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CELEBRATING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S CRAFT BEER AND SPIRITS COMMUNITY AND CULTURE

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INVALUABLE BAY AREA DRINKING GUIDE: Over 300 local breweries, cideries, distilleries, tap rooms, and more.

GIN IS IN: Local Distillers Create and Innovate GOING COASTAL: Taking the Booze Trail South KEN WEAVER: The Return of Christian August SUMMERTIME MULES: Local Spins On a Classic DRINKING WITHOUT DRIVING: Bay Area Beer Tours

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THE NAME GAME

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BOOZE & BANTER

Bear Republic and their auto racing connection Alcohol by Volume Celebrating Bay Area’s Craft Beverage Community Beer | Spirits | Cider | Mead

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BOOZE REVIEWS

Oakland Spirits’ Sea Gin is making a splash

17 BOOZE IT YOURSELF Homemade limoncello

18 JUMPIN JUNIPER!

140 Brew Review, Booze Haikus, music pairings, and more CCBA’s Scott Marks on 2019 industry trends.

12 THE RETURN OF CHRISTIAN AUGUST

16 MEET THE MAKER

10 POTABLE NOTABLE

Crawlin’ from Half Moon Bay to Monterey

After a 19-year absence, the brewer is back.

The rise of local hand-crafted gins

20 LOCAL SPIRITS

Ain’t No Cure for the Summertime Mules

21 Cooling Summer Cups 22 LAW OF THE LAND

Spirited legal advice.

Sales & Marketing Christina Strong sales@abvmagazine.com

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Contributing Writers

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GIN IS IN!

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e love us some Northern California born-and-raised craft suds here at ABV magazine. Here’s the thing, though: there is so much good spirits and cider and mead being produced in the greater Bay Area that doesn’t involve hops (though distilling with hops seems to be a rising trend), that being exclusive to beer would mean missing out on all the other boozy bounty out there.

While there are over 300 breweries in the Northern California area (and rising), there are also numerous distilleries, cideries, and a growing handful of meaderies that are producing award-winning stuff.

Keeping that in mind, we take the following pages to focus also on artisan distilleries, spotlighting some great local gins they’ve been creating. We also include a recipe for a perfect Summer Cup, some local takes on the Moscow Mule, and a lot more.

For those who are looking to ABV for their craft beer fix, don’t worry, we got you. Inside you’ll find gobs of stories and reviews – including a pub crawl that will take you from Half Moon Bay to Monterey, with libation destinations along the way.

If that’s not enough goodness for one magazine, we’re also pushing the envelope in our audio department. Let me explain: here at ABV, we believe there is an inherent connection between what you drink and what you listen to. As a result, alongside our reviews as well as with some other stories (along with our podcast, aptly enough titled “The Music and Booze Power Hour Variety Show,” available on iTunes), you’ll see and hear that we’ve paired this brew or drink or spirit with what we think is the perfect song to go with it. It’s all in fun, but we hope next time you have a cold one in your hand, you might pause and think what song you think might go best with what you’re sipping ... and why? (And hey, send us a note at editor@ abvmagazine.com with your pairing!)

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DRINKING without DRIVING

THERE IS A MINI-ECONOMY RISING IN THE BAY AREA OF GUIDED BEER-RELATED TOURS THAT LET YOU GET YOUR [CRAFT] DRINK ON WHILE LEAVING YOUR KEYS AT HOME

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iving in the Bay Area, craft brew lovers are not for lacking when it comes to finding a local brewery or tap room serving up their favorite — whether it be a new hazy IPA, a newly-tapped session, a collab, or a reliable stout. The challenge is trying to make a run of more than one destination — there’s the hassle of driving, parking, and the inevitable moral quandary of driving after drinking (even though you are a very moderate and careful drinker).

Thankfully there has sprung up a side business that caters to your intentions — companies will either cart you around in bus (or train); or, as part of a rising group of “pedal-powered” tours, you can work off your beer calories in transit. Following is a roundup of some drinking — without driving — options for you to consider your next night out and about in the Bay Area.

BAY AREA BREWERY TOURS www.bayareabrewerytours.com Bay Area Brewery Tours offers beer enthusiasts the insiders view of local craft breweries. On the tour you will visit a variety of breweries, each with a character as rich and individual as the beer they make. At the breweries you will taste award-winning beers while learning all about them. Whether you are by yourself or in a large group, Bay Area Brewery Tours has the perfect package for you.

BEER BY BART beerbybart.com Some local geniuses put together an incredibly useful (and regularly updated) list of all the breweries and craft beer bars that are walking distance from a BART station. Create your own selfguided tour, and then get some friends together and plan to knock out different sections each week.

BLUE BREW BUS www.bluebrewbus.com Formed in 2017 by Brian Luke, the Blue Brew Bus (say that five times fast after three pints, lol) offers all-inclusive beer tours in the East Bay. Tours include three breweries, and the costs (usually around $89/person) includes tasting fees,

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Aborad the Sacramento Beer Train.

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a souvenir glass, a private tour, discounts, and tapped beer on the bus. Calling Livermore home, their stomping grounds currently involve home base, San Leandro, and Oakland/Alameda, with some new tours planned soon, including A’s tailgate/ game packages, distilleries, and more.

CALIPARTY BUS calipartybus.com Cali Party Bus offers impressive party buses perfect for Bay Area brewery tours.

If you’re getting a small crew together, opt for the intimate Mercedes Sprinter Limo Bus, which has room for up to fourteen guests. If you’re rolling deep, check out the ultra-luxurious and spacious Tiffany Limo Bus for up to forty four guests. When you book with Cali Party Bus, your limo bus will boast nightclub quality sound and lighting, wet bars, plush wrap-around seating, and more.

SAN FRANCISCO ON TAP www.sfontaptours.com Formed in 2015, San Francisco on Tap offers four-hour walking tours that visit local breweries to sample a variety of craft beer. They pair these beers with a wide variety of talking points to raise your beer IQ as you also learn about the neighborhood you’re exploring with your new drinking buddies.

They currently have three tours, the original two are called Big Sippin’ in SoMa (Saturdays) and Celebrate The Haight (Sundays). These tours visit three breweries, include a brewery tour, and highlight the neighborhood as they walk from one destination to the next. During the week, their Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach tour has become the best way for visiting beer drinkers to learn about San Francisco. Half beer tour, half neighborhood tour, it brings the city alive, while allowing plenty of time to drink and learn about local beer and have fun.

NORTH BAY BREWERY TOURS www.northbaybrewerytours.com North Bay Brewery Tours was started by three craft beer fanatics on a mission to expose people to all the amazing beer brewed locally in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. The company specializes in guided tours of local beer destinations, and is committed to bringing the public to great beer while at the same time keeping tipsy drivers off the road.

SACRAMENTO RIVER TRAIN (Beer Tour) www.sacramentorivertrain.com Sacramento has been witnessing a brewery revival as of late, and the Sacramento River Train, launched in 2005, is one of the most unique ways to take in some of the local craft beers.

Operating year-round, the train offers several themed rides, including a Wild West dinner and the two-and-a-half hour Beer Train. Costing $70/person, guests get a tasting glass, and six pours of their choice while enjoying live music amidst the passing scenery of the local countryside.

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SAN JOSE BREW BIKE www.sanjosebrewbike.com For roughly $35 a seat (private charters available and encouraged), you get to bike around San José, stopping and sampling beers along a two-hour route that includes stops at 55 South, Divine Winery Tasting Room, FountainHead Bar, Ludwig’s German Table, Original Gravity Public House, San Pedro Square Market Bar, Uproar Brewing, and more.

VANTIGO VW BREWERY TOUR www.vantigo.com/tours/brew-tours San Francisco’s craft beer community is a close-knit one, and you’ll experience it like a local on Vantigo’s San Francisco Brewery Tour, powered by fully-restored 1970’s VW Buses (and a newly-restored 1951 Ford F5 Mini bus). With locations currently in San Francisco and Paso Robles, brew tours start at $99/person – private tours also available. One of their most popular packages is the private Highway 1 Beer Tour in Half Moon Bay, where guests cruise down the coast in the VW buses, tasting great beer along the way. The WW2 and Brew tour, out

of Paso Robles, is also a unique tasting experience, combining visiting two breweries and a World War 2 museum, complete with airfield.

VELOCIPEDE TOURS (Oakland Pedal Tours) www.oaklandpedaltours.com Formed in the Spring of 2016, Velocipede offers the Bay Area’s first Beer Bike, taking customers on a pedal-powered beer party. Whether you choose the two- or three-hour ride, you bring the music and your friends as you hop from one stop to the next. The company’s Jack London headquarters has several bikes available that each seat up to fourteen pedal-pumping people. With a one-mile cover radius, guests have more than thirty breweries, bars, wineries, distilleries, and a cider house at their disposal.

Their most popular package is their two-hour tour, which runs $350 for the full bike of up to fourteen people (only $25/person on a full ride). Corporate team-building packages available.

WHOLE BREW WORLD www.wholebrewworld.com Founded in 2015 by Jean Calixto, the Danville-based business has four different tour itineraries available: The Golden West Tour visits three breweries in Oakland and Berkeley; the Blue Collar Tour includes three breweries in Alameda and San Leandro; Valley Tour includes three breweries in Livermore; and, for some exercise, try their Uptown Beer Walk, which includes lunch in a beer garden, two brewery visits, and exploring Oakland’s Uptown district on foot while learning about Oakland’s rich beer history.

All tours include beer tasting, roundtrip transportation, snacks and drinks, a friendly guide, and more. Prices range from $89-$99/per person. A private beer tour is also available offering gourmet boxed meals and a souvenir tote bag.

Seasonal tours also available.

Did we miss anyone? Let us know at editor@abvmagazine.com

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The first VW bus, known as the microbus, came off the production line on March 8, 1950.

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The Name Game

THE STORIES BEHIND THE NAMES BEHIND THE BEER Bear Republic Brewing Company

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t Bear Republic, auto racing is a big part of the brewery’s story — their brewmaster, Richard G. Norgrove, is a longtime fan of the cartoon Speed Racer, and has also been involved in auto racing himeslf. When their flagship Racer 5 IPA was being developed, he wanted to call it Speed Racer, but was unable to. It was released originally as Springtime Strong Ale, and about five versions later, it became Racer 5. A handful of other beers in Bear Republic’s catalog have followed suit with names inspired by auto racing: RACER 5 IPA (American India Pale Ale): Racer 5 IPA is Bear Republic’s flagship beer. This hoppy IPA is a full-bodied beer brewed with malted barley, wheat, and crystal malts. The malt base is designed to highlight the unique floral qualities of Columbus and Cascade hops from the Pacific Northwest.

PETER BROWN TRIBUTE ALE (American Brown Ale): Peter Brown, fondly remembered as their “Million Dollar Salesman,” was Bear Republic’s sales manager for over three years and is missed daily at the Bear since his death in November, 2002.

During his life, Pete was an avid softball player, ranked as one of the top softball players of all time who took his team to a record fifth National Master’s Softball Championship in September 2002, just two months before his passing. In honor of the life of a good friend and an internationally recognized softball pitching ace, Bear Republic released Peter Brown Tribute Ale as a new bottled product in the summer of 2003.

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Their rendition of a strong American brown ale, Peter Brown is balanced with a dark grain blend that is pleasing to the eye and smooth on the palate. We would like to think that Peter Brown, a man who always lived life to the fullest, would be sitting at a bar enjoying a pint of his namesake.

PACE CAR RACER (Session IPA): Hoppy aromas of pine and citrus, with a smooth malt flavor that empties your glass at a speedy pace. Brewed with a high flavor pale ale malt, light Crystal hops, and a touch of rye for a smooth and silky body, this hoppy and quaffable ale is perfect for a hot day at the track or a backyard BBQ. As part of the Racer family, this session IPA is named for both its style and the sport of racing. This beer sets the pace for afternoon drinking, just as the pace car sets the speed on the track.

RACER X (Double IPA): Racer X is an uncommon double India pale ale which puts a California twist on English brewing traditions by adding an assertive hop aroma and bitterness that compliments the firm malt backbone.

This double IPA is named as a compliment to its little brother, Racer 5.

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APEX (Strong IPA): An apex is defined as the highest point; the culmination or climax. In racing, the apex of a turn is approached differently as conditions dictate, but always with a forward-looking mindset. This beer is a culmination of years of brewing and drinking hop forward IPAs. Each year, the hop profile changes slightly, resulting in a new Apex.

