Category Archives: Bar & brewery news

Made in Richmond: Benoit Casper Brewing

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Jen Muehlbauer

It’s not easy being a beer nerd in Richmond, a city of approximately 100,000 residents and exactly one bar that rotates its taps. That may change soon, and Benoit Casper Brewing Company — Richmond’s first brewery in the modern era — … Continue reading →

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CommonWealth Cafe & Pub to change hands

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Jen Muehlbauer

Some people open a bar or restaurant, hire a general manager, and walk away. Others are so much a part of the business it’s hard to picture it without them. Ross and Ahna Adair, who founded CommonWealth in 2010 with … Continue reading →

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Road trip: HenHouse Brewing’s Santa Rosa taproom

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Jen Muehlbauer

HenHouse Brewing has officially moved out of Petaluma and opened its new brewery and taproom in South Santa Rosa. I got invited to the soft opening, and needed no further persuasion to hop in the car and check it out. … Continue reading →

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Bobby G’s has been sold

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Jen Muehlbauer

Just when we’ve gotten used to Perdition being closed, there’s another (more subtle, we hope) change coming to the beer spots of downtown Berkeley. Bobby G’s Pizzeria has been sold. Owner Robert Gaustad explained on the Bobby G’s Facebook page: … Continue reading →

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West Bay crawl with Beer By Bart

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Jen Muehlbauer

It happens to the best of us: we move just a little bit further from the big city in our region, and we stop going there as often. It had been some time since I’d tried any new drinking spots in … Continue reading →

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OMG, Fieldwork crowlers!

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Jen Muehlbauer

You can now get a freshly-filled 32-ounce can of Fieldwork beer to go. It’s the brewery upgrade that launched 1000 Instagrams. As you probably know if you’re reading a beer blog, a growler is a 64- or 32-ounce jug of … Continue reading →

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The Cooler is coming to San Leandro

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Jen Muehlbauer

Who ever thought “San Leandro is a beer town now” would be old news? Though I diligently wrote nothing last year about 21st Amendment or Cleophus Quealy opening San Leandro breweries (oops), I’ll start this year right by telling you … Continue reading →

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Drake’s Dealership ups the ante for Bay beergardens

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Jen Muehlbauer

No disrespect to the other great outdoor drinking spots in Oakland and the rest of the Bay Area — and there are many. But Drake’s Dealership may be the new standard for what we think of when we say “beergarden.” … Continue reading →

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Keep an eye on Fieldwork Brewing

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Jen Muehlbauer

I’m late on this one — not just because the beers have been pouring since February, but because I like putting my next-big-brewery predictions in writing early. Here it is: get excited about Fieldwork Brewing in Berkeley. It’s possible you’re … Continue reading →

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Rosamunde #5 now open on Telegraph Ave

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Jen Muehlbauer

Remember how excited we all were in 2012 when we first heard that San Francisco sausage institution Rosamunde was coming to Oakland? It landed in Old Oakland and there was great rejoicing, even by vegetarians (seriously, those vegan sausages are … Continue reading →

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