Oakland CA – Miscellaneous

No photos, alas, but descriptions of four beers I’ve had here so far. #1 was a East Bay IPA by Ale Industries, a local brewery. This one really surprised me because it was so well balanced and tasty, without a …

Great Basin Brewing, Reno NV

TL;DR – The food and beer were good, but the service was sub-par. The short version on the service is that I was seated at a table where I sat and sat and finally got up and went back to …

Small City Taphouse, Sandusky OH

This is a puzzling place, to me, at least. There are no photos of the place itself because frankly it wasn’t anything to write home about. It seems to take up a number of old storefronts on downtown Sandusky, but …

Only a few days away

It feels like time is stretching out infinitely, but Saturday, July 10th will eventually come and I’ll be on my way to drive across the country and visit lots of (hopefully delightful) brewpubs. The first stop will be Water Street …

My Homebrew Tap List

I didn’t ever post this here, I don’t think! Shame on me. I’ve been doing a lot more home brewing since the start of the pandemic, planning styles and sharing the results with my buddy, Ron. It’s all-grain brewing these …

Rutland Beer Works, Rutland VT

Rutland Beer Works I drove to Bethel VT today to pick up the bassoon from its annual maintenance at Ellis Music Co and decided to detour through Rutland on the way home and try out Rutland Beer Works at the …