Category: CALIFORNIA

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Cooperage Brewery and Peloton Culinary Team up to Raise$17,000 for Sonoma County Fire Victims

December 21, 2017

Cooperage Brewery and Peloton Culinary & Catering teamed up to organize and dinner and raffle for fire relief.   Nearly $17,000 was raised in total and the winner of the grand prize raffle item gifted the winnings to a friend who lost his home and business in the fire. Read the full story on Sonoma… Read More Cooperage Brewery and Peloton Culinary Team up to Raise$17,000 for Sonoma County Fire Victims

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Current Changes with Ratebeer.com – What Does it Mean for Craft Breweries and Craft Drinkers?

June 10, 2017

Last October Anheuser-Busch InBev acquired a minority stake in the popular consumer rating/review website RateBeer.com. This acquisition has raised a lot of questions and controversy around special interest and conflict of interest among breweries and press. There have been a lot of streams on Facebook where people are sharing concerns about what will happen to… Read More Current Changes with Ratebeer.com – What Does it Mean for Craft Breweries and Craft Drinkers?

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Russian River Brewing Company Broke Ground in Windsor!

May 22, 2017

WOOT! I am beyond excited for two reasons: I can imagine how important this moment is for Natalie and Vinnie Cilurzo, opening their new brewery completely, 100% on their own without investors, and also, this is less than one mile from my house! I’ll just have to figure in a nice walk before going there… Read More Russian River Brewing Company Broke Ground in Windsor!

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Local Food, Wine, and Craft Beer Events in Sonoma County

April 17, 2017

Just because the rain won’t let up doesn’t mean that should keep you inside! There are so many great events coming up in April and May in Sonoma, here are a few you should put on your radar. APRIL EVENTS St. Florian’s Brewery hosts Trivia Nights: The third Thursday of each month at the brewery in… Read More Local Food, Wine, and Craft Beer Events in Sonoma County

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Bombers, Crowlers & Growlers: How to Take Your Favorite Craft Brews Home

March 2, 2017

Since the dawn of beer, there’s been many ways to serve and store the beloved brew. In historic descriptions of beer drinking, beer was served from communal bowls and ceramic pots. Medieval monks in Europe stored beer in barrels and, after years of trial and error and shattered glass, it was first bottled in glass in… Read More Bombers, Crowlers & Growlers: How to Take Your Favorite Craft Brews Home

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IPA 10K and Beer Mile Invitational – Running with Beer? Yep!

February 28, 2017

On April 15th (just before tax day!) forget about your tax wows and head to the Barlow for the inaugural IPA 10K and Beer Mile Invitational in Sebastopol. This event is put on by Destination Races, the half marathon race experts who started the Wine Country Half Marathon in the heart of Dry Creek and… Read More IPA 10K and Beer Mile Invitational – Running with Beer? Yep!

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Fogbelt Celebrates Third Birthday!

January 16, 2017

Big Brewery Birthday Bash Coming Up in Santa Rosa Fogbelt Brewing Company turns three this year, and the Santa Rosa brewery certainly have a lot to cheer to: a series of great events, an ever busy taproom, a phenomenal chef serving up seasonally inspired dishes and, of course, loads of fantastic beers. To celebrate their… Read More Fogbelt Celebrates Third Birthday!