Nearly a year ago we came to Northern California’s wine country as it grappled with disaster. We bore witness to longtime partners and friends as they told their stories of devastation and tragedy. We saw the threat of the growing flames and felt for the anxieties of a community we’ve grown to love. When the… [Read More]
The Hoppy Difference: A Break Down of IPA Styles
You’ll find it in almost every craft brewery in the country. The IPA is a widely popular genre of the beer industry, famous for its bold hoppy flavor and the seemingly endless potential to creatively manipulate and push a beer’s ingredients to the limit. Born centuries ago during the age of British colonialism at its… [Read More]
Pucker Up: 4 Awesome Breweries Rocking the Sour Scene
Love them or hate them there’s no doubt that sours have risen to prominence in the craft beer world. According to the Brewer’s Association the US sold an estimated 45,000 cases of sour beer in 2015. A year later and those sales more than quintupled to over 245,000 cases. Brewing sours is its own precise… [Read More]
6 Delicious Stouts to Warmup With This Winter
1. Fair Winds Oatmeal Stout Boatyard Brewing Co. Kalamazoo, Michigan Wedged between three of the Great Lakes, the crew at Boatyard Brewing Company is no stranger to long, frigid windy winters. The cozy brewery is home to one of the most extensive lists of rotating porters and stouts I’ve seen, backed up with a thorough… [Read More]
Paving the Way With Beer at Three Weavers Brewing Company
Inglewood, California: The sky was ablaze above Inglewood. Bright crimson and pink hues lit the horizon as the sun sank out of sight into the Pacific Ocean. Climbing a short set of wooden steps I stood on the deck of Three Weavers Brewing Company. Long strands of dimly lit bulbs criss crossed over my head…. [Read More]
5 Must-Stop Breweries On the San Diego Beer Trail
California holds the title of being home to the most craft breweries in the country. San Diego is undoubtably at the heart of it all. Craft breweries seemingly line the streets and neighborhoods of this California craft epicenter. The city harbors some of the best craft beer in the industry and it can be overwhelming… [Read More]
Sonoma Pride: Russian River Brewing Company Brews For Wildfire Relief
Santa Rosa, California: It was a typical sunny California afternoon. Clear blue skies, sunshine rays glinting off the windows of shops in downtown Santa Rosa. A light breeze rustled sidewalk shrubs making the warm day all the more pleasant. Only a week ago the scene on this same street was a much different one. Blue… [Read More]
Wine Country Burning: Through the Eyes of a Claims Response Team
It’s human nature. When one first steps foot into a disaster zone a single thought occupies the forefront of the mind. How can I help? As we emerged into the heart of Northern California’s Napa Valley we began encountering the scenes of human triumph and tragedy and that defining question of how to help gradually… [Read More]
Benchmark Brewing Company: Where the Beer Does the Talking
San Diego, California: In the soft florescent light the high rows of wooden rafters seemed to glow. Long cords hung down from the ceiling branching off into hanging bundles of flashlights, casting their stronger light down onto the bar. They accented wooden signs of hiking symbols; stick-figured campground insignia and trail blazes. It all came… [Read More]
Delicious Beer and Ground Breaking Innovation at Duck Foot Brewing Company
San Diego, California: Duck Foot Brewing Company’s bar was cast in a moody light. Looking down at the slab of wood holding my neat row of tasters the warm afternoon sun illuminated each glass from a nearby window. It set the colors of each beer aglow giving them new vibrance. Shiny ambers, crimson reds, and… [Read More]
