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What's on Tap: SF Beer Week
OK, I'M IMPRESSED. I've been writing this beer column for nearly 20 years and I've tasted a lot of great beer and been to some fabulous events, but...
Oakland Tribune, 02/11/09 by William Brand · More from publication -
What's on Tap: New Albion Ale
HERE'S A KINKY twist. I haven't tasted New Albion Ale for nearly 30 years, but it's our Beer of the Week. New Albion, the pioneering craft brewery,...
Oakland Tribune, 02/04/09 by William Brand · More from publication -
What's on Tap: Oskar Blues
IT'S BEEN A long, long time getting here, but the Bay Area finally has Dale's Pale Ale, Gordon, Old Chub and Ten FIDY -- all in cans. Yes, craft...
Oakland Tribune, 01/28/09 by William Brand · More from publication -
What's on Tap: Sierra Nevada Torpedo
FUTURE -- here we come. We have a new president today and to bring things down to the less cosmic level, for the first time since Bill Clinton was...
Oakland Tribune, 01/20/09 by William Brand · More from publication -
What's on Tap: Alaskan Barley Wine Ale 2008
IT'S AN ODD thing about beer -- in the heat of summer, beer sales soar and in the winter they crash. It shows that most American beer drinkers are...
Oakland Tribune, 01/14/09 by William Brand · More from publication -
What's on Tap: Ballast Point Sea Monster Imperial Stout
SAN DIEGO IS famous for great weather, sailors and a zoo, but there's a new kid on the block -- great craft beer. Over the last few years there's...
Oakland Tribune, 01/07/09 by William Brand · More from publication -
What's on Tap: Break out the beer for the new year
Wow. New Year's Eve. Here we are. It's been a heck of a year, hasn't it? Whether you're a Democrat like me and looking forward to a brave new...
Oakland Tribune, 12/31/08 by William Brand · More from publication -
What's on Tap: Christmas beers
GASP. CHRISTMAS is upon us. You've got the stocking stuffers and everybody's presents ... Or maybe this isn't your holiday at all; you're just a...
Oakland Tribune, 12/24/08 by William Brand · More from publication -
What's on Tap: Christmas beers
GASP. CHRISTMAS is upon us. You've got the stocking stuffers and everybody's presents ... Or maybe this isn't your holiday at all; you're just a...
Oakland Tribune, 12/24/08 by William Brand · More from publication -
What's on Tap: Aventinus
WAY BACK IN 1992, I wound up in charge of a holiday beer-tasting benefit for KPFA, the Berkeley listener-owned radio station. It was early days in...
Oakland Tribune, 12/17/08 by William Brand · More from publication
