life’s goals. A masters degree (MBA, UC Davis) is just not something any ole Joe Schmo can claim to have achieved. But now [...]

I received this from Gary Juels, the head brewer at Mary’s Pizza Shack in Roseville Calif., in response to an earlier post I did after my first visit. This is his introduction and background, thought you might be interested.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gary Juels Head Brewer for Mary’s Pizza [...]