Pacific Brew News

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 [...]

Prohibition. The word for most beer enthusiasts causes one of two reactions. The first is a sort of horrific dream we had, the kind where we almost think it really happened. The second is a roll of the eyes and a sentiment that says, basically, “that’ll never happen”. Well, I don’t think we’ll ever see [...]

Last Sunday, in unplanned fashion as usual, another meeting of some of the S.O.B.E.R participants occurred at my house where some great food (thanks to Jose) and great beer was shared. Planned around tasting the Allagash Hugh Malone and my Belgian Pale Ale homebrew, the day evolved into much more than that. Attending this outstanding [...]

Jesse, you’ll have to pardon me for not going in depth on this – I wouldn’t even know where to begin. Luckily, I have some pictures I can share to give a glimpse into Notoberfest, a food and beer orgy held at Mars Bar in San Francisco, put on by Beer and Nosh and featuring [...]

We beer geeks have discussed beer’s rapid ascent (or slow, depending on what year you started keeping score) in today’s culture. We’ve often longed for beer to be on the table with fine wines, at celebrations like Champagne… well, I think that time has arrived. Check out this photo in the locker room of the [...]

I’ve just re-read the 86 Rules of Boozing from Modern Drunkard, a list that’s been around some years now, but still very much applicable for folks who enjoy sidling up at the bar. I realized today, however, that the list does require some minor additions that take into consideration today’s bar blunders. I’ve been to [...]

PICTURES TO FOLLOW.
Hard to believe some of the stats but beer clearly is a priority in Germany.
It’s that time of year again — the Oktoberfest statistics are in. The two-week beer festival that ended on Sunday saw visitor numbers drop 5 percent due to terrorism fears. But beer consumption was stable at 6.5 million liters. [...]