The signature beer of the Western United States, the India Pale Ale (IPA) will be celebrated across the country tomorrow with the 2nd annual IPA Day. The question is… how do you celebrate this? Do you simply crack one (or several) open, or are there more complicated ways to do it? This is my confusion … Continue reading “IPA Day is Thursday!”
Beer festivals in Sacramento in July 2012 include the California State Fair Beerfest, Rubicon Firkin fest.
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 … Continue reading “Great beer in the next 24 hours”
Where in Sacramento is the best grilled cheese sandwich?
Beer lovers of Sacramento, this is one of those weekends you have been waiting for. Whether you want to drink, learn to homebrew, hobnob with other beer lovers, or do all of the above, you have plenty of chances to get your brew on. The star this weekend is the 24th Anniversary of Rubicon Brewing … Continue reading “A great weekend for beer”
Rubicon Hopsauce Douple IPA will be released on May 4, 2011.
Founded in 1980 by home brewers Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company helped create the modern microbrewery industry. Thirty years later, it remains near the top of this industry in both sales and accolades, still lead by Grossman and still brewing its flagship beer that launched a thousand microbreweries. Their proximity to … Continue reading “Happy Anniversary, Sierra Nevada!”
As today is 9-16, we at the SacRag would like to encourage you all to show your local pride by enjoying food and drink from the 916 area code. I already stopped by Old Soul for some locally roasted coffee. Later, I’ll be helping some friends shop for wedding booze by sampling various delights from … Continue reading “Sacramento, eat and drink locally today!”
This Saturday from 2-7pm is Sacramento’s best beer festival for families, the 5th Annual Midtown Community Festival. Rubicon Brewing and the Northern California Brewers Guild shut down Capitol between 20th and 21st and fill it with a beer garden, BBQ, bands, and plenty of games, activities and fun for all ages. Proceeds will benefit the … Continue reading “Midtown Community Festival”
Sacramento area beer folks are constantly donating product and raising money for local charities. Two great events on Saturday invite you to enjoy great craft beer while giving back to your community. Rubicon hosts the 4th annual celebration of Women in Brewing all day Saturday, starting at 11AM. This year, they feature 13 beers from … Continue reading “Great beer, great causes on Saturday”
The Sac Rag 