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The Northern California Craft Beer Guide Paperback – Illustrated, April 4, 2012

by Ken Weaver (Author), Anneliese Schmidt (Photographer)

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Over the past thirty-plus years, the beer industry in the United States has slowly transformed itself from the butt of international jokes (courtesy of Prohibition and the subsequent dominance of mass-produced, lifeless lagers) to the most innovative and delicious craft beer culture on the planet. No region of the country has been more influential in helping shape and inspire the craft beer movement than Northern California. Following Fritz Maytag's revitalization of San Francisco's Anchor Brewing in the mid-1960s and the establishment of New Albion Brewing Company in Sonoma in the decade afterward, current brewing innovators such as Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and Russian River Brewing continue to ensure that there's never been a better time or place to seek out great beer.

The Northern California Craft Beer Guide is the definitive handbook to the artistry, people, and culture of the region's craft beer scene. Many guidebooks rely on second-hand accounts or provide coverage that fails to do the groundwork discerning the insipid from the delicious. This isn't one of those books. Beer writer Ken Weaver and photographer Anneliese Schmidt have invested months of precious drinking time into visiting the furthest corners of Northern California and tasting everything the region has to offer - from the latest Belgian-style beers coming out of Arcata to the newest beer-centric burger joint in Santa Cruz, to the phenomenal brews of Central Valley nobody's ever heard of -- to create a guide that does this beer scene justice.

"Intrepid"? That's a good word. "Funny"? Hopefully sometimes. "Useful"? It had better be.

Encompassing breweries, beer bars, restaurants, bottle shops, and homebrew shops (as well as plenty of other people and places that were just too cool to leave out), The Northern California Craft Beer Guide is a collection of over three hundred entries and topics highlighting the very best the region has to offer.

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306 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Cameron Books
Publication date

April 4, 2012
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9 x 0.88 x 6 inches
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9781937359164
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978-1937359164
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Nancy C. Rutherford

Here's One for You

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2015

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Used this book to travel in NoCal extensively and find local breweries. Really helpful, and concise

philip ferdinand

Well put together

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2012

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This is a very well written guide, very informative.
I can't wait to use it during an up coming trip.

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2015

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Great book, good condition and quick arrival time. Thanks!

Essential reading for beer bloggers like me (headforbeer.com)

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2013

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Very useful guide and one of a kind. I know of no other publication devoted to helping craft brew lovers find their next pub. Fortunately, I live in the coverage area of N Calif, so I can take advantage of it. I recommend it to visitors who either just want a credible source for pub grub or are serious hopheads looking for special IPAs.

Best Tool in Town

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2012

Ken Weaver may become to the Northern California Craft Beer Scene what Tim Zagat started out to be to the New York restaurant industry. Although there isn't a rating system yet (there never may be), Northern California Craft Beer Guide is hands down the best resource in print for the consumer who is looking for a great place to get a great beer.
The book's interest is elevated by the loads of attractive photos taken by Anneliese Schmidt. Her photographs tell a story that make this book colorful and appealing. Ken Weaver's descriptors for beer and attention to style are spot on.
Ken not only includes breweries in the Craft Beer Guide but other venues as well. Local bottle shops and liquor stores are catering to the aficionado by carrying quality and variety of beers. Restaurants that are in tune with the quality of beer in California and offer these spectacular beers to enjoy are also listed. Hopefully we will see more in the way of a beer list with the marketing of beers towards the restaurant industry. Markets and homebrew shops are also included in the contribution of places to purchase or brew your own. After all, if you pay attention to some of the profiles of the brewers many got their start as home brewers. Including oh yea, Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.
The Guide breaks the Northern California area into regions and puts each region on a very easy to view map. Breweries are listed and numbered for easy reference. Great for pub crawl organizing or just your weekend Iron Liver Tour.
Weaver recommends five to try and includes under "uncharted territory" breweries that were not open at the time of printing. This may be a good opportunity to check it out and give your feedback.
Place listings includes the web address, physical address, telephone number and hours of operation.
Icons are placed over the top section of each entry to cue the user to breweries that are organic, eco-friendly. Other icons let one know if they can expect to enjoy a nice sit down dinner or just snacks.
Don't' confuse the cask-conditioned icon with the keg icon. They don't mean the same thing. Most breweries have samplers for you to try and some have growlers on hand for you to take your favorite home.
Throughout the book some beer styles are addressed along with some sterling examples. There are also sidebars which discuss beer related topics indigenous to the region. Some nice nods are attributed to the movers and the shakers of Northern California beer culture as well to the up and coming.
In case you have visited all the breweries, restaurants, bottle shops liquor stores and grocery outlets there are more venues to enjoy California beer. Northern California brewers rock when it comes to making contributions to community and fundraising. Festivals and events are listed by the month toward the end of the book.
So whether you planning a trip to the market and want to pair a beer with your dinner, or are going out to a restaurant and are looking for a nice place to eat that doesn't offer the same beer three or four times, or if your planning to impress your buddies with the best local drinking spots, or want to drink the beer where it is always the best ( at the source) this book is the book to have in hand. Salute.

6 people found this helpful

A must-buy for travelers and newcomers to Northern California

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2013

As someone who recently relocated to the Bay Area from North Carolina, I would be lost without this helpful guide. It's useful, insightful, and just plain beautiful. If you love craft beer and you're either moving to Northern California or visiting for a few days, don't hesitate. Just buy it.

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Rock on Ken Weaver

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2012

Northern California Craft Beer Guide lets you know where to go for great (the best) beer. Thanks Ken and Alli!

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