Background Fieldwork Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in Berkeley, CA in 2015. Brewmaster Alex Tweet & businessman Barry Braden partnered up to open Fieldwork. Tweet, who had worked at both Modern Times and Ballast Point, is the man who…
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Northern California Brewery Reviews
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Triple Rock Brewing, Berkeley, CA
Background Triple Rock Brewing opened its doors in March 1986, the creation of brothers John and Reid Martin. When they started brewing beer, only four other brewpubs existed. Today they are the only ones still using original brewing equipment and…
Sacrilege Brewing, Half Moon Bay, CA
ackground – Sacrilege Brewing In 2016 Sacrilege Brewing opened for business. Owner and brewer Joe Pacini got his feet wet in the business as front of house manager at Half Moon Bay Brewing. From there he worked at a beer distributor…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Craft Beer, craft brew, Half Moon Bay, IPA, Joe Pacini, Sacrilege Brewery and Kitchen, travel
Humble Sea Brewing, Santa Cruz, CA
Background – Humble Sea Brewing A trio of friends opened Humble Sea Brewing in March 2017. Nick Pavlina learned to homebrew from his dad back in 2008 and has been brewing ever since. In 2009 he moved to Pleasure Point and…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, California, Craft Beer, craft brew, Foggy, Foggy IPA, Hazy IPA, Humble Sea Brewing Co., IPA, NEIPA, Santa Cruz, travel
The Rare Barrel, Berkeley, CA
Background – The Rare Barrel The founding team at The Rare Barrel is Jay Goodwin, brewer and blender, Alex Wallash, sales and marketing and Brad Goodwin (Jay’s father), overseeing legal and finance. Jay has been interested in craft beer since college,…
Tagged with: Alex Wallash, Barrel Aged, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Berkeley, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Jay Goodwin, Sours, The Rare Barrel podcast, travel
Pedro Point Brewing, Pacifica, CA
Background Pedro Point Brewing, Pacifica’s first and only brewery opened its doors in April 2018. Owners Roberta Gamble & Aaron Bonner have been residents for almost 20 years. Head brewer Aaron has been making beer at home, restaurants and breweries…
Almanac Beer Company, Alameda, CA
Background – Almanac Beer Company The Almanac Beer Company was founded in 2010 by Jesse Friedman and Damian Fagan. The duo met through a local homebrew club. For years they experimented with unique recipes brewing five gallon stove-top batches made in…
Tannery Bend Beerworks, Napa, CA
Background What started as a dream of childhood friends Matt Cromwell and Oenotri’s Tyler Rodde, finally became a reality in March 2017 with the opening of Tannery Bend Beerworks. Crucial in the journey was Lauren Duncan Rodde, Mike Schneiders and…
Tagged with: ABV, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, California, Craft Beer, craft brew, IPA, Napa, Tannery Bend Beerworks, travel
Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, CA
Background – Russian River Brewing Russian River Brewing Company opened their doors in 1997 and has an interesting history. Blind Pig Brewing Company Vinnie Cilurzo grew up in Temecula, CA. where his parents owned a vineyard. It made the perfect…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, IPA, Pliny The Elder, Pliny The Younger, Santa Rosa, travel, Vinnie Cilurzo, Windsor
Crooked Goat Brewing, Sebastopol, CA
Background Crooked Goat Brewing is the result of the six friends’ chipping in for a 10-gallon brewing system that got moved around from garage to garage in Petaluma in 2013. According to owners Rich Allen, Paul Vyenielo, Scott Timann, Will…
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