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Fall Is here…and the craft beer biz is only accelerating…But no worries, Rumor Mill is on the case, keeping you updated on all the beer news and lifestyle that matters. Plus we’ve an all-important update on what we’ve been drinking lately and you don’t want to miss that.
San Diego’s One Million Barrel Craft Beer Impact (San Diego, CA) – Before Prohibition, there were only seven breweries in San Diego. And after repeal, only three. But now San Diego County is home to more than 160 craft breweries and that’s most of any region in the United States.
Known as the Craft Beer Capital of the US, San Diego’s current brewing industry now accounts for almost 30% of all craft breweries in California according to KUSI News – 128 operating breweries as of June 2016.
San Diego is home to iconic breweries both big and small. Names like Stone Brewing, AleSmith, Modern Times Beer and Ballast Point (all consistently rated among the top breweries in the world), are now part of the region’s considerable beer tourism draw.
One-third of all the breweries in the county are located along the 60-mile stretch of Route 78 in the North County, a stretch of road that is now also known as “Hops Highway,” and understandably so.
Words To Drink By (Frederick, MD) – “Freedom of thought is the foundation for all freedoms -intellectual freedom, political freedom, and economic freedom.” Jim Caruso CEO, Flying Dog Brewing
A GABF Beer Flight With ‘Beer Flights’ And Jim Koch (New York, NY/Denver, CO) – One of the nation’s most prominent craft beer events, the Great American Beer Festival is returning to Denver on October 5th-7th. And Boston Beer’s Jim Koch (the ultimate showman) recently teamed up with Jet Blue to sponsor a special ‘beer flight’ from New York to Denver for the 2017 GABF.
The Boston Beer GABF Flight has now predictably sold out. But those who were lucky enough to secure tickets will have will have Jim Koch on hand as one of the flight attendants, and the opportunity to sample a special beer flight that includes Sam Adams Octoberfest and two other SUPRISE beers.
What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Escondido, CA) – Last night we tapped something new from Abita Brewing that they’ve named after the actual latitude and longitude for New Orleans (30° north and 90° west). Abita 30° 90° is a crisp 4.5% ABV Golden Lager brewed with true pilsner malt and an abundance of Cascade hops.
