Driving around the California foothills and Gold Country offers an entirely different perspective of this state. There are many small towns that echo the past of the 1800’s, including the gold rush, the logging boom, the thriving fruit industry, and birth of the western railroads. And now there’s an expanding beer industry. I managed to…
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Driving up the western shore of Lake Tahoe from South Lake Tahoe will eventually bring you to Tahoe City. Tahoe City is a nice place to visit or just stop for lunch. The Tahoe Mountain Brewing Company Brewpub is conveniently located on Lake Boulevard and offers food, beer, and a nice view of the lake….
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South Lake Tahoe straddles the California and Nevada state line. The California side offers hiking and bike trails, swimming and boating, skiing, climbing, and tons of other activities. The Nevada side offers all of the same plus casinos for gambling. There are also 3 breweries in the immediate Lake Tahoe area. The Brewery at Lake…
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Having made our way through Sequoia National Forest, we traveled to Clovis, CA to meet friends and spend the night. There were no plans to visit any breweries in the Clovis area, but I brought craft beer to share. That evening we enjoyed Mike Hess Brewing Anno Quatro and Anderson Valley Brewing Heelch O’Hops. Both…
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I’m on the road again with my lovely wife to seek out and visit breweries throughout the Pacific Northwest. We are also visiting some spectacular natural sites, including Sequoia National Forest, Yosemite, and Lake Tahoe for starters. We left last Tuesday (2 September) for Sequoia National Forest. Sequoias are the largest trees in the world…
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Last night I traveled to The Globe Gastropub in Garden Grove for the unique opportunity to try Chimay Première (aka Chimay Red) on draft. Chimay is the brand name for a set of “Trappist beers” brewed by the Cistercian monks at Notre-Dame de Scourmont Abbey, Belgium and Chimay Première is the flagstaff of three beers…
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