The Official Bay Area Beer Thread
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Anderson Valley in Boonville
Bear Republic in Geyserville
North Coast in Ft. Bragg
Mendocino Brewing in Ukiah
Lagunitas in Petaluma
This should get you started. Listed in no particular order. All have great beer. This list can go on and on too.
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Russian River in Santa Rosa
Anderson Valley in Boonville
Bear Republic in Geyserville
North Coast in Ft. Bragg
Mendocino Brewing in Ukiah
Lagunitas in Petaluma
This should get you started. Listed in no particular order. All have great beer. This list can go on and on too.
Anderson Valley in Boonville
Bear Republic in Geyserville
North Coast in Ft. Bragg
Mendocino Brewing in Ukiah
Lagunitas in Petaluma
This should get you started. Listed in no particular order. All have great beer. This list can go on and on too.
FYI. Bear Republic is in Healdsburg. I should know. They make my favorite beer.
345 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg, CA 95448
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Russian River in Santa Rosa
Anderson Valley in Boonville
Bear Republic in Geyserville
North Coast in Ft. Bragg
Mendocino Brewing in Ukiah
Lagunitas in Petaluma
This should get you started. Listed in no particular order. All have great beer. This list can go on and on too.
Anderson Valley in Boonville
Bear Republic in Geyserville
North Coast in Ft. Bragg
Mendocino Brewing in Ukiah
Lagunitas in Petaluma
This should get you started. Listed in no particular order. All have great beer. This list can go on and on too.
Only a little? I've done a lot worse.
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I have some of Anderson Valley's oatmeal stout in my fridge right now. Not quite a full bodied as some, but it still has a good taste to it. My favorite is their Amber, but the IPA is quite good as well. Depending on the day, my favorite IPA is another Nor Cal brew, the Racer 5 from Bear Republic. So amazing and good and well everything.
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Yes, only a little. And when it is worse, I die extra inside. Puns will be the death of me. Fact.
I have some of Anderson Valley's oatmeal stout in my fridge right now. Not quite a full bodied as some, but it still has a good taste to it. My favorite is their Amber, but the IPA is quite good as well. Depending on the day, my favorite IPA is another Nor Cal brew, the Racer 5 from Bear Republic. So amazing and good and well everything.
I have some of Anderson Valley's oatmeal stout in my fridge right now. Not quite a full bodied as some, but it still has a good taste to it. My favorite is their Amber, but the IPA is quite good as well. Depending on the day, my favorite IPA is another Nor Cal brew, the Racer 5 from Bear Republic. So amazing and good and well everything.
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Firestone is good, but I got sad in my heart (I am wearing a blue shirt) when you said you don't like the Elder. In fact, I had a pint tonight. But I also had some dead man rogue and some big sky moose drool as well.
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I don't not like Elder, I just think it is way overhyped. It is no better than many other IPA's out there, but the brewer purposely brewing less than what can supply the demand is annoying and feeds that overhyping, and the beer is not worth the hype. I guarantee he knows that if there were a steady supply of PtE, it would NOT get the attention it currently gets.
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I don't not like Elder, I just think it is way overhyped. It is no better than many other IPA's out there, but the brewer purposely brewing less than what can supply the demand is annoying and feeds that overhyping, and the beer is not worth the hype. I guarantee he knows that if there were a steady supply of PtE, it would NOT get the attention it currently gets.