We moved to a house with room to grow a few things a year ago, so I decided to brew a beer with some ingredients harvested from our backyard. The beer started as a five gallon batch brewed and dry-hopped with homegrown Cascade hops. Then I split it into three smaller batches. I added one…
Grubulub has been around for about three years. Here are the ten most popular posts to date: 10. Best of Chico: Beer Edition When it comes to beer Chico, California is known for Sierra Nevada. We love Sierra Nevada but the people who live in Chico know there’s more going on around here. Chico is…
I first experienced Fall Brewing Company’s beer at Barrel Republic, a self-serve beer bar in San Diego, during a Valentine’s Day chocolate and beer pairing. The beer that I had there was the 2 a.m. bike ride, a sessionable coffee stout, which ended up making for the best pairing out of over a dozen beers…
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…
When it comes to beer Chico, California is known for Sierra Nevada. We love Sierra Nevada but the people who live in Chico know there’s more going on around here. Chico is increasingly becoming a rich craft beer environment. The CN&R does their annual Best of Chico contest, but they don’t really have any beer…
When you think Mexican beer, you probably think Corona, Modelo, Pacifico, and mass-market lagers of that nature. What you almost certainly do not think of are IPAs, Imperial Reds, and Belgian-style Wits and Saisons. Well, breweries such as Insurgente are looking to change that, one tap takeover at a time. Hailing from the infamous city…
St. Patrick’s Day. Corned beef and cabbage. All that’s missing is the Guinness, right? Well, I don’t subscribe to the notion that we must have a Guinness with the corned beef and cabbage. Sure, it’s St. Patty’s day, break out the Guinness for festivities’ sake, but I have bigger plans for my pairing. Alright, so…
One of the benefits of having a Swedish friend is that I get spoiled with delicious, authentic Swedish Meatballs. Being of Swedish descent myself, I am naturally a big fan of this dish, and, after this experience, I know that I should be eating it a lot more. Pairing Date: January 26, 2015 Media Pairing: Self-titled album…
We had our own version of Sierra Nevada’s Stout Stew last night. First we changed up the beer used by switching from Sierra Nevada’s flagship stout to 2014 Narwhal Imperial Stout. We also used venison instead of beef and left out the mushrooms. This made for a hearty stew that more than matched the rich…