The image of a bear on California’s flag goes back to the Bear Flag Revolt, which occurred in June–July, 1846.

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Nick Nguyen (left) and Peter Roehm (right).

LOCATION: Sante Adarius Rustic Ales, Capitola www.rusticales.com

walnut creek, ca www.calicraft.com

NAMES: Nick Nguyen (Fremont) and Peter Roehm (Alamo) WHAT BRINGS YOU TO SANTE ADARIUS? Nick: Wondermutt on tap, Fruit Punch 3 bottle release, and friends!

Peter: Fruit Punch batch 3 bottle release, and Wondermutt on tap. I’m always looking for an excuse to get down to SARA on the rare weekend that I’m free.

WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING AND WHY? Nick: Wondermutt – it’s one of my favorite blends made for the SARA cellar last year.

Peter: Fruit Punch batch 3 — solar flares, obviously DESCRIBE WHAT YOU’RE DRINKING Nick: Perfectly smooth and balanced funk and tart saison. I hope this beer makes it as a regular offering for non-SARA members Peter: Absolutely amazing. Lightly tart, passion fruit and pineapple predominate, but guava takes a backseat. I want to bathe in it.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE FROM SANTE ADARIUS? Nick: Their Saison Bernice farmhouse ale Peter: I would say their barrel-aged Fumare smoked saison/ farmhouse ale is my top choice.

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Capitola is known as the oldest beach resort on the West Coast.

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booze reviews Now

THE 140 BREW REVIEW Capturing the essence of a brew in 140 characters or less. All reviews by discopedro

HOME, SOUR HOME BOURBON BARREL-AGED The Rare Barrel, Berkeley www.therarebarrel.com Style: Sour Ale (5.4% ABV) Just wow! Cinnamon forward, but layers of peaches and vanilla cream rise as it warms.

Nuanced bourbon barrel character takes a back seat. (2017 release.)

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CHUX DIPA Danville Brewing Company, Danville www.danvillebrewing.com Style: Double IPA (8% ABV // 100 IBU) Dank, super-juicy, and well-balanced bitterness. Crisp and clean, and hides the ABV well for a DIPA. Song Pairing: “Kim’s Watermelon Gun,” The Flaming Lips

Song Pairing: “Calling Lightning with a Scythe,” Howlin’ Rain

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WAVE JAMMER Alvarado Street Brewery, Monterey

SWARMBOX Sante Adarius Rustic Ales, Capitola

www.alvaradostreetbrewery.com STYLE: Double IPA (8.1% ABV // 50 IBU)

www.rusticales.com STYLE: Honey Saison, Farmhouse Ale (6.8% ABV)

Chewy, fluffy lupulin magic. Notes of tropical fruit, lemon meringue, and a little bit o’ dank. Twinge of bitter on the finish rounds it out.

Fleshy mouthfeel, slightly acidic. Ripe with notes of grassy wildflower honey. Tart brett funk throughout w/ a passive mineral finish.

Song Pairing: “Warm in the Winter,” Glass Candy

Song Pairing: “Early Morning Wake-Up Call,” The Hives

(4.25 out of 5 cows)

(4.25 out of 5 cows)

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California is the leader in ice cream production (makes sense, as we’re also number one in milk production).

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TRANQUIL EYES SCOTCH ALE HighWater Brewing, San José www.highwaterbrewing.com STYLE: Scotch Ale (7.8% ABV // 18 IBU) This is easily one of the smoothest Scotch ales out there.

A treasure trove of flavor, the yields increase dramatically as the pour approaches room temperature. Beware, it’s hyper-caramelized drinkability will take you straight from feeling nice and tranquil to sleepy faster than you can Google “wee heavy.” — Clayton Schuster Song Pairing: “Slumber/Carry That Weight,” The Beatles (3.5 out of 5 cows)

BLUE FUNKË Seven Stills Brewery & Distillery, San Francisco www.sevenstillsofsf.com STYLE: Blueberry Kettle Sour (5.9% ABV) Seven Stills has been producing some stellar one-off brews with their Hype Can series, and their Blue Funkë does not dissapoint either. While we cannot confirm that any analrapists were involved in the making of this kettle sour, we do know over 400 pounds of blueberry puree were thrown into the pot. The result is a raspberry-red brew that pours a nice head and tastes like a Sweet Tart soda. Definitely one for upcoming hot summer days. — Jake Speed Song Pairing: “Forever in Blue Jeans,” by Neil Diamond (3.75 out of 5 cows)

BOOZE HAIKUS

By Peter Roehm

Featured Pour Rye of the Lager Rye Imperial Lager Sudwerk Brewing, Davis • www.sudwerkbrew.com 7% ABV // 70 IBU

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rye imperial lager sounds like an impossible contradiction, but the result delivers on the best qualities of each promised component: Dry, but light; complex, but earthy; sweet, but savory. If you’re indecisive, or unsure of where the night is going to take you, then Sudwerk’s RIPL makes a pretty convincing way to start the evening and see where it goes.

At its core, the RIPLS is an auteur’s work, a singular vision undisturbed by the compromise inherent to collaboration. There’s an undeniable edge from the process that fulfills the “pale” on the label, but the rye brings out a sour character that borders on sophistication. It’s the kind of beer that inspires a person to howl at the moon; it’s the kind of beer you chug as you work up the nerve to jump off a waterfall into the cool lagoon below; it’s the kind of beer that offers an experience you never knew you needed.

BEST SONG PAIRING: “Blackstar” (the single), by David Bowie. The narrative driving Blackstar (David Bowie’s last album before passing away) is emotional, intimate, primal, but held together by jazzy instrumentation. These components, united, bring to the fore a sense of the sacred and profane. Rye of the Lager, similarly, offers a complex, even haunting experience which those who partake of it will likely long to revisit, and soon. — Clayton Schuster

PBJS (8.4% ABV // 45 IBU)

PINK DRANK (6% ABV )

Cellarmaker Brewing Inc., San Francisco STYLE: Stout (adjunct) Peanut butter gold, Dry and roasty takes me back.

Raspberry jam POW!

Ale Industries, Oakland

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“It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight, risin’ up to the challenge of our rivals.”

STYLE: Sour Ale (raspberries) Brisk lacto and brett.

Vinous berry and grape, like…

Rose of Malbec?

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State of the “Brew”nion AS THE SUDS OF 2018 DISSIPATE, THE CALIFORNIA CRAFT BREWING ASSOCIATION LOOKS AHEAD TO 2019

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ounded way back in 1989 by a few California breweries, including Anchor Brewing’s Fritz Maytag and Sierra Nevada’s Ken Grossman, the California Craft Brewers Association serves as a nonprofit trade association representing craft breweries across our Golden State. While it’s core mission is to protect and defend the interests of the craft brewing industry at the State Capitol level, they also offer educational events across the state to help brewers stay in compliance with ever-changing local and state regulations and in general be of as much help as possible for new and existing breweries trying to grow their business to the next level.

ABV: What are some common questions new members ask you about the beer business and the CCBA? Scott Marks (SM): Many breweries contact the CCBA when they have questions related to licensing, trade-enforcement, and products or services related to their needs. The CCBA provides a broad realm of services and resources to our brewery members, including fostering communications within the industry and addressing critical business and supply issues.

ABV: There seems to be this anti-competitive nature amongst the CCBA members — how do you see that changing as more breweries open?

SM: We continue to see the craft beer industry evolve with the grassroots, entrepreneurial spirit that has brought us Marks here today. Just take a walk around the California Craft Beer Summit and you’ll feel the spirit of this open, welcoming, and supportive community. As competition increases, CCBA continues to support the comradery that makes this industry so special to the thousands of brewery owners across the state and nation.

One of their biggest events is the upcoming California Craft Beer Summit, happening this September 6-8. Not — Scott only is it a chance for craft brewers to meet and greet and catch-up with others in the industry, the two day event will be packed with seminars, how-tos, Q&As with industry notables, and of course, lots of tasting (last year they had several sections on cooking with beer, which was fantastic). The Summit also serves as a “State of the Union” of sorts as brewers get ABV: What’s the best advice you have for new breweries? a glimpse of what 2019 might look like for them — the lay of the SM: Grow responsibly! [beer] land.

“We continue to see the craft beer industry evolve with the grassroots, entrepreneurial spirit that has brought us here today.”

ABV: What’s your favorite NorCal beer of the moment?

Scott Marks, Business Development Coordinator for the CCBA, SM: All California brands of West Coast IPA joined the group in 2013 with the goal to grow the association’s activities to match the growing industry. To give a perspective of ABV: Best song to pair with it? how much the industry has grown, there were 313 breweries in SM: “Okay, Alright” by .moe California when he joined. Today there are more than 930, and that number CALIFORNIA CRAFT BEER SUMMIT is growing. We decided to sit down September 6-8, Sacramento with Scott for a pint (virtually), and www.californiacraftbeer.com For more of this interview, and about the talk about the CCBA, the state of craft CCBA, go to www.abvmagazine.com brewers in California, and what 2019 The 2018 California Craft Beer Summit is happening this might hold.

September 6-7 and is open to all members. Make plans to stick around for the Summit Beer Festival on September 8: the largest beer festival on the West Coast, there will be so many California breweries in attendance (over 160), they need to host it outside on Capitol Mall! Find out more at www.californiacraftbeer.com

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Craft beer The word sales accounted “robot” isfor of Slavic 12.7 percent root, from of thethe total word U.S.“rabota” beer market which in 2017 means (in volume). “forced labor.”

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The Return of a Craft Brewer WHAT’S BREWING AT 2 TREAD IN SANTA ROSA Text and Photos by Ken Weaver

As craft brewer origin stories go, Christian August’s background starts to take its first turn in Prague.

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ugust is currently both a partner and the brewmaster of 2 Tread Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, which opened this past fall and started brewing operations in December. He’d home-brewed throughout college, but it was shortly afterwards, while teaching English in the early 90s in what’s now the Czech Republic, that August made a fortuitous beer connection.

Like most English teachers he knew in Prague, he’d been taking on private clients in addition to his university gig. “I ended up getting connected with a professor of brewing science from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague,” August reflected. “He would

give lectures in international symposiums on brewing, and he needed to practice his English so he could lecture better. And so basically, I got paid to go out with this guy who was a renowned brewing scientist, and we would go to a pub, and drink beer, and talk about beer.”

That’ll do it.

August soon returned to the States and headed straight into a three-month brewing program at the newly-formed American Brewers Guild, and then started work at the Tied House Café and Brewery’s Alameda location. When his mentor there headed out to assist a brewery called Firestone Walker Brewing Company getting off the ground, August eventually headed down to join him. He signed on as the fledgling brewery’s assistant brewmaster, and later served as head brewer after his mentor departed. “I brewed the very first batch of Double Barrel Ale,” August recalled of the experience. “I was there a month or two before we went to market.”

He headed the brewing side of Firestone Walker, then left shortly before his four-year anniversary there. “I was burnt out,” August explained. “It was time for a change.” He departed brewing to focus on building an IT consulting business in Oakland, his birthplace.

“The last batch of beer I made was October 1999. I had an 18-year hiatus.”

Which gets us most of the way back to the present moment: 2 Tread Brewing, in Santa Rosa Plaza, is one of the most recent additions to Santa Rosa’s gradually growing beer scene, and it’s also been the first opportunity to drink anything brewed by Christian August in almost two decades. Through a childhood friend who resides locally, August was connected with 2 Tread co-founders Bill Drury and Tracy Heydorn, who provide deep

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2 TREAD BREWING

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2 Tread’s Christian August

restaurant and business experiences to the partnership. Their brewery and restaurant celebrated its grand opening on September 20, 2017, while 2 Tread-brewed beers debuted near the end of the year.

Their location in downtown Santa Rosa is substantial, with indoor and comfy patio options, in addition to significant central bar seating. 2 Tread offers a full bar (which, unfortunately, means no growlers), and their pub-farefocused menu, overseen by executive chef Melissa Claros, highlights sandwiches, salads, comfort-foodinclined starters (from poutine to chili fries), and flatbread pizzas. Particularly relevant for locals are the $9 weekday lunch specials. The 2 Tread core theme (stare carefully at 2 Tread’s logo for hidden visuals) gives a nod

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to the local Sonoma County biking culture and the vibe’s pretty darn clear given all the bike parking out front.

