Last week, we introduced Suds Francisco, a new festival celebrating funk, fermentation, and San Francisco flavor, coming to TJPA's Salesforce Park on Sunday, August 23. When we began building Suds Francisco, we didn't set out to assemble the biggest collection of breweries and producers we could
In February, we partnered with Barebottle Brewing and the TJPA to bring hundreds of beer lovers together high above the streets of San Francisco in Salesforce Park for a SF Beer Week Fest 2026. This summer, we're going bigger. On Sunday, August 23rd, the Bay Area Brewers Guild
If you've spent time in the Bay Area, you've probably noticed a recurring theme: whenever a community needs support, local breweries are often among the first organizations to step forward. Whether supporting wildfire relief efforts, local nonprofits, schools, youth sports teams, or social causes, independent breweries
Every four years, something unusual happens. Millions of people across the planet who normally consume entertainment alone suddenly seek out other human beings. They wake up early, rearrange their schedules, and make plans with friends they haven't seen in months. They leave their couches to gather in public
Last week, we explored how some of the most interesting beers in the Bay Area right now are adjunct lagers. After decades spent chasing the biggest and the boldest, many of our breweries are becoming fascinated with restrained, crisp lager styles that craft brewers once decried as "fizzy yellow
The first few decades of American craft brewing specialized in intensity, novelty, and extremity. Meanwhile, the simple adjunct lagers that once formed the backbone of American brewing culture remained associated with industrial scale, commodity ingredients, and cultural blandness. But something fascinating has begun happening across the Bay Area. Some of
Last Saturday, Trumer Berkeley held its “Last Call” farewell event, and hundreds of Bay Area Beer People turned out. For a long time, Trumer occupied a very particular place in Bay Area drinking culture: the dependable local pilsner you could order almost anywhere. For many drinkers, it was an early
Twenty years ago, the Brewers Association launched American Craft Beer Week as a national celebration of small and independent breweries. What began in 2006 as a coordinated effort to spotlight a growing but still fragile manufacturing sector has endured through massive changes in both the beer industry and American culture.
Malt is beer’s main ingredient. In a typical recipe, it outweighs hops by a ratio of 50:1 to 100:1. Still, even the most savvy beer consumers tend to be far more fluent in hop varieties and processes than those of malt. This is understandable considering that IPA
Last week, much of the brewing industry gathered in Philadelphia, PA, for the Craft Brewers Conference, where the 2026 World Beer Cup medals were awarded. Alongside the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), which takes place annually in October, the World Beer Cup (WBC) is one of the two most prestigious
