It's nearly 2017 and like most people I'm reflecting on the high and low points of 2016. It's been a frustrating year on many fronts, but one bright spot was the release of San Francisco Beer: A History of Brewing [...]
Just like any other maturing industry, brewers banded together to share knowledge, best practices, and to confront labor and governmental challenges. Here's a nice summary of the San Francisco Brewers' Protective Association, founded in 1874. It doesn't have any historical [...]