August is brewing the 2 Tread beers on a 15-barrel system located to the left of the main inside seating area, filling four 15-barrel fermenters and, subsequently, four 15-barrel serving tanks, the latter directly feeding the brewery’s main draft lines. The brewery currently has six of their own beers pouring, with El Citdorado — a 5.3%ABV unfiltered session IPA — being the frequent bestseller. It’s hopped with (you guessed it...) Citra and El Dorado hops, and it features modest overall haze while being packed with fresh, pithy citrus and lime notes amplified by a pinpoint mouthfeel. There’s just a whisper of honeyed sweetness for balance.

All three of the house beers sampled — El Citdorado, a California Golden Ale, and the latest rendition of their IPA—were exceptionally precise, if El Citdorado was the only of the three to prove particularly distinct. The golden ale (4.7% ABV) is a toasty, lightly spicy pleaser that lands a bit sweeter than, say, Russian River’s Aud Blonde a few blocks down the road. But, it finishes with authority and a pop of soft malt. The IPA feels almost English-style in today’s climate, fluidly hopped with seven different varieties, but lean and quite smooth overall. The brewery had six house beers on tap, including a nitro version of that IPA, plus guest taps like Barrel Brothers’ local porter, a Seismic seasonal, and (appropriately) Firestone Walker Lager.

2 Tread, like many area breweries, ended up being significantly affected by the wildfires this past fall. The brewery opened (to repeat) on September 20 last year: “twenty-one days, three weeks to the day, before the firestorms, which took 5,000 structures up here,” August reflected.

Many of 2 Tread’s employees were directly impacted, as were many of their customers. Since then, fire recovery has been the largest challenge for the brewery.

However, they’re continuing with key business milestones: they just went to distribution in April, through local Eagle Distributing, heading to Marin, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino counties.

El Citdorado will be the first of their beers seeing significant distribution, and August mentioned that he’s hoping to launch some canned beers in the near term. Maybe a pilot brewing system this summer?

August also noted an eagerness to get back into brewing lagers — hoping to eventually have a pair in their serving tanks. Asked what he was most excited about, given a context of finally being back to commercial brewing (I made a Rip Van Winkle reference), he replied, “Twenty years ago, I probably had a choice of maybe twenty malts total at my disposal. And maybe twenty hops.” August adds, in proper Sonoma-County fashion: “There are so many new hops out there.” ABV

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Crawlin’ the Coast Pub crawling along the water’s edge, from Half Moon Bay to Monterey

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he stretch of Highway 1 that meanders from Half Moon Bay to the towns and villages dotting the Monterey Peninsula offers some of the most breathtaking vistas that the California coast can muster. Tourists from halfway around the world literally make it a point in their itineraries to travel down that winding road for a day trip full of cliffs, lapping waves, and (weather permitting) perfect tufts of diaphanous fog. Sure, the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and Cannery Row usually gets thrown into the mix, but those are little more than tourist traps that can’t provide more than sticky crowds, a few low-thrill amusement park rides, and Ghiradelli chocolate.

A peak into the hinterlands around the touristlands reveals a wealth of breweries and distilleries bringing funky fresh flavors to the Peninsula and Central Coast. Propped up by loving locals, these mom-and-pop operations produce brews and concoctions that typically can’t be sourced outside of the area, and are far more interesting, and inestimably fresher, than anything that can be found in the typical liquor store. If you’ve been thinking about planning some kind of day trip this summer, or have a hankering to try something new, here’s how you might structure your day as you head south.

10:30 AM It doesn’t matter what

day of the week you try to make this drive, earlier is better to avoid either workday congestion or a clog of tourists.

If traveling south, plan to make it to the town of Half Moon Bay by no later than 10:30 AM. It’ll be for getting a fresh cup of coffee, tea, chai, smoothie, or whatever starts your engine, at AJ’s Coffee. If you’re looking for a bite to eat, AJ’s has fresh-baked pastries, but little in the way of stuff that isn’t fluffy, baked, and/or doused in an insulin shot or two’s worth of sugar. For something a little hardier, head to Ebbtide Café and get the quiche with an ocean view.

11:30 AM Next stop, Santa Cruz. (Well, technically, it’s Soquel) Don’t worry if it takes forever to get here, the map doesn’t account for the twisty-turny, coastal-

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Choices await at Discretion Brewing

hugging road and the inevitable car in front of you, driving at a crawl so Aunt Gertrude can take it all in. Whenever you get there, set a calendar reminder to be at Discretion Brewing when they open at 11:30 AM. There are plenty of highquality breweries in the area, but if you can only go to one, Discretion is the one.

Their award-winning beers include all the IPAs you expect, alongside a big presence of tubular German and British styles. The Kitchen in their Tap Room offers small plate delicacies like paté alongside barroom staples like popcorn.

1:30 PM After fortifying your stomach,

head into Santa Cruz proper for a tasting at Venus Spirits. Walk-ins are welcome starting at 1:00 PM, and, at $12, are inclusive of six quarter-ounce pours.

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For the price, you’ll be trying some sick interpretations of gin, tequila-inspired agave distillations, and good ol’ whiskey.

Each spirit in their roster has won some iteration of an impressive award from national judicial organizations, or placed for a medal at competition. If you like it strong, go for the Single Malt. If you want something lighter, then hone in on the Scandinavian-inspired Aquavit.

2:15 PM After you’ve had your fill

of Venus Spirits, next up is Elkhorn Slough Brewing in Watsonville. This off-the-beaten-path joint is a local’s favorite that puts the “art” in artisan craft brewing. Their program includes wild ales and beer made with wild yeast procured by fermenting juice from freshpressed homegrown apples. Each brew

is a revelation, so partake of as many as you can while staying “responsible.”

For real, though, make sure you try the Mothership.

3:30 PM Having survived the drive to

Monterey, a celebration is now in order.

There’s no better place to do that than Alvarado Street Brewing on Alvarado Street, in the very heart of Old Monterey.

Alvarado Street Brewing is, easily, the most celebrated brewer on the Peninsula.

Hang like a local as you take swigs of the Milk Stout Porter, the Hawaiian-inspired Haole Punch, a bottle of the Yeast of Eden series, or any other of their twenty or so beers. Take this opportunity to refuel on grub, too, because their lamb burger and loco moco just won’t quit.

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5:00 PM Even though the sun isn’t

setting for a couple of hours, start thinking ahead and load up on a self-selected sampler of other local fare so you can find a cozy spot along the shore in time to watch the glorious sunset. The best liquor store in the area is Bottles N’ Bins on Lighthouse, above Cannery Row. They’ve got every beverage you could think of (ask the guys behind the counter if you need a little guidance), and if you happen to spot some Ratel Cider, scoop up as many as you can carry: it’s so good, the owner keeps the location of the apples used in this small-batch cider under lock and key so no one will pilfer his stash (it is local, that’s all we know). Stocked up, keep driving south and head to Asilomar. These alien-crag rock formations that jut outward into the crashing waves are the perfect place to feel the salty ocean mist fly through your hair while you enjoy a libation along with the last rays of the day’s sun.

8:00 PM The sun might’ve set, but

there’s still a bit of Monterey to take in to get the full experience. Pacific Grove and Carmel are great choices for finding a cottage or an AirBnB. (Go with Pacific Grove if you’re looking for something relaxed.) Their motto is “America’s Last Hometown,” and things are, appropriately, chill. You could probably catch the last showing at the theater before grabbing a bite to eat at Jeninni Kitchen and Wine Bar (get the bao of the day and eggplant fries) and then round things out at Monarch Pub, the first pub to open in town in the last half-century. Carmel, however, are where things get popping.

The crowd can get a little bougie if you go to Vesuvio’s, but the scene everywhere is about schmoozing and boozing. The mood’s pretty light, and the beer and liquor’s pretty swell, if you go to one of the watering holes, like Sade’s, Brophy’s, or, especially, Barmel. When it’s time, retire to your room, and get some rest, because you’re going to need it: in our next issue, we’ll dive into Part two, and uncover more wonders that await as you make the return drive from Monterey back to Half Moon Bay. ABV

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meet the maker

Making Waves

OAKLAND SPIRITS’ SEA GIN IS CREATING QUITE THE SPLASH

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s distilleries go, Oakland Spirits is relatively new, a side project started

by Adam Nelson — who also owns Two Mile Wines — that evolved into a full-time business that now includes a full range of seasonal brandies, a newlyreleased amaro, and three gins.

Of the latter, their Sea Gin, made with wild nori seaweed harvested in Mendocino, has been setting them apart with flavors that are rooted in Northern California’s coastal terroir. We sat down with Adam and sales empressario Mike Pierce to learn more about this fabulous gin.

Oakland Spirits’ Michael Pierce

ABV: You started distilling your Automatic gin around two years ago. Did you have a mission plan in place, a specific idea for your gin?

Adam Neslon (AN): Do you want me to tell you the real story?

ABV: The real story is always more interesting.

AN: I imagined — I say sometimes that I dreamt of a gin that was made from seaweed. I was going to all these bars …

ABV: So your sea gin was intentional?

AN:Yes. All these bars are serving briney gin cocktails, right? They were putting everything from thyme into them, much more salt, whatever else, like savory gin cocktails. I thought, “Why not just make the gin that way.” So when I started the business I thought, “Let’s make something that begins that way, let’s make something that begins with the brininess and a sense of place, the sea.” We’ve all been to the coast here. We know what that smells like, what it feels like.

People thought I was totally out of my mind, like there’s no way that you can distill seaweed and have it come out that way. But it turns out that if you use nori — a particular type of seaweed — and use it with other coastal ingredients, things tend to come together.

We did have an initial product in mind and it worked out well.

I think the one lasting part of the sea gin is that the nori and the other components in it create the structure that was soft, but stiff enough to be good in a cocktail. Because you have to have that.

When you make the gin it’s not just — you can make a gin and it will

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taste perfect, but then if you mix it with tonic, the drink doesn’t have enough structure.

MIKE PIERCE (MP): We’re one of the few distilleries that use brandy as a base for our gin. It helps the texture, helps keeping the ethanol locked up a little bit, it helps in the viscosity and the feel coming through in cocktails.

ABV: Your sea gin tastes very much not like a gin.

MP: I do a lot of in-store and bar pourings. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve gotten to taste the sea gin who proclaim that they hate gin at the beginning of our conversation, and after tasting it, they love it.

AN: You get the perfume of the bay and sage, and then we get the initial hit that’s of the sea. It’s the only way to describe it — and then the juniper gives that big mouth. I would say that the way that they’ve structured what you can call a gin is probably appropriate because it’s this roundness in the middle of the mouth that it reacts in a certain way to a cocktail.

ABV: Were you avid gin fans before launching Automatic gins?

AN: I was.

MP: I don’t know if I was. I don’t OAKLAND SPIRITS CO. remember. My world is so dominated www.oakland.ventures by gin that I can’t remember my pre#oaklandspirits gin life.

OAKLAND I’ll put it this way: I definitely 477 25th Street thought of gin as the most versatile (tasting room) spirit in making cocktails ever. You can do more with gin than any other spirit, because there’s so much there to begin with, to play off.

ABV: With its unique flavor, what are some good cocktails to make with the sea gin?

MP: Sea Gin, generally speaking, is not great with bubbles because it deconstructs the oiliness character of it, especially with tonic.

It’s not bad, it’s just not at all the best showcase for the gin; it doesn’t taste bad, it’s just the best things of the Sea Gin don’t come

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through. There are certain bridge ingredients — smoky mescal, salt, bitters, chartreuse, parsley — that can save that nori flavor, that sea flavor even with the disruption of bubbles, but it doesn’t plug into many gin cocktails.

You’d be amazed how many bartenders who are talented taste the Sea Gin, and immediately are like, “Make me a Fino sherry martini.” That’s what’s special for me.

Seeing people that never played with this, they taste it one time and they get it. They’re just like, “Yes, sold.” I love that. My favorite drink is mango sorbet, Sea Gin and smoked salt: Put everything together with ice; as you stir it, the sorbet melts. Double strain it out. It’s delicious.

Sea Gin is also delicious just poured on oysters — the best oysters you’ve ever had. It also sips nicely neat with sushi.

ABV: What’s your best cocktail for the Sea Gin? MP: The Sea Change (see www.abvmagazine.com for the recipe).

