Wine Country Beer:

  Your guide to finding great craft beer in California wine country

 

From the Editor’s Glass

It should not be surprising that many of the fine-wine enthusiasts I know have also become openly unapologetic craft beer lovers. Wine drinkers appreciate complex, layered flavors, and that is something craft beer has plenty of.

Unfortunately, we too often visit wine country wineries but miss out on the local beer. Too often, all beer is typecast as the bland sameness of Bud-Miller-Coors. This attitude demonstrates an under-standing of beer that is at least 20 years out of date.

What is happening in craft beer today is very similar to what happened to better California wines in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Superb products are creating enthusiasm and greatly expanded markets.

It’s time for any remaining beverage snobs to get their noses out of the air and into the hops. The best place to start is right in the heart of California wine country.

Use this guide to find great local beers. Our favorite craft breweries are described under each of the county headings.


 

Wine Country Beer Self Guided Tours

Even though much better known as a fine wine destination, the wine country regions of northern and central California are also a craft beer wonderland. Wine Country Beer explores some of the places, culture and history that makes wine country such great beer country. Use this guide to locate and tour these incredible artisan breweries.


We celebrate the fantastic flavors created at the great local breweries of California wine country.

 

Wine Country Beer North Coast

Tour Stops


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Great Wine Beer Regions

  1. BulletSonoma County

  2. BulletNapa County

  3. BulletMendocino County

  4. BulletLake County

  5. BulletCentral Coast

  6. BulletSan Francisco Bay Area

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