Seasonal Beers (Again) - Hoppy Holidays - Happy Hank's
Today the wires are humming, well whispering, with a few stories of interest to the world of brewing, beer and imbibing.
The first:
Brewers plan for hoppy holidays
by Camper English,
Special to The Chronicle
Friday, December 8, 2006
Takes us on an armchair tour of San Francisco and environs with stops at most of the major breweries, brewpubs and beer-bars. As I have yet to visit the area I can only join you in savoring the few brews that make it to Brooklyn, USA.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/08/WIG82MQ18A1.DTL
Next, Mendocino country, in California, is well known for its fine wines. Ben Brown, of the Ukiah Daily Journal discovers that there are a few breweries nestled amongst the wineries. Wineries and breweries, side by side? What's next?
Read on...
Brew masters - Beer making a craft that's part science and part art
By BEN BROWN The Daily Journal
Ukiah Daily Journal
Article Last Updated:12/06/2006 08:50:12 AM PST
"In the last few years, Mendocino County has become famous for its wines, but among the vintners and winegrowers are two brewmasters, making beer with every bit as much care as any winemaker."
Ben Brown can be reached at udjbb@pacific.net
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/local/ci_4789104
And finally...
Billings, Montana and Angry Hank's are getting along just fine thank you. For the latest on the saga read -
Angry Hank's Microbrewery settles downtown
By Olivia Koernig.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/03/news/business/35-hanks.txt
And that's all for today....
Until tomorrow...
Cheers,
Peter LaFrance
(Author of Cooking & Eating with Beer - http://www.beerbasics.com/The_Books.htm )
