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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Gifts of the Season: Almanac Beer Co’s Announces Winter Wit

The third release from San Francisco‘s Almanac Beer Co. , Orange Wit, will be out just in time for SF Beer Week. The brew not only continues their trademark killer design and packaging (dig that gold foil!) but also their fresh, localvore approach to ingredients—with pesticide-free oranges from Hamada Farm in Kingsburg and fresh ginger root from Mellow’s Nursery in Morgan Hill. More info here. [Photo via Almanac Facebook]

You can treat yourself to their Autumn Farmouse Pale ’11 right now. I got to try it over the holiday…

Made with plums from Twin Girls Farms in the San Joaquin Valley you definitely taste ’em—with an Instant zing. Not in a cloyingly sweet way, but a refreshingly See the rest »

New Beer: SF’s Almanac Beer Co. Finally Releasing Bottles

Farm to Barrel … to Bottles

One of my absolute favorite beers sampled at the 2011 SF Beer Week Opening Gala was Almanac Brewing Co.‘s Summer 2010 ale. I can still taste it. Like a big, juicy slice of the season squeezed right into your glass. And now it’s finally being bottled.

Word is they’re having a bottle release party on June 30 at City Beer Store. Watch here for details.

More info on their bottling »

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