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Jumpin’ Junipers!

GIN IS EXPERIENCING AN EXPLOSIVE RESURGENCE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH DISTILLERS OFFERING UP A CORNUCOPIA OF STYLES, TASTES, AND PERSONAL TOUCHES

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ithin any gin, there exists an existential dichotomy that cuts to the core of its being.

Nefariously simple in its initial makeup: base spirit plus juniper plus some assortment of botanicals plus distillation equals gin. Making even decently drinkable gin (at least in public), however, is a devilishly-nuanced experiment in patience and controlled innovation.

In California, gin has a place of prominence not only in Bay Area history, but in the backstory behind one of cocktail culture’s most iconic drinks: according to legend, a passing gold-miner stopped by a bar in Martinez (some versions have the event taking place in San Francisco proper), and was served up a concoction of sweet Old Tom gin, vermouth, bitters, and maraschino. Thus was born the venerable Martini.

Gin ruled the spirit roost in the United States until after Word War II, when vodka slowly slithered in and replaced it, causing several distilleries to go bust. A derth of locally-made gin followed, finally lifted by the arrival of Anchor Distillery (a side business started by Fritz Maytag, he behind Anchor Steam brewery) and their release of Junipero gin in the mid 1990’s. And while several distilleries were opened in the last several decades (with more than half opened in the last ten years), it wasn’t until recently that the focus has been on gin production.

The virtues and details that set much of Northern California’s craft beers and other artisinal spirits apart from the norm are the same characteristics that elevate our local gin: a conscious effort to replicate a standard style — whether it be a London- or Plymouth- style, dry or slightly sweet — and then, through innovative distillation and maceration techniques, or a focus on Northern California-grown botanicals and unique flavoring agents (seaweed?), create a gin that is distinctly and uniquely local in its roots and appeal.

Following then, are some local Northern California gins. They are all worthwhile additions to your bar, as well as great conversation starters with fellow gin lovers and those new to this amazing and versatile libation. — Story by Jake Speed, illustrations by Damon Guthrie

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Oakland Spirits Co., Oakland SEA GIN (45% ABV) Distilling their gins from grapes, Oakland Spirits’ Sea Gin is a briny mix that captures the smells and taste of the Mendocino Coast in a bottle, where the nori seaweed infused in the liquid originates from.

Combine with California coastal bay and sage, lemongrass, and some other sourced botanicals, and you have a very unique, but also very versatile gin. If you are, or know of, a gin lover who thinks they’ve tried everything, this is one to impress, straight or in a cocktail like their Sea Change.

Alchemy Distillery, Arcata BOLDT GENEVER STYLE GIN (45% ABV) If you are a whiskey lover new to gin, Boldt’s awardwinning (silver in the ADI 2017 competition), genever-style gin is a great entry point. Barrel-rested for a minimum of 50 days, each bottle not only states the grain varietal used for the base, but also where it was farmed (Headly Ranch, Honeydew in our instance).

With a light amber hue, there are hints of juniper and anise, washed out by more whiskey-ish flavors of pipe tobacco and caramel.

Great on its own, over ice, or in their Blushing Blonde Satan’s Whiskers cocktail.

Raff Distillerie, Treasure Island BUMMER & LAZARUS DRY GIN (46% ABV) Launched in 2011 on Treasure Island, master distiller Carter Raff distills gin in stills machined by his own two hands. This dedication to the craft comes through in his Bummer and Lazarus gin (named after two stray dogs that lived in San Francisco in the mid 1800’s … look it up), a dry gin with a forceful herbal nose, backed by citrus and anise scents. On the tongue, bitter orange and lemon come through with a licorice finish. Perfectly suited for their signature Tail Wagger cocktail.

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Hotaling & Co., San Francisco JUNIPERO GIN (49.3% ABV) Junipero is one of the granddaddies of West Coast gins, first launched in 1998 “The gin that launched a thousand craft gins,” keeps its exact recipe list of twelve botanicals under lock and key, but a first sip brings the juniper front and center while complex whispers of corriander, citrus, and cardamom weave in and out at the edges. Seductively clean for such a high ABV, Junipero works well in cocktails or as a sipper. One however needs to respect this gin’s strength: it will knock you sideways without a warning. Try it with their signature California’s Callin cocktail.

Spirit Works Distillery, Sebastopol GIN (43% ABV) Practicing their “grain to glass” philosophy, each gin’s journey begins and ends on site at the distillery: grains are milled, mashed, fermented, distilled and bottled under one roof, allowing the distiller a deeper control over all of the variables that go into this dry gin. Using local ingredients, this is a smooth-tasting sipper, almost vodka-like at first taste. Soon enough, however, the juniper makes itself known, followed closely by lemon and some floral notes, organizing a brief party on your tongue before receding back down your throat, leaving a trail of spiciness. Try this small-batch in your next Negroni for a pleasant surprise.

St. George Spirits, Alameda BOTANIVORE GIN (45% ABV) While St. George can lay claim to being the first American Distllery since the Prohibition at the time of their 1982 launch, they didn’t release their first gins until 2011. However, with the St. George legacy behind it, good things do come to those that wait. Featuring nineteen ingredients(!) this highly aromatic blend features mainstays like cardamom, juniper, citrus and lemon peel, but throw in some cilantro and citra hops (wait… what?) to keep things fresh and interesting.

A slightly sweet overlay makes this a perfect base for their version of the Gin Fizz.

3 Badge Mixology, Fairfield UNCLE VAL’S BOTANICAL GIN (45% ABV) With a distinctive bottle and labeling, this smallbatch, gluten-free gin has only five main ingredients: juniper, cucumber, lemon, sage, and lavender. Echoing its Tuscan-inspired origins, this is a surprisingly complex gin for having such a minimal list of ingredients. Opening the bottle, your nose is enveloped in whirls of lemon and sage — pour a sip to be taken to a warm summer countryside in Tuscany, surrounded by fields of lavender bordered by piny juniper.

A worthy addition to any bar, try it in a Bee’s Knees or their signature Raspberry Burst for a refreshing summer chill.

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Venus Spirits, Santa Cruz BLEND #2 GIN (46% ABV) Santa Cruz-based Venus makes it easy to know what goes into your particular blend — they have a checkedoff ingredient list on each bottle. Our particular batch features juniper, cardamom, orange, fennel, coriander, bay, sage, and peppercorn, and is aged in American Oak. Beautifully straw-colored in its hue, opening the bottle brings forth aromas of oranges and fennel mixed with juniper and hints of bay. The orange comes front in the taste, dissipating into notes of cinnamon and vanilla with a nice oak finish. Leaning toward the sweet side of life, this gin is perfect for making pitchers of their signature Upside Down cocktail.

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The juniper berry has several medicinal qualities, including being an excellent antioxidant.

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Ain’t No Cure for the Summertime Mules WAKE UP YOUR COPPER MUG WITH THESE LOCAL TAKES ON THE CLASSIC

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he Moscow Mule has been around since 1941, but it is only in the last couple of years that it has gained a prominent place in the pantheon of must-make summer refreshers. One of the reasons for its popularity is its ease of readiness: a basic Mule involves pouring vodka, ginger beer (not ginger ale — two different things),

and lime juice into a copper mug filled half-way with ice. Mix it all up, accent with a lime slice and/or mint sprig, and while away your summer days. We here at ABV don’t like to do anything nice and easy, however, so we asked several Bay Area bartenders to give us their unique local twist on the Moscow Mule. — Jake Speed

HAIR OF THE MULE Created by Kevin Goleman, Bar Manager, Silver Creek Valley Country Club, San José INGREDIENTS: DIRECTIONS: 1-½ oz. vodka (we recommend Hangar 1 Muddle all the ingredients in a copper mug, Vodka) add ice, and fill with ginger beer. Stir the ¼ lemon cocktail to allow the goodness from the 1 tsp. honey bottom to reach the top. Trust the bartender, 1 pinch cayenne pepper this helps.

3-5 pieces pickled ginger Ginger beer, to top

MOSCOW MULADA Created by Hamei Hamedi, bartender and owner, Café Venezuela, Berkeley INGREDIENTS: ½ oz. fresh pineapple DIRECTIONS: 1-¾ oz. vodka (we recommend Charbay Vodka) Muddle the pineapple or give it a quick spin in ¼ oz. coconut rum liqueur (we recommend the blender before adding it to the shaker. In the RumHaven, out of Hayward) shaker, add the pineapple, ice, vodka, coconut rum ¼ oz. fresh lime juice liqueur, and lime juice. Shake briefly and pour into 2 oz. ginger beer cold copper mug. Top off with ice and ginger beer.

4 drops kava extract Using a medicine dropper, add four drops of kava Slice of pineapple and lime, for garnish extract. Garnish with pineapple and lime.

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Created by Justyn Myers, bartender, The Interval, San Francisco INGREDIENTS: DIRECTIONS: 5 medium slices fresh young ginger Muddle the fresh ginger with the lime juice, ¾ oz. fresh lime juice honey syrup and Rhum in a shaker. Add the ¾ oz. honey syrup basil leaves, ice, and shake. Add the cava and 2 oz. Rhum Barbancourt White Rhum (distilled double strain everything into a mule mug over in Haiti, hence the name of the cocktail) fresh ice. Garnish with sprig of basil.

5 medium basil leaves, plus 1 for garnish 2 oz. brut cava (for a local substitute, try Schramsberg Mirabelle Brut)

The Moscow Mule was specifically created to alleviate the lack of sales for vodka, ginger beer, and copper mugs.

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Cooling Summer Cups YOU BOUGHT THE GIN … NOW WHAT?

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ummer in the Bay Area may be more of an idea than an ideal, but like wearing layers, keeping a refreshing cocktail recipe at the ready is a smart move. Sure, you can make a margarita or spritz, but the king of patio drinks is the Summer Cup. “The Summer (or Fruit) Cup is an amazing cocktail in that it is super easy drinking and yet surprisingly complex,” says Whitechapel partner Alex Smith (www.whitechapelsf.com). “The layered use of refreshing fruity botanicals with the background bittering elements from the sweet vermouth really satisfy a discerning palate. It is lighter in alcohol, so you can enjoy many of them and maintain your sociable edge.”

The Summer Cup (also known as a Pimm’s Cup, if using that particular brand) is the gin equivalent of sangria: fruit and garnishes galore overflow from tall Collins glasses, that also makes a great pitcher drink. The key to making your own Summer Cup: pre-batching the mix like Smith and his staff make at Whitechapel (recipe below). With the mix at the ready in the fridge, all you need is gin, ginger ale, ice, and hot weather to begin your chill-out sessions.

Whitechapel bar manager Megan Daniel says WHITECHAPEL SUMMER CUP that most gins in the London dry style will work, Recipe courtesy Whitechapel, “however, the style that you choose will ultimately 600 Polk St, San Francisco, change the flavor.” www.whitechapelsf.com Botanica Gin from Falcon Spirits in Richmond, which uses fresh herbs, or the Botanavore Gin from Ingredients: St. George Spirits in Alameda will take you more ¾ oz. Gin in the grassy direction. Blade Gin from Old World 1 ½ oz. Summer Cup Mix* Spirits in Belmont, Venus Gin from Venus Spirits in ¼ oz. Lemon juice Santa Cruz, or the namesake gin from Distillery No. Ginger ale to top 209 in San Francisco will take the drink towards a *Go to www.abvmagazine.com for more citrusy direction.

Summer Cup mix recipe.

Daniels thinks an overlooked component to Directions: making a great Summer Cup is using a good ginger In a Collins glass with ice, ale, as it makes up a large portion of the final drink. combine gin, summer cup Overly sweet mass market brands will leave the drink mix, and lemon juice and stir to tasting diluted, sugary, and off balance. “I like to combine. While stirring, add go with an all-natural ginger ale, such as Q ginger,” ginger ale to top. Garnish with explains Daniel, adding that a quality mixer will borage or mint sprig, cucumber also add “a nice kick of fresh ginger and will nicely slice, lemon wheel. balance and carry your cocktail.” — Lou Bustamante

THE U-KEG: NOT JUST FOR BEER ANYMORE

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he U-Keg technology used to keep your beer sudsy also works for keeping cocktails … cocktail-y. The company’s patented something or another keeps your cocktail mix cold, fresh, and carbonated for up to two weeks. (Each unit includes CO2 to make whatever’s inside bubbly — you can choose the carbonation level, from zero to hero, up to 15 psi.) It’s also pretty to look at, sturdy as sh*t, has a sight glass so you know when it’s refill time, and you can customize the pull-tab handle. Sizes are 64 and 128 fluid ounces, with three basic designs, including a sweet black chrome finish. Prices range from $149 to $229, with kits and accessories available. www.growlerworks.com

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LICENSE TO CHILL?

