Pacific Brew News

- Written by Jeff Barber
On Tuesday, January 20th, BJ’s Brewery Restaurant in Roseville held their Imported Winter Warmer Beer Dinner. Not having attended a beer dinner previously (and always wanting to), I rounded up my friend and beer aficionado, Jose, and drove over to BJ’s for what promised to be a night of good beer [...]

- Written by Mark “The Beer Geek” Zahn
The past year really provided some fantastic brews. In the following few lines, I’d like to share with you some of the more interesting beers my palate enjoyed.
The Schneider-Brooklyner Hopfen Weisse is a superb brew. Basically, it’s a light-colored Weissbock with some big-time strength – something [...]

- Written by Mike Sober (AKA The Hop Hunter)
During the Holiday season I spent a few days in the East Bay area and had the opportunity to finally visit Pacific Coast Brewing in downtown Oakland. As is somewhat evident in the photo, the Brewery is housed in a historic Oakland building dating from 1876 [...]

Yes, this is Pacific BREW News, but given that many of us who like a good brew also have the capacity to take a moment to enjoy better food, I figured you wouldn’t mind a diversion now and then. With that in mind we’ll start doing some foodie items from time to time, with cheese [...]

I made a quick stop in this past weekend to our local BJs brewery and restaurant for dinner and drinks with Tracy. While there I saw adverts for a Winter Welcome Beer Dinner coming up soon and I wanted to pass along the details for you.
Date: January 20, 2009Cost: $30Location: BJs in Roseville (Galleria/E. Roseville [...]

It’s been just over a year since Manderes in Folsom opened with an impressive selection of taps, bottles and grub to satisfy an eager beer-loving population. Brent and David have, since then, won many honors and awards in the region. Given they were the only game in town for good beer, it wasn’t a surprise. [...]

I won’t make this a very long post, but yesterday (Jan. 4, 2009) was the last day The Oasis was open to the public. They are working now on transferring beer and equipment to Sacramento Brewing’s primary location in Sacramento, on the corner of Fulton and Marconi. While the writing has been on the walls [...]

It was a fast-paced 2008 for us at PBN – and in the second half of the year that really impacted our ability to blog, record shows and update our website. I’m actually pretty bummed about the neglect I’ve shown you all, and this sight that I have been awfully partial to. I’m not the [...]