She feels happily at home in Hopboldt Humboldt. If you're going to try Weaver's tasty 40, invest.ĭeidre Pike recently moved to Trinidad from Honolulu, where craft brewing is in its infancy. Eel River Brewing Company, 1777 Alamar Way, Fortuna, CA, USA, +1 7. At the Breathalyzer Superstore, devices start around $50. Within a vibrant atmosphere of walls adorned with historic photos of the mill, guests can try popular choices such as the English-style IPA, the strong Raven’s Eye Imperial Stout, and the Porter, a smooth beer with hints of chocolate and coffee. Its paperback cover appears sturdy enough to handle a spilled chewy porter or two. Northern California Brews and Review dedicated to the brewers and their beers of the Northern California area. The big guys, the behemoth brands, the insipid mass-market lagers."
Educated artisans and craft consumers form an enviable community, a movement that counters the homogeneity of the BMC - "Bud-Miller-Coors. The couple owns two Breathalyzers.īeer people are good people, Weaver asserts. Weaver, once a particle physicist, now brew-blogs, judges beer competitions and contributes to All About Beer magazine. In the book, he calls Redwood Curtain's Belgian styles "some of the best you'll find in Northern California" and the IPA a "kickass divergence from West Coast IPAs in general."įor Weaver and Schmidt, drinking craft beer is work, if also a dream gig. He raves about Redwood Curtain, whose tasting room is now temporarily closed. Eel River's Triple Exultation? "Delicious layers of caramel, red fruits, and a touch of warming alcohol." At Lost Coast in Eureka, Weaver praises a limited-release "keg-conditioned IPA dry-hopped with Calypso hops, which was fantastic." He lauds the "impressive line-up" at Mad River, from Steelhead to Jamaica Red, and appreciates the Kona in Six River's Paradise Moon Coffee Porter.
He offers even-handed insights and notes award-winning beers. When picking faves, Weaver attempts diplomacy. Profiles of endemic NoCal beers include Anderson Valley's Boont Amber with its "restrained caramel sweetness, vibrant red fruit character and enough zesty hop bitterness to steer things." Weaver's tone? Knowledgeable but unpretentious. Quirky breakouts feature festival listings, bottle cap art and a "Trouble Brewing" comic that mocks beer snobs. The result's a 292-page travel guide with brewery directions, hours and tasting notes for around 300 breweries, brewpubs, craft beer-centric bars, restaurants and bottle shops. Opened by two homebrewers in 2015, theyve got a 4,500 square foot brewery and are using it to bubble up some tasty like a India Pale Lager, Cali Common. They sipped in Santa Cruz, tapped Tahoe and knocked back a few in San Francisco, Oakland, Chico and here. Weaver and photographer Anneliese Schmidt (spouse and beer buddy) spent six months sampling Northern California's craft beertopias. Weaver offers "5 to Try" lists for eight regions in Northern California in his book The Northern California Craft Beer Guide. Not your top five? For a mildly amusing drinking game, suggest your own list next time you're out with friends. It's also beer writer Ken Weaver's top five craft beers to try on the North Coast. The Northern California Craft Beer GuideĪnderson Valley's Poleeko Pale Ale.
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