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Someone told me that I could get a license that would allow me to make and serve beer and serve spirits at the same location, is this true?

This would be a Type 75 Brewpub License; however, the privilege of serving spirits comes with some catches. A Brewpub License authorizes the licensee to brew up to five thousand barrels/year and to sell it, along with wine, spirits and other beer, for on-premises consumption. To qualify, the premises must be a restaurant and have a minimum seven barrel brewing system on-site.

The main difference between a Brewpub License and a beer manufacturing license (Type 1 or 23) is a Brewpub License is a retail license and does not authorize activities typically enjoyed by manufactures. A Brewpub License licensee cannot directly sell beer for off-premise consumption (i.e. no growlers); beer sold for off-premises consumption must go through a distributor. Also, any other beer not made on-site, wine, and spirits must be purchased from a distributor.

Direct donations to nonprofits are not allowed, which will generally prohibit participation in beer festivals.

Local rules must also be considered.

Many local governments place greater restrictions on the sale of spirits, regardless of license type. A location that may be acceptable for a tap room may not be acceptable if spirits are also served.

Many consider a Brewpub License a loophole that creates an inexpensive spirits license. A spirits license typically sells for around $200,000, as opposed to about $16,000 in application fees for a Brewpub License. This somewhat pessimistic view has developed because some Brewpub License licensees do not take brewing seriously, and despite a minimum one hundred barrel/year requirement, some don’t even pretend to brew beer.

That said, many Brewpub License licensees take brewing very seriously and make excellent beer.

Don Winkle is a Craft Beer Attorney with Spaulding McCullough & Tansil in Santa Rosa.

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LIMONCELLO IS A TRADITIONAL Italian liqueur made from four ingredients: lemons, spirits, sugar, and water.

Traditionally served cold, if the alcohol percentage is low enough it can even take on a slushie-like consistency if kept in the freezer. While limoncello is normally served straight, it can be mixed with sparkling water, and is a wonderful addition to cocktails (the Lemon Drop being the most obvious).

The liqueur itself can be clear or cloudy, largely depending on what sugar you use: rawer sugars tend to lead to more cloudiness, while more refined sugars tend to lead to clearer batches. For the spirits, you can use vodka, or go for something a bit stronger, like 190-proof spirit, used in the making of these two test batches.

There are a couple of ways to make limoncello: For years I have made limoncello through what I lovingly call the “labor-intensive peeling method,” which consists of putting on a movie and peeling lemons for two hours, then discovering every cut on my hands I didn’t know I had.

However, I came across an article profiling a method to make limoncello without any peeling, or really much effort at all.

In the spirit of making the best batch of limoncello, I put both methods to the test.

LEMON PEEL METHOD Like the name implies, be prepared for a lot of lemon peeling: most recipes call for at least ten lemons, but it all depends on the size of the batch you are doing. When peeling, you specifically want just the yellow skin, not the white pith — the skin is loaded with limonene and other terpenes

which make up the essential oils you are trying to extract.

After you’ve got your lemons peeled, place all the peels in a large jar (a carboy works great) and cover them with the spirits. Then, depending on how strong you want it, leave it in a dark place for anywhere between one week and three months. At the end of the steeping, make a simple syrup (a 1-1 or 2-1 ratio of sugar and water heated on the stove, or shaken at room temperature) and combine the syrup with your lemon-spirits infusion. Let sit some more, and then strain the results into whichever bottles you are going to be keeping the final product in. Stow away in freezer or somewhere cool until use.

EXTREMELY EASY HANGING METHOD Unlike the labor-intensive peeling method, this traditional method of making limoncello doesn’t require any peeling. Instead, you take all your lemons, wrap them up in a big cheese cloth hammock, and suspend them above your alcohol (high enough that it won’t splash up to touch the fruit). Let sit, and then combine it with a simple syrup.

Similar to how steam distillation of water pulls out the essential oils of plants, the repeated evaporation and condensation of the high-potency spirits pulls out not just the flavors of the citrus but also the color.

Overtime, the color of the liquid will get darker, ranging from a pale yellow to amber.

LIMONCELLO TASTE TEST So, out of these two methods which produces the better brew? For the answer, more photos and instructions, head on over to www.abvmagazine.com — Mitch Colbert

You can also make limoncello using limes, strawberrys, rhubarb, and even pistachios.

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CLANDESTINE BREWERY & TAPROOM (San José)

musicandboozepodcast.podbean.com A full hour of booze-filled entertainment, including interview with local brewers and distillers. We also pair music with booze, and booze with music. Notice a trend?

www.clandestinebrewing.com Open Wed-Sun. Enjoy our outdoor biergarten, choosing from over 12 rotating taps of your favorite brew! Growlers and crowlers available, and we are dog- and family friendly!

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CRAFT BEVERAGE DIRECTORY

Cato’s Ale House

Gaumenkitzel

Ben ‘N Nicks Bar & Grill

CATO’S ALE HOUSE (Oakland)

BEN ‘N NICKS BAR & GRILL (Oakland)

GAUMENKITZEL RESTAURANT, BEER & WINE BAR (Berkeley)

www.catosalehouse.com • (510) 655-3349

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Over 23 craft beers on tap and delicious house-made food with weekly live music nights makes Cato’s a great destination. Fresh Pliny tapped every Tuesday!

Founded in 1997, at Ben ‘N Nicks Bar & Grill we focus on great pub food, local and hard-tofind beers and well-crafted cocktails. The best in Rockridge!

Best and largest German beer selection.

Award-winning restaurant Gaumenkitzel, the Bay Area’s go-to place for fresh organic German Slow Food.

Santa Clara Valley Brewing Company

Before software and silicon took over, the Santa Clara Valley was home to thousands of acres of rich farmland and orchards. At Santa Clara Valley Brewing, we pay homage to this industrious past by providing our friends and neighbors with a selection of fine handcrafted beers created with the highest quality ingredients.

SANTA CLARA VALLEY BREWING 101 E. Alma, San José • www.scvb.beer • (408) 288-5181 HOURS Mon-Fri: 3:00pm –9:00pm

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Bear Republic Brewing Co.

Visit our original brewpub in historic Downtown Healdsburg for traditional pub fare with a twist, including signature burgers, salads, and so much more. Bear Republic’s newest brewpub – located in Sonoma County’s Rohnert Park is a fun, kid-friendly departure from your tour of wine-country. Enjoy quality, handcrafted craft beers, cocktails, and a relaxed dining experience including our scenic outdoor beer garden by the lake.

BEAR REPUBLIC BREWING CO. www.bearrepublic.com ROHNERT PARK 5000 Roberts Lake Road (707) 585-BRBC

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TAPLANDS www.taplands.com (408) 709-2990 LOCATION 1171 Homestead Road, Santa Clara HOURS Sunday: 10:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.

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CRAFT DRINKING GUIDE

ABV magazine’s

CRAFT DRINKING

GUIDE

An indispensable guide to over 300 breweries, distilleries, cideries, mead makers, homebrew suppliers, tap rooms, bottle rooms, and more in the greater Bay Area.

The following listing is provided as a free resource to ABV readers and the Bay Area craft beverage community. Inclusion is not guaranteed, but we try. If you are not listed or find an error in your listing, contact us at editor@abvmagazine.com. We do not guarantee accuracy of information in this listing. When in doubt, call first.

NORTH BAY

Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma counties

BREWERIES 101 North Brewing 1304 Scott St., Petaluma (707) 701-5061 www.101northbeer.com 2 Tread Brewing 1018 Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa, (415) 233-0857 www.2tbc.com 3 Disciples Brewing 5511 Volkerts Rd.,Sebastopol (707) 228-7309 www.3disciplesbrewing.com Adobe Creek Brewing 67 Galli Dr., Novato (415) 506-4565 www.adobecreekbrewing.com Barrel Brothers Brewing 399 Business Park Ct. #506, Windsor • (707) 696-9487 www.barrelbrothersbrewing.com Barrel Trolley Brewing 500 Redwood Blvd., Novato (415) 382-6900 www.barreltrolley.com

Bear Republic Brewing Co. 345 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg • (707) 433-2337 www.bearrepublic.com Berryessa Brewing 27260 CA-128, Winters (530) 795-3526 www.berryessabrewingco.com Blue Frog Brewing 1740 Travis Blvd., Fairfield (707) 429-2337 bluefrogbrewingcompany.com Bruehol Brewing 401 Gerald Ct., Benicia (707) 327-6768 www.bruehol.com Calistoga Inn and Brewery 1250 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga (707) 942-4101 www.calistogainn.com

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Carneros Brewing 22985 Burndale Rd., Sonoma (707) 938-1880 www.carnerosbrewing.com Cooperage Brewing 981 Airway Ct. G, Santa Rosa (707) 293-9787 www.cooperagebrewing.com Crooked Goat Brewing 120 Morris St., Ste. 120 Sebastopol • (707) 827-3893 www.crookedgoatbrewing.com Fogbelt Brewing 1305 Cleveland Ave. Santa Rosa • (707) 978-3400 www.fogbeltbrewing.com Fossil Fuels Brewing Company 15045 River Rd., Guerneville (707) 869-0705 fossilfuelsbrewingco.com Grav South Brew Co. 7950 Redwood Dr., Ste 15 Cotati • (707) 753-4198 www.gravsouthbrewco.com Headlands Brewing 16 Forrest St., Mill Valley (415) 890-4226 www.headlandsbrewing.com Healdsburg Beer Company 1670 Stirrup Loop, Healdsburg (707) 529-0326 www.healdsburgbeercompany.com Henhouse Brewing 322 Bellevue Ave, Santa Rosa (707) 978-4577 www.henhousebrewing.com Heretic Brewing 1052 Horizon Dr., Suite B, Fairfield • (707) 389-4573 www.hereticbrewing.com Lagunitas 1280 North McDowell Blvd.

Petaluma • (707) 769-4495 www.lagunitas.com Mad Fritz Brewery 393 La Fata, St. Helena (707) 968-5058 www.madfritz.com Mare Island Brewing 289 Mare Island Way, Ste. G Vallejo • (707) 556-3000 www.mareislandbrewing.com

COLOR KEY NORTH BAY EAST BAY SOUTH BAY CENTRAL COAST SF & PENINSULA GREATER BAY AREA Moylan’s Brewing 15 Rowland Way, Novato (415) 898-4677 www.moylans.com Napa Smith Brewing 101 Yolano Dr., Vallejo (877) 590-2026 www.napasmithbrewery.com Napa Valley Brewing 1250 Lincoln Ave., Calistoga (707) 942-4101 www.napasmithbrewery.com Old Redwood Brewing 9000 Windsor Rd., Windsor (707) 657-7624 www.oldredwoodbrewing.com Russian River Brewing 725 4th St., Santa Rosa 707) 545-2337 www.russianriverbrewing.com Shady Oak Barrel House 420 1st St., Santa Rosa (707) 595-8958 www.shadyoakbarrelhouse.com Sonoma Springs Brewing 19449 Riverside Dr. #101 Sonoma • (707) 938-7422 www.sonomaspringsbrewing.com St. Florian’s Brewery 7704A Bell Rd., Windsor (707) 838-2739 www.stfloriansbrewery.com Stumptown Brewery 15045 River Rd., Guerneville (707) 869-0705 www.stumptown.com T.W. Pitchers’ Brewing 2480 Spring Mountain Rd. St. Helena • (415) 999-2009 www.twpitchers.com Tannery Bend Beerworks 101 S. Coombs, Napa (707) 681-5774 tannerybendbeerworks.com Trade Brewing 731 1st St., Napa (707) 492-8223 Van Houten Brewing 19 Caletta Ave., San Anselmo vanhoutenbrewing.blogspot.com Woodfour Brewing 6780 Depot St., #160, Sebastopol • (707) 823-3144 www.w4brewing.com

BREWPUBS, GASTROPUBS & EATERIES

Bear Republic Brewing Co.

