It’s that time of year again: Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine’s annual Best in Beer survey is open for voting. If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening around the Bay Area, we’d encourage you to take a few minutes and cast your ballot. Last
The beers your local brewers think are worth putting in front of the best judges in the world are on tap right now. Last week, the Guild collected entries from dozens of our member breweries. Those beers are now sitting on a refrigerated truck headed toward Denver, where they’ll
Imagine a wedding reception so spectacular that the entire country got invited and had such a good time that they decided to keep the party going for more than two centuries! That, more or less, is the origin story of Oktoberfest. On October 12, 1810, Bavaria celebrated the marriage of
Hello Beer People, We’re keeping the Brew Deck very brief this week because the Guild is deep in the weeds co-producing Barebottle’s Suds Francisco this Sunday at Salesforce Park. A few things you should know: Suds Francisco prices go up tomorrow (Thursday). If you’ve been thinking
If you are a regular Brew Deck reader, you already know that Oakland, CA is an extraordinary beer destination. It is home to two of the top 12 small breweries in the country, according to Craft Beer & Brewing—Ghost Town and Cellarmaker—plus Brix Factory, Original Pattern, Temescal Brewing,
Brewing is one of humanity's oldest and most sophisticated culinary arts. Like every great culinary tradition, brewing rewards not only technical skill, but an endless appetite to keep learning. Yet even among those of us who spend our lives talking about beer, our conversations often become surprisingly narrow.
The craft beer world lost one of its true originals this month with the passing of Alan Sprints, founder and brewmaster of Hair of the Dog Brewing in Portland. If you were lucky enough to experience Hair of the Dog at its peak, you probably remember a brewery unlike any
This week's Brew Deck arrives in the middle of California Craft Beer Week, an annual activation spearheaded by the CA Craft Brewers Association, which serves as a reminder of the decades of advocacy that have helped shape and fortify our modern craft beer industry. Last week also brought
Katdelic & Afterthought to Headline The City’s Funk & Fermentation Festival Two weeks ago, we introduced the first five producers joining us for Suds Francisco, a celebration of funk, fermentation, and San Francisco flavor presented by the Bay Area Brewers Guild and Barebottle Brewing, coming to TJPA's
There is a familiar, tired story being told about craft beer right now: breweries are closing, consumer interest is declining, and the industry's best days are behind it. Like most simple narratives, this story is not entirely wrong, but it is woefully incomplete. The challenges facing craft beer
