Beer Label of the Month: La Sirène

La Sirène Brewing is pretty unique with a focus on classic Belgian and French Farmhouse styles ales, based in Melbourne Australia. When I think of Australian beer I foolishly think Foster’s, not “small batches of unfiltered and unpasteurised beer, retaining the greatest amount of flavour and character…our bottled beers are naturally conditioned by refermentation and…

Noble Brewer

If you were to take parts of Sierra Nevada Beer Camp, KitLab, a beer of the month club, and a contract brewery you would have something close to Noble Brewer. Sprinkle in a dash of Kickstarter, a pint of homebrewing competition, a pinch of social networking and you might get even closer. We are the…

Etsy For Home Brewers

Did I mention that Chico, California is increasingly becoming a rich craft beer environment? The newest addition is Kit Lab: Kit Lab is an online marketplace where brewers can upload their recipes to sell as made-to-order beer kits. When a kit sells, Kit Lab packs and ships the kits and splits the profits with the…

Best of Chico: Beer Edition Results

The results of Best of Chico: Beer Edition are in! Congratulations to the winners, and big thanks to everyone who participated and voted. Best Brewery 1st Place: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 2nd Place: Eckert Malting and Brewing 3rd Place: Great Balance Brewing Company Best Bottle Shop 1st Place: Spike’s Bottle Shop 2nd Place: The Handle…