5000 Roberts Lake Rd., Rohnert Park • (707) 585-2722 www.bearrepublic.com

Cochon Volant BBQ 18350 Sonoma Hwy, Sonoma (707) 509-5480 www.cochonvolantbbq.com Dempsey’s Restaurant and Brewery 50 E Washington St., Petaluma (707) 765-9694 www.dempseys.com Downtown Joe’s Restaurant and Brewery 902 Main St., Napa (707) 258-2337 www.downtownjoes.com Iron Springs Pub & Brewery 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax (415) 485-1005 www.ironspringspub.com Marin Brewing 1809 Larkspur Landing Circle Larkspur • (415) 461-4677 www.marinbrewing.com Murphy’s Irish Pub 464 First Street East, Sonoma (707) 933-0660 www.sonomapub.com Sauced BBQ, Petaluma 151 Petaluma Blvd. S, #129, Petaluma • (707) 410-4400 www.saucedbbqandspirits.com Taps 54 E Washington S, Petaluma (707) 763-6700 www.petalumataps.com Third Street Aleworks 610 Third St., Santa Rosa (707) 523-3060 www.thirdstreetaleworks.com

BOTTLE SHOPS BeerCraft Novato 7338 Redwood Blvd., Novato www.beercraft.com Rincon Valley Tap Room & Bottle Shop 4927 Sonoma Hwy, Santa Rosa (707) 595-5516 www.rvtaproom.com

TAP ROOMS Barley & Bine Beer Cafe 7765 Bell Rd., Windsor (707) 657-7774 www.barleybinebeercafe.com Beercraft Rohnert Park 5704 Commerce Blvd., Rohnert Park • (707) 206-9440 www.beercraft.com Brewsters Beer Garden 229 Water St. North, Petaluma (707) 981-8330 www.brewsterbeergarden.com Bruehol Tap Room 4828 East 2nd St., Benicia (707) 327-6769 www.brueholbrewing.com Cloverdale Ale Company 131 E First St., Cloverdale (707) 894-9610 www.cloverdaleale.com Confluence Taproom & Lounge 4357 Montgomery Dr., Santa Rosa • (707) 293-9702 www.confluencetaproom.com Healdsburg Tap Room 210 Healdsburg Ave. Healdsburg • (707) 934-5092 www.healdsburgtaproom.com Mill Valley Beerworks 173 Throckmorton Ave. Mill Valley • (415) 888-8218 www.millvalleybeerworks.com Moonlight Brewing Fulton • (707) 528-2537 www.moonlightbrewing.com Plow Brewing 3334 Industrial Dr., Santa Rosa (707) 843-4583 Ruhstaller Brewery & Taproom 800 Business Park Dr., Suite G Dixon • (530) 601-8240 www.ruhstallerbeer.com

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CRAFT DRINKING GUIDE DISTILLERIES Charbay Distillery 4001 Spring Mountain Rd. St. Helena •(707) 462-2249 www.charbay.com Graton Distilling 9119 Graton Rd., Graton (707) 829-6100 www.gratondistlling.com Griffo Distillery 1320 Scott St., Petaluma (707) 879-8755 www.griffodistillery.com Sonoma County Distilling 5625 State Farm Dr. #18 Rohnert Park • (707) 583-7753 www.sonomacountydistilling.com Spirit Works Distillery 6790 McKinley St., #100, Sebastopol • (707) 634-4793 www.spiritworksdistillery.com Sweetwater Distillers 611 2nd St., Petaluma (707) 778-6041 Young and Yonder Spirits 449 Allan Ct., Healdsburg (707) 473-8077 www.youngandyonder.com

CIDERIES & MEADERIES Apple Garden Farm 3875 Tomales-Petaluma Rd, Tomales (707) 878-9152 www.applegardenfarm.com Ace Cider 2064 Gravenstein Hwy N #40, Sebastopol • (707) 829-1101 www.acecider.com Coturri Winery 6725 Enterprise Rd, Glen Ellen (707) 525-9126 www.coturriwinery.com Ethic Ciders 967 Transport Way, Petaluma (415) 717-4416 www.ethicciders.com Foxcraft Hard Cider 409 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa (707) 528-8588 www.foxcraftcider.com Golden State Cider 150 McKinley St. Ste. 140., Sebastopol • (707) 321-1237 Heidrun Meadery 11925 State Route 1,Point Reyes Stn. (415) 663-9122 www.heidrunmeadery.com Horse & Plow Wine and Cider 1272 Gravenstein Hwy N Sebastopol • (707) 827-3486 www.horseandplow.com Sonoma Cider 1451 Grove Street, Healdsburg (707) 723-7004 www.sonomacider.com Tilted Shed Ciderwork 7761 Bell Road, Windsor (707) 657-779 www.tiltedshed.com Troy Cider 850 River Road, Fulton (707) 490-6696 • www.troycider.com

BREWING SUPPLIES Beer Belly Fermentation Supply 399 Business Park Ct., Ste 205 Windsor • (707) 837-5750 www.jmbrew.com Beverage People, The 1845 Piner Rd., Ste D, Santa Rosa (707) 544-2520 www.thebeveragepeople.com J&M Brewing Supplies 101 Roblar Dr., Ste C, Novato (415) 883-7300 www.jmbrew.com Napa Fermentation Supplies 575 3rd St., Ste A, Napa (707) 255-6372 www.napafermentation.com

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EAST BAY

Alameda and Contra Costa counties

BREWERIES 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant Williams Street, Unit A San Leandro • (510) 595-2111 www.21st-amendment.com Alameda Island Brewing 1716 Park Street, Alameda (510) 217-8885 www.alamedaislandbrewingcompany.com Ale Industries 3096 E. 10th St, Oakland (510) 479-3185 www.aleindustries.com Altamont Beer Works 2403 Research Drive, Livermore (925) 294-8970 www.altamontbeerworks.com Armistice Brewing Company 845 Marina Bay Pkwy #1 Richmond • (510) 230-4966 www.armisticebrewing.com Benoit-Casper Brewing 1201 Pennsylvania Ave, Richmond (408) 695-3449 www.bcbrewing.com Buffalo Bills Brewery 1082 B St, Hayward (510) 886-9823 www.buffalobillsbrewery.com

CaliCraft Brewing

2700 Mitchell Drive Walnut Creek • (925) 478-8103 www.calicraft.com

Cleophus Quealy Beer 448 Hester St., San Leandro (510) 463-4534 • www.cleoph.us Danville Brewing 200 Railroad Ave., Danville (925) 217-4172 www.danvillebrewing.com Diving Dog Brewhouse 1802 Telegraph Ave., Oakland (510) 306-1914 www.divingdogbrew.com Drakes Brewing 1933 Davis St. 177, San Leandro (510) 568-2739 www.drinkdrakes.com Drakes Dealership 2325 Broadway, Oakland (510) 568-2739 www.drinkdrakes.com East Brother Beer 1001 Canal Blvd, Richmond (510) 230-4081 www.eastbrotherbeer.com Eight Bridges Brewing 332 Earhart Way, Livermore (925) 961-9160 www.eightbridgesbrewing.com Epidemic Ales 150 Mason St., Ste. J, Concord (925) 566-8850 www.epidemicales.com Faction Brewing 2501 Monarch St., Alameda (510) 523-2739 www.factionbrewing.com Federation Brewing 420 3rd St., Unit A, Oakland (510) 496-4228 www.factionbrewing.com Fieldwork Brewing 1160 Sixth Street, Berkeley (510) 898-1203 www.fieldworkbrewing.com Gilman Brewing 912 Gilman St., Berkeley (510) 556-8701 www.gilmanbrew.com

Ghost Town Brewing 2640 Union St., Oakland (510) 926-6728 www.ghosttownbrewing.com Good Hop, The 2421 Telegraph Ave., Oakland (510) 338-6598 www.thegoodhop.com INC 82 7370 San Ramon Rd., Dublin (925) 560-8344 www.inc82.com Independent Brewing 444 Harrison St., Oakland (510) 698-2337 www.independentbrewing.com JP DasBrew 44356 South Grimmer Blvd., Fremont • (510) 270-5345 www.dasbrewinc.com Jupiter Brewing 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley (510) 843-8277 www.jupiterbeer.com Novel Brewing 6510 San Pablo Ave., Oakland (510) 922-9974 www.novelbrewing.com Oakland United Beerworks 3775 Alameda Ave., Unit G Oakland • (510) 251-8898 www.oaklandunitedbeerworks.com Pacific Standard Brewery 2055 Center St., Berkeley (510) 705-1248 www.oaklandunitedbeerworks.com Rare Barrel, The 940 Parker St., Berkeley (510) 984-6585 www.therarebarrel.com Schubros Brewing 12893 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon • (925) 327-0700 www.schubrosbrewery.com Shadow Puppet Brewing 4771 Arroyo Vista Ste. B, Livermore • (925) 453-6498 www.shadowpuppetbrewing.com Triple Rock Brewing 1920 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley (510) 843-2739 www.triplerock.com Trumer Pils Brauerei 1404 4th St., Berkeley (510) 526-1160 Working Man Brewery 5542 Brisa St., Ste. 5, Livermore (925) 269-9622 www.workingmanbrewing.com

5612 College Ave., Oakland (510) 923-0327 www.benandnicks.com

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BREWPUBS, GASTROPUBS, & EATERIES 828 Bites and Brews 828 Main St., Pleasanton (925) 462-8218 www.mainstbrewery.com Aviation Bar and Kitchen 2470 First St., Livermore (925) 292-9915 www.aviationlivermore.com Barclay’s Restaurant and Pub 2430 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley (510) 654-1650 www.barclayspub.com Beer Baron 336 St. Mary Street, Pleasanton (925) 579-4865 www.beerbaronbar.com Beer Revolution Bar 464 3rd St., Oakland (510) 452-2337 www.beer-revolution.com

Ben N Nick’s Bar & Grill

5612 College Ave., Oakland (510) 923-0327 www.benandnicks.com

www.catosalehouse.com (510) 655-3349 3891 PIEDMONT AVE., OAKLAND 35

CRAFT DRINKING GUIDE Berkeley Social Club 2050 University Ave., Berkeley (510) 900-5858 www.benandnicks.com Bonehead’s Texas BBQ 3422 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette (925) 348-4353 www.boneheadsbbq.com Bull Valley Roadhouse 14 Canyon Lake Dr. Port Costa • (510) 787-1135 www.bullvalleyroadhouse.com

Cato’s Ale House

3891 Piedmont Ave., Oakland (510) 655-3349 www.catosalehouse.com

Clove and Hoof Oakland 4001 Broadway, Oakland (510) 547-1446 www.cloveandhoofoakland.com Danville Brewing 200 Railroad Ave A, Danville (925) 217-4172 www.danvillebrewing.com EJ Phair Brewing 2151 Salvio St. Suite L, Concord (925) 691-4253 www.ejphair.com Elevation 66 10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, (510) 525-4800 www.elevation66.com Eureka! Concord 1975 Diamond Blvd., Sute C-160, Concord (925) 265-2120 www.eurekarestaurantgroup.com First Street Alehouse 2106 First St., Livermore (925) 371-6588 www.firststreetalehouse.com Forbidden Island 1304 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510) 749-0332 www.forbiddenislandalameda.com Gather Restaurant 2200 Oxford St., Berkeley (510) 809-0400 www.gatherrestaurant.com

Gaumenkitzel

2121 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510) 647-5016 www.gaumenkitzel.net

Growler Pub, The 515 San Ramon Valley Blvd.

