Author: Stickie

Yes, that’s right. Sacramento is such an active beer town, you need daily alerts to keep up on all the awesome goings on.

To celebrate Four Twenty, braaaaaah, Lagunitas is bringing back their super dank Waldos’ Special Ale, named in honor of their Marin County friends who coined the term. Kegs will be tapped at The Shack, Flaming Grill and Golden Bear (edit: also Pangaea and Dad’s Kitchen!). Not to be outdone, Track 7 will be tapping their Riot Act Rye Ale. Yes, all at 4:20pm. Don’t forget to also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the debut album from the best and most unbelievably influential band to ever come out of the Central Valley, Pavement’s Slanted and Enchanted.

Tomorrow is one of my favorite local beer events, Rubicon’s Women in Brewing, benefiting WEAVE. Every year, professional brewers and some special guest stars make outstanding beer that you won’t get anywhere else. I am also a sucker for the sexy t-shirt designed around a new theme every year. Silent auction, too!

Raggers, where is your favorite place in town for a grilled cheese sandwich? Do you want the traditional American on sourdough? Lots of fillings? Bacon? (duh!) Mayonnaise? Fancy shmancy imported cave aged charcoal rind raw cows milk creations? Tomato soup on the side? Who in Sacramento fixes your jones for ooey gooey goodness that triggers a childhood deja vu?

For me, a few come to mind right off the bat. I love Rubicon, but their menu is lacking for meat-free options. Their build-a-grilled cheese is frequently my choice, and I pack it full of produce. Tomatoes (on the side to keep the juice from ruining the crunch), greens, grilled onions, mushrooms, the works, on wheat or marble rye. And spicy mustard. Always with spicy mustard.
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Fans of food, history and/or Sacramento should hightail it over to the Co-op tonight. William Burg of the Sacramento County Historical Society will be holding one of his cool storytelling sessions on Sacramento’s Agricultural Heritage.

And it is FREE!

Please RSVP here or call 868-6399 to hold your spot.

When people ask me what local beer I like to drink, I always tell them that I love whatever our breweries are doing in small, seasonal batches. I dropped by Rubicon yesterday to see what they have brewing up, and Brewer Al Griffin filled me in on two beers that I am excited to try this week.

First, Hopsauce is returning soon! As if this monstrously hoppy Double IPA wasn’t enough, today they are tapping a special cask of Hopsauce. It is brewed with 880 lbs of all crisp pale malt in a 10 barrel batch, and an obscene amount of hops, mostly Summit and Columbus with some Chinook and a few others to round it out. The cask has also been dry hopped with 2oz of Falconers Flight. As Al says, “It is freaking awesome.”

On Saturday, Rubicon will be tapping a special pin (5 gallon cask) of Winter Wheat Wine that they made for Sacramento Beer Week, but it wasn’t ready yet. It has been aged on Hungarian oak cubes and dry hopped with some Centennial hops. Careful, this one is 11.5% abv. To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, they also have Moylans Ryan O’Sullivan’s Imperial Stout.

Lincoln’s Knee Deep Brewing Company has taken first place at The Bistro’s annual Double IPA Fest, possibly the toughest contest of super-hoppy beers in the world. Their winning brew Hoptologist is available now in bottles at Hot City Pizza ($2 off on Saturday!) and will be available during Sacramento Beer Week!