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Let’s talk about the buzz
Henry Blackwell of Petaluma smells a large flower at the Emerald Cup festival at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on Saturday, December 14, 2013. (photo by John Burgess/The Press Democrat) Here are...
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California leads nation in beer-centric economic activity
Graphic courtesy Brewers Association. California led the nation last year in economic activity related to craft brewing, with $4.7 billion, according to a new analysis by the Brewers Association, a...
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Sonoma breweries clean up on best IPA list
The beer-savvy folks over at the website Thrillist have decided to come up with their list of the “definitive” IPAs (not double or triples, mind you, just the plain ol’ IPA) and, perhaps not...
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Happy Newbeer from Beer Country
Gratuitous firework photo to celebrate New Year's Eve. You're welcome. I hear tell that we have reached some kind of year-end period, so it seems fitting to wrap up the first year of Beer Country (born...
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Pliny the Younger is being born right now
Russian River Brewer Eric Kirchner transfers wort from the mash tun to the kettle at the Fourth Street brewpub, the first step in producing the annual Pliny the Younger release, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014....
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Russian River brewpub closed for renovation
Beer lovers lined up in front of the Russian River Brewing Company for a taste of their limited release Beatification sour ale in December. (photo by John Burgess/The Press Democrat) Just weeks before...
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Big in Japan(ese): Sonoma breweries get attention in ex-pat press
We’re accustomed to seeing Sonoma County breweries getting glowing write ups in the beer press, topping lists of favorite beers, and attracting the swooning attention of travel writers, but this item...
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Pliny preview Thursday on KSRO
Lucky beer drinkers celebrate getting the first pints of Pliny the Younger at Russian River on the first day of release in 2013. Natalie and Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River will join RateBeer’s Joe...
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An ode to Pliny the Younger
Lucky beer drinkers celebrate getting the first pints of Pliny the Younger at Russian River on the first day of release in 2013. A great many things come across the transom at a newspaper, and this...
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Time running out for Pliny the Younger
Owners Natalie and Vinnie Cilurzo, middle, toast the release of Pliny the Younger at The Russian River Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa, Friday Feb. 7, 2014 with their staff, prior to the opening of business....
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