Danville • (925) 984-2706 www.growlerpubdanville.com Handles on Main 855 Main St., Pleasanton (925) 399-6690 www.handlesgastropub.com Hoi Polloi Brewpub and Beat Lounge 1763 Alcatraz Ave., Berkeley (510) 858-7334 Hopyard Alehouse 3015 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton (925) 426-9600 www.hopyard.com Jupiter Brewing 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley (510) 843-8277 www.jupiterbeer.com Lucky 13 1301 Park St., Alameda (510) 523-2118 www.lucky13alameda.com McKay’s Beer Garden 252 Main St., Pleasanton (925) 425-0217

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www.mckaysbeergarden.com Oakland Brewing Company 444 Harrison St., Oakland (510) 394-4677 www.oaklandbrewing.com Pete’s Brass Rail and Car Wash 201 Hartz Ave., Danville (925) 820-8281 www.petesbrassrail.com Pleasanton Main St. Brewery 830 Main St., Pleasanton (925) 462-8218 www.mainstbrewery.com Pyramid Brewing Oakland International Airport (510) 680-7129 www.pyramidbrew.com Sauced BBQ, Livermore 300 First St #120, Livermore (925) 961-1300 www.saucedbbqandspirits.com Sauced BBQ, Walnut Creek 1410 Locus St., Walnut Creek (925) 433-5957 www.sauchedbbqandspirits.com Smoke, Berkeley 2434 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510) 548-8801 www.smokeberkeley.com Temescal Brewing 4115 Telegraph Ave., Oakland (510) 899-5628 www.temescalbrewing.com Triple Rock Brewery 1920 Shattuck, Berkeley (510) 843-2739 www.triplerock.com

BOTTLE SHOPS Cask on College 3185 College Ave., Berkeley (510) 788-6228 www.caskoncollege.com Diablo Foods 3615 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette • (925) 283-0737 www.diablofoods.com Ledger’s Liquors 1399 University Ave., Berkeley (510) 540-9243 www.ledgersliquors.com Monument Wine and Spirits 2250 Monument Blvd, Concord (925) 682-1514 Northbrae Bottle Shop 1590 Hopkins St., Berkeley (510) 525-5323 www.northbraebottleshop.com

TAP ROOMS Caps & Taps 6601 Dublin Blvd., Suite M Dublin • (925) 248-2139 www.capsandtapsdublin.com Cooler, The 1517 E 14th Street, San Leandro (510) 357-3949 www.thecoolersl.com Diving Dog Brewhouse 1802 Telegraph Ave., Oakland (510) 306-1914 www.divingdogbrew.com Drake’s Dealership 2325 Broadway, Oakland (510) 568-2739 x40 www.drinkdrakes.com EJ Phair Pittsburg Taproom 300 Cumberland St., Pittsburg (925) 427-7204 www.ejphair.com Hog’s Apothecary 375 40th St., Oakland (510) 338-3847 www.hogsapothecary.com Hoi Polloi Taproom and Beat Lounge 1763 Alcatraz Ave., Berkeley (510) 858-7334 Hop Grenade, The 2151 Salvio St., Suite J Concord • (925) 285-1301 www.thehopgrenade.com

Williams Brewing 2088 Burroughs Ave, San Leandro • (800) 759-6025 www.williamsbrewing.com

Øl Beercafe and Bottle Shop 1541 Giammona Dr., Walnut Creek • (925) 210-1147 www.beer-shop.org

Pacific Standard Tap Room 2055 Center St., Berkeley (510) 705-1248 www.hmbbrewingco.com Rose’s Taproom 49030 Telegraph Ave., Oakland www.rosestaproom.com Tap 25 25 S Livermore Ave., Ste 107 Livermore • (925) 294-8970 www.tap-25.com Torpedo Room, The 2031 Fourth St., Berkeley (510) 647-3439

DISTILLERIES Bay Area Distilling 2160 Elkins Way A Brentwood • (415) 509-6885 bayareadistilling.com Do Good Distillery 3173 Del Este, Modesto (209) 484-6406 www.dogooddistillery.com Falcon Spirits Distillery 3701 Collins Ave., Richmond (510) 234-3252 www.botanicagin.com Hangar One 2505 Monarch St., Alameda (510) 871-4951 www.hangarone.com St. George Spirits 2601 Monarch St., Alameda (510) 769-1601 www.stgeorgespirits.com Sutherland Distilling 3189 Independence Dr., Livermore www.sutherlanddistilling.com

CIDERIES & MEADERIES Crooked City Cider 477 25th St., Oakland www.crookedcitycider.com Far West Cider 1325 Canal Blvd., Richmond (415) 465-0781 www.farwestcider.com Hidden Star Orchards 1235 Phoenix Way, San Leandro • (510) 969-8620 www.hiddenstarorchards.com Mead Kitchen, The 2323B 4th St., Berkeley (510) 473-2265 www.themeadkitchen.com

BREWING SUPPLIES Admiral Maltings 651 A West Tower Ave., Alameda • (510) 666-6419 www.admiralmaltings.com Diving Dog Brewhouse 1802 Telegraph Ave., Oakland (510) 306-1914 www.divingdogbrew.com MoreBeer! & MoreWine!

995 Detroit Ave., Concord (925) 939-2337 www.morebeer.com HopTech Homebrewing Supplies 6398 Dougherty Rd., Ste 7 Dublin • (925) 875-0246 www.hoptech.com Oak Barrel Winecraft 1443 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510) 849-0400 www.oakbarrel.com

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San Francisco/San Mateo counties

BREWERIES Alpha Acid Brewing Company 121 Industrial Rd., Belmont (650) 394-4728 www.alphaacidbrewing.com Almanac Beer 2325 3rd St Ste #222, San Francisco • (415) 992-3438 www.almanacbeer.com Anchor Brewing 1705 Mariposa St. San Francisco www.anchorbrewing.com Armstrong Brewing 415 Grand Ave. S, San Francisco • (650) 989-8447 www.armstrongbrewing.com Bare Bottle Brewing 1525 Cortland Ave., San Francisco • (415) 926-8617 www.barebottle.com Black Hammer Brewing 544 Bryant St., San Francisco, (415) 758-2223 www.blackhammerbrewing.com Blue Oak Brewing Company 821 Cherry Lane, San Carlos (415) 273-9676 www.blueoakbrewing.com Cellarmaker Brewing 1150 Howard St., San Francisco (415) 863-3940 www.cellarmakerbrewing.com Devils Canyon Brewing 935 Washington St., San Carlos (650) 592-2739 www.devilscanyon.com Ferment. Drink. Repeat 2636 San Bruno Ave. San Francisco • (415) 825-5657 www.fermentdrinkrepeat.com Fort Point Beer 644 Old Mason St., San Francisco • (415) 906-4021 www.fortpointbeer.com Harmonic Brewing 1050 26th St.,San Francisco (415) 872-6817 www.harmonicbrewing.com HolyCraft Brewing 635 Vallejo St., San Francisco (415) 269-0738 www.holycraftbrewery.com Hop Dogma Brewing 30 Ave Portola #1B, El Granada (650) 560-8729 www.hopdogma.com Laughing Monk Brewing 1439 Egbert Ave A, San Francisco • (415) 890-5970 www.laughingmonkbrewing.com Local Brewing 69 Bluxome St., San Francisco (415) 932-6702 www.localbrewingco.com Magnolia Brewing 2505 3rd St., San Francisco (415) 864-7468 www.magnoliabrewing.com Mikkeller Bar 34 Mason St., San Francisco (415) 984-0279 www.mikkellerbar.com Pacific Brewing Laboratory 334 South Van Ness San Francisco • (415) 937-7843 www.pacbrewlab.com Pine Street Brewery 1270 Pine St. #1, San Francisco (415) 744-4062 www.pinestreetbrewery.com

Seven Stills Brewery and Distillery 1439 Egbert Ave, San Francisco (415) 914-0936 www.sevenstillsofsf.com Social Kitchen and Brewery 1326 9th Ave, San Francisco (415) 681-0330 www.socialkitchenandbrewery.com Southern Pacific Brewing 620 Treat Ave., San Francisco (415) 341-0152 www.southernpacificbrewing.com Sufferfest Beer Company 2147 Greenwich St., San Francisco www.sufferfesbeer.com Sunset Reservoir 1735 Noriega St., San Francisco (415) 571-8452 www.sunsetbeersf.com Tied House Brewing 954 Villa St., Mountain View (650) 965-2739 www.tiedhouse.com Thirsty Bear Brewing 661 Howard St., San Francisco (510) 338-0881 www.thirstybear.com Triple Voodoo Brewery 2245 3rd St., San Francisco (415) 598-8811 www.triplevoodoo.com Woods Brewing 3801 18th St., San Francisco (415) 212-8412 www.woodsbeer.com

BREWPUBS, GASTROPUBS, & EATERIES 21st Amendment Brewery 563 2nd St., San Francisco (415) 369-0900 www.21st-amendment.com Barrel Head Brewhouse 1785 Fulton St., San Francisco (415) 416-6989 www.barrelheadsf.com Bartlett Hall 242 O’Farrell St, San Francisco (415) 433-4332 www.bartlethall.com Beach Chalet 1000 Great Highway San Francisco (415) 386-8439 www.beachchalet.com Black Sands Brewery 701 Haight St., San Francisco (415) 534-5194 www.blacksandsbeer.com Brasserie Saint James 742 Valencia St, San Francisco • (415) 655-9868 www.brasseriesaintjames.com Freewheel Brewing 3736 Florence St., Redwood City • (650) 365-2337 www.freewheelbrewing.com Gourmet Haus Staudt 2615 Broadway, Redwood City (650) 364-9232 www.gourmethausstaudt.com Half Moon Bay Brewing 390 Capistrano Rd Half Moon Bay, (650) 728-2739 www.hmbbrewingco.com Holy Water 309 Cortland Ave, San Francisco (415) 638-6129 www.holywatersf.com Old Bus Tavern 3193 Misson St, San Francisco (415) 843-1938 www.oldbustavern.com Palo Alto Brewing 1080B La Avenida St, Mountain View www.paloaltobrewing.com Pilsner Inn 225 Church St, San Francisco (415) 621-7058

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CRAFT DRINKING GUIDE www.pilsnerinn.com Rogues Ale Public House 673 Union St., San Francisco (415) 362-7880 www.rogue.com Southpaw BBQ 2170 Mission St., San Francisco (415) 218-0917 www.southpawbbqsf.com Tap Room, The 233 University Ave, Palo Alto (650) 752-6132 Timber & Salt 881 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City • (650) 362-3777 www.timberandsalt.com Waterdog Tavern 1015 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont • (650) 662-4642 www.waterdogtavern.com

BOTTLE SHOPS City Beer 1168 Folsom St., San Francisco (415) 503-1033 www.citybeerstore.com Grape and Grain 227 S. San Mateo Dr., San Mateo • (650) 342-9463 www.grapeandgrainbar.com

TAP ROOMS Ale Arsenal 971 Laurel St., San Carlos (650) 594-2337 www.alearsenal.com Devils Slide Taproom 5560 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacifica • (650) 898-855 www.devilsslidetaproom.com Monaghan’s 3243 Pierce St, San Francisco (415) 872-7916 Speakeasy Public House 1195 Evans Ave., San Francisco (415) 642-3371 www.goodbeer.com Steep Brew SoMa 399 4th St., San Francisco (415) 618-0066 The Beer Hall 1 Polk St., San Francisco (415) 800-7416 www.thebeerhalsf.com Tornado Pub 547 Haight St., San Francisco (415) 621-2381

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Santa Clara Valley county

BREWERIES Ale House Brewing 4020 Colmery Ct., San José (408) 390-7574 www.alehousebrewing.com Bison Brewing 1627 S 7th St., San José (510) 697-1537 www.bisonbrew.com Campbell Brewing 200 E Campbell Ave., Campbell • (707) 738-9120 www.campbellbrewingcompany.com

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Clandestine Brewing 980 S 1st St., San José (408) 520-0220 www.clandestinebrewing.com El Toro Brewing Co. 17370 Hill Road, Morgan Hill (408) 778-2739 Floodcraft Brewing 777 The Alameda San José • (408) 207-1126 www.floodcraftbrewing.com Faultline Brewing 1235 Oakmead Pkwy, Sunnyvale • (408) 736-2739 www.faultlinebrewing.com Firehouse Brewery 111 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale (408) 773-9500 www.firehousegrill.com Golden State Brewery 1252 Memorex Dr. Santa Clara • (408) 727-2337 www.goldenstate.beer Hapa’s Brewing Company 460 Lincoln Ave., Ste 90 San José • (408) 982-3299 www.hapasbrewing.com Hermitage Brewing 1627 S 7th St., San José (408) 291-0966 www.hermitagebrewing.com Lincoln Court Brewery 1721 Rogers Ave., Ste P San José • (408) 724-1440 www.lincolncourtbrewery.com Loma Brewing 130 N Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos • (408) 560-9626 www.lomabrew.com New World Ales 930 McLaughlin Ave., San José (408) 838-4448 www.newworldales.com Shizmo Brewing San José, (408) 599-2739 www.shizmobrewery.com

101 E Alma Ave., San José (408) 288-5181 www.scvbrewing.com

Uproar Brewing 439 S First St., San José (612) 703-3676 www.uproarbrewing.com

BREWPUBS, GASTROPUBS, & EATERIES 20Twenty Cheese Bar 1389 Lincoln Ave., San José (408) 293-7574 www.2020cheesebar.com 7 Stars Bar & Grill 398 South Bascom Ave. San José • (408) 292-7827 www.7starbar.com Barbeque 152 8295 Monterey Rd., Gilroy (408) 842-4499 www.bbq152.com Bourbon Steak & Pub 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara (408) 217-2490 www.michaelmina.net Boulder Creek Brewing 13040 Highway 9, Boulder Creek • (831) 338-7882 www.bouldercreekbrewery.com Brittania Arms 173 West Santa Clara St., San José • (408) 278-1400 britanniaarmsdowntown.com Campbell Brewing 200 E Campbell Ave., Campbell • (707) 738-9120 campbellbrewingcompany.com El Toro Brewpub 17605 Monterey Rd., Morgan Hill • (408) 782-2739 www.eltorobrewing.com Firehouse Grill and Brewery 111 S. Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale (408) 773-9500 www.firehousegrill.com Forager 420 South First St., San José (408) 831-2433 www.sjforager.com Good Karma 37 S 1st St., San José (408) 294-2694 www.goodkarmasj.com Gordon Biersch Restaurant 33 East San Fernando St, San José • (408) 294-6785 Halford, The 1494 Halford Ave Santa Clara • (408) 243-1290 www.thehalford.com Rock Bottom Brewery 1875 S Bascom Ave., Unit 700 Campbell • (408) 377-0707 www.rockbottom.com South Winchester Barbeque 1362 S Winchester Blvd.

