Category: Brewery Tour

A concise brewery bio

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East meets West meets Italy

“This may well be the craziest and amazing brewery in the world” – Leonardo Di Vincenzo, Brewmaster, Birra del Borgo

Truer words may never have been spoken. Four breweries collaborating on one project! Two Italian craft brewers – Teo Musso, Brewmaster of Birrificio Le Baladan and Leonardo Di Vincenzo of Birra del Borgo, and two Italian-American craft brewers – Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Vinnie Cilurzo of the Russian River Brewing.

The first beer will be an English Mild with a dash of chestnut.

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Odonata Brewing

Another new (to me) brewery but not to Sacramento beer geeks is Odonata Beer Co..

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Two of their newest and intriguing beers are “Water Witch, a rich, dark brown brew with red highlights. The beer recipe itself is for a Belgian Dark Strong Ale. What deviates slightly from the ‘official’ style guidelines is the maturation in red wine barrels, which lends a slightly acidic note to the finish.
Our first collaborative beer – made with the help of the Homebrew Chef, Sean Paxton! This is called Beersel, a name that pays homage to the place our yeast culture originated – in the bowels of the famed 3 Fonteinen brewery! This is a true Sour Ale, but not technically a Lambic (which is a spontaneously fermented beer) or Gueuze (lambics, blended). The grist and hopping is pretty much what the Senne Valley brewers use to make their lambics, however, with raw wheat, pale malted barley and whole flower hops aged 10 years.”

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Epic Ales

Ask any brewer and they have a “on the way to opening” horror story. Cody Morris shared his in recent article in Mutineer magazine. So to make that trouble a thing of the past buy some of his beer. He makes one with mushrooms!

Check out his beer list HERE!

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Cerveceria Jerome

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“Jerome Beer Company, is the endeavor of the family of Luis Eduardo Maccari, who founded the company in 1985. His early research was on the production of craft beer, and over time, was transformed into a commercial production company. Jerome Cerveza’s beginnings date back to 1983, when its founder first traveled to the wonderful part of the world known as Bohemia, primarily the Czech city of Pilsen. There he first tasted the best beer, with its aromas and deep flavors, Plzen Urquel.”

Beers include a blonde, red, Diablo, black and Original

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Millstream Brewing

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Since 1985, Millstream Brewing has been serving beer to Iowa.
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The beer that got my attention was an Oatmeal stout. Here is what the brewers say about it…”Colony Oatmeal Stout Colony Oatmeal Stout used to be just a winter seasonal brew when it first was introduced back in 1996. But since then popular demand has made it into an all year affair. The ‘oatmeal’ in the name is due the 10% oatmeal in the the grist of this brew. Oats give beer a real thick mouthfeel, something definitely desirable in a stout! But the real secret is in our lager yeast. Most stouts are made using ale yeast, but we wanted ours to be a smooth as our lagers! Black malt and roasted barley give the beer its color, and coffee-like flavors. If you like thick full-bodied stout, this beer is for you! We now only make the Stout in the colder months, because that is when it is the most popular. In the winter, you’ll find it in stores in its own ‘stout’ packaging.”

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Clock Tower Ales

It looks like Hood River is getting some competition in the craft beer market from their neighbor down the road, The Dalles.
“Clock Tower Ales specializes in the sale of craft beers, wine and non alcoholic craft soda. We are located in the second historic Wasco County Court House 311 Union Street The Dalles Oregon. With a relaxed and community focused atmosphere we provide beverages and light food to our patrons.”

My Oregon beer scout and nephew Anakin alerted me to this new establishment and sent in these photos….
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The scheduled opening date is TODAY!, February 4th, 2010 at 2pm.
More information can be found HERE.

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Linden Street Brewery

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Linden Street is a fairly new place in an industrial park in Oakland. Not all beer is made in SF you know. They have a Burning Oak Black Lager, and ESB and the Urban People’s Common Lager. They will be hosting the first annual Brewing Network Winter Beer Festival. Check them out at Linden Beer.

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Minneapolis Town Hall

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Craft beer in the midwest is really heating up and here is another place in Minnesota to try. The Town Hall Brewery in Minneapolis.

They have a nice Germanic take on beer styles. You can get a Dutch Enkle, a Trappist single or a Dortmunder Local. If you are feeling more exotic, try the seasonal Mango Mama which is their regular IPA with mangoes added.

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Uinta Brewing

I don’t think I have mentioned the beers of Utah but in keeping with the 50 Beers – 50 States theme, let me introduce you to some Salt Lake City beer…

“Uinta Brewing was established in 1993 to produce fresh, full-flavored beers for distribution. Named after Utah’s highest mountain range, Uinta was the first distributing craft brewed brewery in Salt Lake City.

At the time, no other brewery was concentrating on supplying the demands of Utah’s many pubs and restaurants. Our brews quickly gained a strong following.

The requests for bottled beer became louder and more frequent. In 1996, Uinta began to bottle its award-winning beers and quickly grew to become the largest craft brewery in Utah. In 2006, Uinta produced over 17,000 barrels. Cutthroat Pale Ale, Uinta’s flagship brand, is now the number one selling craft beer in the state. Uinta Brewing Company is now one of the top 50 volume producing craft breweries in the USA.

Uinta moved into a new facility in 2001. The 26,000 square foot brewery is located in the southwest section of Salt Lake City at 1722 South Fremont Drive (2375 West) and is open for tours and tastings weekdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Please call ahead to check for tour availability so we can accommodate you or your group.”
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Pretty Things

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I do my best to scour the interwebs for new beer news to bring to you all. And I also try to get a good cross section of beer news even though I am in Southern California. I found this tidbit on True Cask…
“One thing is for certain, Pretty Things is far from your average beer brand. They don’t own a brewery, nor do they contract brew their beers. Instead of the two standard situations they opt to rent a brewery and have the staff of that brewery ‘babysit’ the beer while they are not there. The result is a business model that is as creative as the brews they are selling. “

So I moseyed over to their website and it looks really cool especially St. Botolph’s Brown – This Yorkshire-inspired beer is a big malty brown ale fermented in open squares with Yorkshire malts and eclectic yeast strains. This is another of our year-round offerings.