The Breweries
One of my colleagues back at UofT EngSci that I never really got to know was Marcus. Not knowing many of the other interns out here, we decided to share the Rental Car/Oakwood hookup giving me the chance to know him a lot better. Over the last seven months I have subsequently turned into a Beer Geek Apprentice. As we toured around Southern California siteseeing we visited all the different breweries that we could along the way. I am really learning to appreciate/understand the taste of beer.
The BrewPub Trip
One of the trips we went on was exclusively dedicated to visiting as many breweries as we possibly could in one day. We went north from San Francisco and reached Santa Rosa before we were to drunk and dehydrated to continue.
We assembled as many interns as we could and we had a great time. Here is us at Russian River in Santa Rose. This BrewPub was one of my favourite in Cali. We also visited Marin in Larkspur, Moylan in Novato and 3rd Street Ale Works in Santro Rosa. On the way back from Santa Rosa we drove down Highway 1 to San Fran.
Sacramento
Marcus also brought us on a pilgramage to Sacramento for the Fair Oaks Beer Festival. You pay 15$ and you can have as much beer as you want from many different local Cali breweries. The most notable breweries that were there were Lagunitas, Bison Brewing, Sierra Nevada, Hoppy Brewing, Kona Brewing, Mendcima Brewing, and a funny one called Great Sex. We also visited Arnold Schwarzenegger Office. Arnold is the Governer of California and Sacramento is the capital of Cailifornia.
San Diego
We visited many other Breweries on our way to San Diego and around the Bay Area. We woke up early and went Ale Smith and Ballas Point. I think Ale Smith is one of my favourite Breweries. Here is Marcus in his element: The Ale Smith Bar at the back of the Brewery.
We bought tasters of Speedway Stout, Yule Smith, and their IPA. I also bought a bottle of their Numbskull which we will save for a special occasion.
Local
There is also an amazing amount of BrewPubs in the Bay Area. The BrewPub we have visited the most is BJ's in Cupertino neer Apple Headquarters, Tatonka is my favourite beer there. Also Fault Line and Sanoma Chicken. In San Fran, Thirsty Bear, 21st amendment but I don't think we have been to the best ones yet which are Toranado and Magnolia.
After my extensive training, I have found that I like IPA's the most, that is Indian Pale Ales. India Pale Ales were orginally brewed in England for export to India at the end of the 18th century.
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