San José • (408) 376-0485 www.swinchesterbbq.com Trail Dust Barbeque 17240 Monterey Rd., Morgan Hill • (408) 776-9072 www.traildustbbq.com Waterdog Tavern 1015 Alameda de las Pulgas Belmont • (650) 622-4642 www.waterdogtavern.com

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Brooks Dry Cider 2595 Mission St., San Francisco www.brooksdrycider.com Redwood Coast Cider 821 Cherry Lane San Carlos • (650) 412-0341 www.redwoodcoastcider.com San Francicso Mead 1180 Shafter Ave., San Francisco (415) 819-4941 www.sfmead.com South City Ciderworks 1236 Montgomery Ave., San Bruno • (650) 238-5422 www.southcitycider.com Tag and Jug 995 9th St., San Francisco (707) 395-7711 www.tagandjug.com Upcider 1160 Polk St., 2nd Floor San Francisco • (415) 966-5730 www.upcidersf.com

Black Sands Brewery 701 Haight St., San Francisco (415) 534-5194 www.blacksandsbeer.com Ferment. Drink. Repeat 2636 San Bruno Ave., San Francisco • (415) 825-5657 www.fermentdrinkrepeat.com San Francisco Brewcraft 1555 Clement St., San Francisco • (415) 751-9338 www.sanfranciscobrewcraft.com

Strike Brewing company 2099 S 10th St., #30 San José • (415) 847-4565 www.strikebrewingco.com

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Anchor Distilling 1705 Mariposa St., San Francisco • (415) 863-8350 www.anchorsf.com Seven Stills Brewery and Distillery 1439 Egbert Ave, San Francisco (415) 914-0936 www.sevenstillsofsf.com

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Taplands Tap Room

1171 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara • (408) 709-2990 www.taplands.com

CIDERIES AND MEADERIES

BREWPUBS, GASTROPUBS, & EATERIES Alvarado Street Brewery 1315 Dayton St., Ste E Salinas • (831) 800-3332 www.alvaradostreetbrewery.com Aptos St Barbeque 8059 Aptos St., Aptos (831) 662-1721 www.aptosbbq.com Half Moon Bay Brewing 390 Capistrano Rd., Half Moon Bay • (650) 728-2739 www.hmbbrewingco.com Mission St. Barbeque 1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz (831) 458-2222 www.missionstbbq.com Santa Cruz Ale Works 150 DuBois St., Santa Cruz (831) 425-1182 www.santacruzaleworks.com Seabright Brewery 519 Seabright Ave. #107 Santa Cruz • (831) 426-2739 www.seabrightbrewery.com

DISTILLERIES

Rabbit Foot Meadery 1246 Birchwood Dr. Sunnyvale • (408) 747-0770 www.rabbitsfootmeadery.com Red Branch Cider 1246 Birchwood Dr., Sunnyvale (408) 747-0770 www.redbranchcider.com Wild Cide, The 357 E Taylor St, San José www.wildcide.com

Fog’s End Distillery 425 Alta Street Bldg. #15, Gonzales • (831) 809-5941 www.fogsenddistillery.com Half Moon Bay Distillery 103 Harvard Ave. #4 Half Moon Bay • (650) 728-7226 www.hmbdistillery.com Venus Spirits 427 Swift Street, Ste. A Santa Cruz • (831) 427-9673 www.venusspirits.com

BREWING SUPPLIES

CIDERIES & MEADERIES

Fermentation Solutions 2507 Winchester Blvd., Campbell • (408) 871-1400 www.fermentationsolutions.com Santa Cruz and Monterey counties

Santa Cruz Cider 820 Swift St. Unit C Santa Cruz • (831) 325-5065 www.santacruzcider.com Surf City Cider 379 Felton Empire Rd., Felton (831) 335-4441 www.surfcitycider.com

BREWERIES

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CENTRAL COAST

Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill 426 Alvarado St., Monterey (831) 655-2337 www.alvaradostreetbrewery.com Discretion Brewing 2703 41st Ave., Soquel (831) 316-0662 www.discretionbrewing.com Half Moon Bay Brewing 390 Capistrano Rd., Half Moon Bay • (650) 728-2739 www.hmbbrewingco.com Hop Dogma Brewing 30 Ave. Portola, #1B, El Granada • (650) 560-8729 www.hopdogma.com New Bohemia Brewing 1030 41st Ave, Santa Cruz (831) 350-0253 www.nubobrew.com Sacrilege Brewing 730 Main St., Half Moon Bay (650) 276-7029 www.sacrilegebrewing.com Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 402 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz (831) 425-4900 www.scmbrew.com Sante Adairius Portal 1315 Water St., Santa Cruz www.rusticales.com Uncommon Brewers 303 Potrero St. Ste 40-H Santa Cruz • (831) 621-6270 www.uncommonbrewers.com

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Doc’s Cellar 855 Capitolio Way, Ste 2 San Louis Obispo (805) 781-9974 www.fermentationsolutions.com

GREATER BAY AREA / NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BREWERIES Anderson Valley Brewing 177000 Highway 253 Boonville • (707) 895-2337 www.abvc.com Auburn Alehouse 289 Washington St., Auburn (530) 885-2537 www.auburnalehouse.com Blaker Brewing 1063 Montclaire Dr., Ceres (209) 585-4040 www.blakerbrewing.com Blue Frog Brewing 1740 Travis Blvd., Fairfield (707) 429-2337 bluefrogbrewingcompany.com Boulder Creek Brewing 13101 Highway 9 Boulder Creek, (831) 338-7882 bouldercreekbrewery.com British Bulldog Brewery 14540 Camaren Park Dr., Chico • (530) 892-8759 www.britishbulldogbrewery.com

Channel Brewing 110 N San Joaquin St., Stockton (209) 490-4928 www.channelbrewing.com Diamond Mountain Casino 900 Skyline Dr., Susanville (530) 252-1369 www.diamondmountaincasino.com Feather Falls Casino Brewing 3 Alverda Dr., Oroville (530) 533-3885 www.featherfallscasino.com Firestone Walker Brewing 1400 Ramada Dr., Paso Robles (805) 225-5911 www.firestonebeer.com High Water Brewing 1924 Pacific Ave., Stockton (866) 206-0482 www.highwaterbrewing.com Hoppy Brewing 6300 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento • (916) 451-6328 www.hoppy.com Humboldt Regeneration Brewery and Farm 2320 Central Ave., Unit F McKinleyville • (707) 738-8225 www.humboldtregeneration.com Kelsey Creek Brewing 3945 Main St., Kelseyville (707) 279-2311 www.kelseycreekbrewing.com Knee Deep Brewing 13395 New Airport Rd., H Auburn,(530) 797-4677 www.kneedeepbrewing.com Lost Coast Brewery 1600 Sunset Dr., Eureka (707) 267-9651 www.lostcoast.com Mad River Brewing 195 Taylor Way, Blue Lake (707) 668-4151 www.madriverbrewing.com Mendocino Brewing 1601 Airport Park Blvd., Ukiah (707) 463-2627 www.mendobrew.com New Helvetia 130 Broadway, Sacramento (916) 469-9889 www.newhelvetiabrew.com North Coast Brewing 444 N. Main St., Fort Bragg (707) 964-2739 www.northcoastbrewing.com Ruhstaller Brewing 800 Business Park Drive, Ste G, Dixon • (530) 601-8240 www.ruhstallerbeer.com Sante Adairius Rustic Ales 103 Kennedy Dr., Capitola www.rusticales.com Sierra Nevada Brewing 1075 E 20th St., Chico (530) 893-3520 www.sierranevada.com Sudwerk Brewery 2001 Second St., Davis (530) 756-2739 www.sudwerkbrew.com Three Mile Brewing 231 G St., Davis (530) 564-4351 www.threemilebrewing.com Valley Brew 157 W Adams St., Stockton (209) 464-2739 www.valleybrew.com

DISTILLERIES California Distilled Spirits 12205 Locksley Ln #11, Auburn • (916) 599-6541 www.californiadistilledspirits.com Hooker Oak Distillery 2420 Park Ave., Chico (530) 809-0720 www.hookeroakdistillery.com

CIDERIES AND MEADERIES Bite Hard Cider Boonville • (707) 895-3588 www.bitehard.com Cider Brothers 14 S. School, Lodi (209) 224-8590 www.ciderbrothers.com Clendenen’s Cider Works 96 12th St.,Fortuna (707) 725-2123 www.clendenensciderworks.com Gowan’s Ciders 6400 Hwy 128, Philo (707) 205-1545 www.gowanorchards.com Humboldt Cider Company 3750 Harris St., Eureka www.humboldtcidercompany.com Indigeny Reserve 14679 Summers Lane Sonora • (209) 533-9463 www.indigenyreserve.com Lassen Cider 26 Bellarmine Ct., Chico (530) 593-0555 www.lassencider.com Sierra Cider 5569 Meadow Lane, Mariposa (209) 966-4910 www.sierracider.com Tin City Cider 3005 Limestone Way, Paso Robles • (805) 293-6349 www.tincitycider.com

BREWPUBS, GASTROPUBS, & EATERIES Lodi Beer Company 105 S School St., Lodi (209) 368-9931 www.lodibeercompany.com

Humboldt Beer Works 110 3rd. St., Eureka (707) 442-6258 www.humboldtbeerworks.com NorCal Brewing Solutions 1768 Churn Creek Rd. Redding • (530) 243-2337 www.norcalbrewingsolutions.com O’Hare Brew House Supply 1478 Grass Valley Hwy. Auburn • (916) 402-4227 www.brewhousesupply.com Renegade Brewing Supplies 2406 W Monte Vista Ave., Ste C Turlock • (209) 678-9167 renegadebrewingsupplies.com Not on the list? Information incorrect? Send information to editor@abvmagazine.com. All listings are free. Inclusion is sole choice of publisher and is not guaranteed.

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Brewbilt Manufacturing 110 Spring Hill Drive #10 Grass Valley (530) 802-5023 www.brewbilt.com

Brewmeister – Folsom 802A Reading St. Folsom • (916) 985-7299 www.shopbrewmeister.com Brewmeister – Roseville 1031 Junction Blvd., Suite 802 Roseville • (916) 780-7299 www.shopbrewmeister.com Brewmeister – W. Sacramento 1409 Shore St., West Sacramento • (916) 371-7299 www.shopbrewmeister.com Chico Homebrew Supply 1570 Nord Ave., Chico (530) 342-3768 www.chicohomebrewshop.com Fat City Brew and BBQ Supply 211 Lincoln Ctr., Stockton (209) 475-9931 www.g3enterprises.com G3 Enterprises - Petainer Keg 502 E Whitmore Ave., Modesto (800) 321-8747 www.g3enterprises.com

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