Craft beer is now a $6.5-billion industry in California – LA Times

There are now more than 550 craft breweries operating in California and the number just keeps going up. Statistics from the California Craft Brewers Assn. illustrate just how much the industry is growing. Source: Craft beer is now a $6.5-billion industry in California – LA Times

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Help Make Stone Xocoveza Mocha Stout A Yearly Release

I recently published a conversation with Chris Banker – creator of a beer that was the winner of Stone Brewery’s 2014 American Hombrewers Association-sanctioned homebrew competition. As the competition winner, the beer was commercially produced (with minor collaborative adaptations by Stone Brewing and Cervecería Insurgente) and released in 2014 as a collaboration beer known as…

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Barrels of Fun at Firkfest 2015 #firkfest15

Five hundred enthusiastic real ale drinkers frolicked at the sold-out Firkfest this past Saturday.  Founded by Gregory Nagel, Firkfest is Orange County’s premiere cask-conditioned ale festival. What is cask ale? Cask-conditioned beer is a natural, living product.  At the end of the production process the beer is not filtered, pasteurized or artificially carbonated. It’s placed…

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FirkFest 2015 is Almost Here!

This year marks the first time I will be able to attend FirkFest in Orange County and I’m excited.  FirkFest 2015 will be held on Saturday, March 21st in Anaheim, CA. Over 50 casks of beer from 30+ of SoCal’s best breweries will be tapped in Anaheim’s Farmers Park.  Attendees will be able to sample…

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Artifex Brewing Announces Grand Opening – @artifexbrewing

Artifex Brewing Company announced their official grand opening in San Clemente will be held on 15 November (Saturday) from noon to 6pm.  There will be beer, food, and live music. The brewery has actually been open since early August, but this Grand Opening event will celebrate the occasion. Hope to see you there!  

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Mount Shasta’s Realm

Mount Shasta is a volcanic mountain located at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. The mountain towers to 14,179 feet in elevation. Its prominent features dominate the surrounding area of farms, ranches, and forests for many miles. Native Americans considered this mountain a sacred site and the mountain is still…

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