Today and tomorrow, I will give some quick notes on the California Craft Beer Summit.
(A full-er recap and more photos to come in a day or two’s time)
Arrived in Sacramento late on Thursday and then prepped for a busy pair of learning and beer. And there was a lot of both. I did hold off drinking until after 10am but when Sierra Nevada pale ale is offered. Hard to resist.
The day started with Bart Watson talking economics then went to Sierra Nevada talking Beer Camp. From there it was on to the Expo floor to taste beers from all over California. Starting with L.A., of course.
Then it was a history lesson. 21st Amendment, AleSmith and Firestone Walker all unspooled their stories. There was also beer and food demos that gave you examples of how to pair sour beers from Rubicon and IPA from Pizza Port with food. Both worked really well.
From there, it was time to breakout of the convention center. I headed over to one of two locations for Track 7 Brewing in West Sac. The brewery was busy and the Sukahop IPA was really good. Then it was a quick hop to Panagea Bier Cafe for food and bier. Lots of of Temescal beers on tap plus a mega busy ice cream shop across the way.
Then back to the hotel via Lyft. More to come.