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Beers of the Week: Mavericks Session Ales

By Jason Henry Mon., May 20 2013 at 3:35 PM

Categories: Beer

This week we're continuing our coverage of full-flavored, lower alcohol brews in honor of Session Beer Month. Today's serendipitous 80+ degree weather is a perfect example of why we need well-crafted beers with a manageable alcohol content for long afternoon sessions and outdoor activities. Get yourself to a patio, crack open a refreshing brew, and read about a new brewery with some serious pedigree.

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Beer of the Week, Half Moon Bay Brewing, Mavericks

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City Beer Store Celebrates 7 Years

By Jason Henry Fri., May 17 2013 at 1:40 PM

Categories: Beer

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City Beer Store's impressive bottle selection.

Between Bay to Breakers and Maker Faire, there's a lot going on this weekend. For those of you with a child-like sense of whimsy but a distaste for huge crowds, there's a 7-year old's birthday party that we think you'll enjoy. On Saturday, City Beer Store celebrates its 7th Anniversary with the release of a new beer from a wildly popular brewery. It'll be just like the parties of your youth, only boozier!

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Beer, City Beer Store

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Beer of the Week: Drake's Alpha Session

By Jason Henry Mon., May 13 2013 at 3:40 PM

Categories: Beer

Jason Henry

Last week we introduced you to the newly minted Session Beer Month, a celebration of flavorful brews with low alcohol content. Despite restrained ingredient additions, the new generation of session brews don't taste like your father's bland lawnmower beer. In fact, some flavorful, classic beer styles are being resurrected under the session beer moniker.

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Drake's Brewing, Session Beer

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Where To Celebrate Session Beer Month in the Bay Area

By Jason Henry Wed., May 8 2013 at 4:55 PM

Categories: Beer

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Full Sail's Session lager is brewed in Oregon, but there are plenty of good local options as well.

Don't get us wrong, we love big, bold, "extreme" beers as much as the next beer geek. That being said, sometimes you just want to have a few beers with friends on a sunny afternoon without losing the ability to walk or speak English. For the last couple years, the pendulum has been swinging back in the direction of so-called "session beers" -- lower ABV options that ideally save your sobriety without sacrificing flavor.

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Drake's Brewing Co., Session Beer

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Beer of the Week: Prairie Artisan Ales 'Merica Is Great For a Warm Day

By Jason Henry Fri., May 3 2013 at 1:30 PM

Categories: Beer

Jason Henry

Oklahoma is known for many things, not the least of which include great barbeque and a musical about a "surrey with a fringe on top." Compared to California, however, the region hasn't typically been known as a hotbed for craft brewing. Prairie Artisan Ales, however, are aiming to change that notion.

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How To Give Your Beer Taste Buds a Workout

By Anna Roth Thu., May 2 2013 at 3:25 PM

Categories: Beer

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How good are you at tasting beer? How well do you know your own palate? Give it a tune-up with this new beer tasting workout guide published in Food & Wine by Magnolia Brewing's Dave McLean points out.

In it, he gives helpful exercises for upping your tolerance for bitterness (the dominant flavor of hops; it involves grapefruit juice and water in increasing proportions), pairing hop flavors and aromas with beers (for that, you will need to gather fresh pine needles, just-picked grass, and freesia; good thing it's spring), and determining how malty you like your beer (go brew some coffee, toast some bread, and buy some Whoppers and English toffee).

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Golden Road Brewing Soft-Launches in S.F.

By Jason Henry Thu., Apr. 25 2013 at 8:00 AM

Categories: Beer

Golden Road Brewing

Golden Road Brewing is doing something right. In the blink of an eye the operation became LA's largest craft brewery, and the first in the area to put their brews in cans. The crew has colonized Los Angeles, garnering a reputation as the fastest growing craft brewery in the country. With SoCal on board, Golden Road is turning its eye to the Bay Area. Which, as it turns out, is a homecoming of sorts.

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Beers of the Week: New Coffee Beers from Stone Brewing

By Jason Henry Mon., Apr. 22 2013 at 9:25 AM

Categories: Beer

File Under: things that get you buzzed. Like many folks, you might be a slave to chemical rituals. Caffeine in the morning, and booze at night. In the name of efficiency, we recommend combining the two at every opportunity. If you mean business, and want two buzzes in one (no, they don't cancel each other out...), then Stone Brewing has two new beers that are pertinent to your interests.

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Become a Homebrewer at 18 Reasons

By Jason Henry Wed., Apr. 17 2013 at 10:30 AM

Categories: Beer

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"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." The saying can also be applied to learning the arts of homebrewing, except you'll have a lifetime supply of beer. And, you'll never have to worry about seasickness or gutting fish. Now that you're re-thinking your existing hobbies, consider becoming a brewmaster's apprentice at 18 Reasons.

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18 Reasons, Mission Gastroclub

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Drink Beers from the Cask at Triple Rock's Firkin Fest

By Jason Henry Fri., Apr. 12 2013 at 1:50 PM

Categories: Beer, Berkeley

Have you ever been to Toronado or Magnolia and seen a bartender pulling away at an antique-looking contraption rather than simply nudging a tap handle? If so, you had a front-row seat to traditional cask (or "firkin") beer service. Common in British pubs, the service of "real ale" via handpump is a time-honored tradition carried out at a smattering of Bay Area bars. On Saturday, Triple Rock offers up their annual one-stop cask beer learning experience.