California Craft Beer Summit

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  1. porkinator

    porkinator Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2009 California

    I'll be there!
     
    #21 porkinator, Sep 11, 2015
  2. porkinator

    porkinator Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2009 California

    The crew from Societe and Stone were both at Final Gravity last night. Very very cool people. I'm sure FG has a ton of beer from both breweries still on tap!
     
    #22 porkinator, Sep 11, 2015
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  3. johnnybeerbar

    johnnybeerbar Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 California

    "We have the lines taken care of. We've got 12 lanes coming in off of 7th and 4 lanes coming in off of 5th. "

    Any hints at which lines will get us closer to Beat and west Ashley???
     
    #23 johnnybeerbar, Sep 11, 2015
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  4. theconductor

    theconductor Zealot (739) Nov 4, 2008 California

    Good lord that was a great festival! Most breweries brought their "A" games.
     
    #24 theconductor, Sep 13, 2015
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  5. IQBlue

    IQBlue Zealot (513) Oct 2, 2014 California

    I wasn't able to make it out there unfortunately.

    Out of curiosity...How were the lines for Beat and West Ashley? I assume those were the longest ones.
     
    #25 IQBlue, Sep 13, 2015
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  6. theconductor

    theconductor Zealot (739) Nov 4, 2008 California

    At the onset, the lines for Russian River and Sante were about 30 deep. After the Lady In Grey went, the Sante line was nothing for West Ashley. The only breweries with long (and not very long at that) we The Rare Barrel, Sante, Russian River and Mraz. We were able to walk right up to outstand breweries such as Cellarmaker and Beachwood.
     
    #26 theconductor, Sep 13, 2015
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  7. jakecattleco

    jakecattleco Grand Pooh-Bah (3,749) Sep 3, 2008 California
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    What a great festival! Solid offerings from all the breweries. Really liked PNC and was damn happy to be sipping Dirty Hippie again. Not once did I feel there were too many people/long lines. Mad props to the organizers and participating breweries!
     
    #27 jakecattleco, Sep 13, 2015
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  8. nckmllr916q

    nckmllr916q Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2013 California

    Amazing festival. Longest wait was about four minutes (for Beatification). Incredible brews. Wish it was a little longer, because four hours isn't enough to take your time and enjoy all the brew offerings. Very excited for next year already!
     
    #28 nckmllr916q, Sep 14, 2015
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  9. porkinator

    porkinator Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2009 California

    I was at the front of the barricade when they opened it up at 4pm, and as soon as they moved the barricade and allowed people in, guys were literally running to Sante Adairius for West Ashley. Got my pour.

    My only problem with the event was the hand washing stations in front of the bathrooms. They ran out of water and paper towels. I'm drunk and put soap on my hands with nothing to wash it off with. They ended up bringing the bottles of water but that just made a mess.

    Other than that, it was a great event. Ran into a ton of people that I know, everyone had a great time. And the Mac & Cheese Crab Sandwhich from the Flavor Face food truck was BOMB!
     
    #29 porkinator, Sep 14, 2015
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  10. samiller

    samiller Initiate (0) May 27, 2007 California

    Assuming the quality of the beer & the breweries involved stays the same, this should become a destination festival pretty quickly. Can't believe all the great stuff I didn't even get around to trying! So much good beer.
     
    #30 samiller, Sep 14, 2015
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  11. porkinator

    porkinator Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2009 California

    I agree. It was fun, but like most events, it'll get busier and less organized with more of a crowd. I'm glad I went this year being the inaugural and will plan on going to it again.
     
    #31 porkinator, Sep 14, 2015
  12. CACraftBeerSummit

    CACraftBeerSummit Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2015 California

    Did you miss last year’s California Craft Beer Summit? Avoid tasting regret and make plans to join 150 of your favorite brewers from all over California September 8-10: http://bit.ly/SummitBeerFest2016

    Tickets just went on sale!

    cacraftbeersummit.com
     
    #32 CACraftBeerSummit, Apr 5, 2016
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  13. PMR

    PMR Zealot (507) Mar 31, 2005 California

    Hey All-- this festival is coming up two weeks from now (Saturday, Sept. 10th from 3-7pm, Sacramento Capitol Mall). This is put on by the California Craft Brewers Association The beer list was just released: http://www.californiacraftbeer.com/2016-craft-beer-summit/brewers-showcase/

    This is an amazing festival put on by an amazing organization (California Craft Brewers Association, the trade organization for craft brewers). I promise you'll have a great time and enjoy some phenomenal beers.

    Also, if you're interested in learning more about the craft beer industry, there's a conference starting on Thursday, Sept. 8th through Saturday, Sept. 10th: http://www.californiacraftbeer.com/2016-craft-beer-summit/

    Cheers,
    Patrick
    The Bruery
     
    #33 PMR, Aug 28, 2016
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  14. phagans

    phagans Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2015 California

    Looking forward to this, anyone know of any events happening in Sacramento Thursday night?
     
    #34 phagans, Sep 1, 2016
  15. thewaterispoison

    thewaterispoison Crusader (425) Jun 22, 2010 California

    Final Gravity in Roseville is hosting these brewers and beers:

    Alvarado St Brewery (Monterey)
    Kern River Brewing (Kernville)
    Cooperage (Santa Rosa)
    Cellarmaker (San Francisco)
    Societe (San Diego)
    Highland Park (L.A.)

    Good lineup.
     
    #35 thewaterispoison, Sep 1, 2016
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  16. PMR

    PMR Zealot (507) Mar 31, 2005 California

    For those who haven't purchased tickets yet, use the promo code TheBruery10 for a 10% off code (works for any ticket package).

    Looking forward to it.
     
    #36 PMR, Sep 2, 2016
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  17. wpqx

    wpqx Initiate (0) Aug 12, 2013 Illinois

    Any bottle shares going on this weekend? I won't be in town until Friday and will probably miss most of the events that day, but I'll bring some goodies if there's a share going on.
     
    #37 wpqx, Sep 7, 2016
  18. jlira

    jlira Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 California

    Capitol beer and tap room. Empress is going sante night. You have to get tickets in advance but they will be pouring west Ashley, Pangaea is having Firestone night with a bunch of industry people and a whole hog roast. Final gravity. Low brau
     
    #38 jlira, Sep 7, 2016
  19. atomicpunk5151

    atomicpunk5151 Maven (1,280) Jul 25, 2010 California
    Trader

    Word is that Cellarmaker ran out of beer and will now not make this event at FG Roseville.

    Ironfire Brewing is taking there place.
     
    #39 atomicpunk5151, Sep 7, 2016
  20. theconductor

    theconductor Zealot (739) Nov 4, 2008 California


    This is mostly true. Cellarmaker just has that problem of too much demand and not enough beer! If you can call that a problem...:slight_smile: They have to keep the taproom going, and we understand.

    When we found out Ironfire was coming up for the summit we asked them to join the party and they graciously accepted the offer.

    It will be a great night for sure!
     
    #40 theconductor, Sep 8, 2016
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