Do you like beer? Of course you do! Do you like towering Ponderosa pines and Sierra Mountain air? Ditto! Well, I missed you this weekend at the 18th Annual Brewfest in Grass Valley, CA.
Hosted by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and and sponsored by SPD Markets & Volz Brothers Automotive, the Fest featured brews from over 35 microbreweries - everything from wheat lagers to amber ales to stouts to hard ciders with over 100 different brews altogether. Fair style food vendors of sausages, BBQ, roasted corn, Mexican food, ice cream, wine & non-alcoholic beverages plus the 'Cold Shot Band' all under gigantic Ponderosa pines.
The Nevada [CA] County Fairgrounds
Lots of tattoos, big guts and unfortunately BOTTLED BEER! My top choice was Black Diamond Blonde and Heffe.
18th Annual Sierra Brewfest 2007 August 25, 2007 ~ 3-6:30pm Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, CA
It was pretty hot, I didn't even get a hangover!
Here’s the Brewers List
Alaskan Brewery Amber Summer IPA Anchor Brewing Steam Summer Ale Liberty Ale Anderson Valley Brewing Boont Amber Hop Ottin' IPA Auburn Alehouse Old Town Brown Gold Digger IPA Gold Country Pilsner Back Street Brewery Viking Weizen Rambler Double IPA Pacific Pale Ale Ballast Point Brewing Amber Ale IPA Pale Ale Black Diamond Belgian Blonde Amber Ale Hefeweizen IPA Blue Frog Grog & Grill Hefeweizen Blonde Red Blue Moon Blue Moon Wheat Honey Moon Summer Ale Boulder Beers Hazed & Infused Mojo IPA Sweaty Betty Blonde Butte Creek Brewing Company Organic Pilsner Organic IPA Coastal Fog Brewery Pale Ale Amber Ale IPA Fifty Fifty Brewing Company Pale Ale Belgian Wit Porter
Firestone Walker Brewing Company Double Barrel Ale Hemp Ale Fox Barrel Cider Company Apple Cider Pear Cider Black Currant Cider Full Sail Brewing Amber Ale LTD Seasonal Ale Hoppy Brewing Company Total Eclipse Black Ale Stony Face Red Ale Kona Brewing Company Longboard Lager Fire Rock Pale Ale Lagunitas Brewing Company IPA Seasonal Ale Leinenkugles Sunset Wheat Lost Coast Brewery Great White Downtown Brown Mad River Brewing Company Steelhead Pale Ale Steelhead Double IPA New Belgium Brewing Company Fat Tire Skinny Dip Organic Wheat New Castle Brewery New Castle Brown Kronenberg Pyramid Brewing Hefeweizen Curveball Redhook Ale Brewing Company Long Hammer IPA
Sacramento Brewing Company Hefeweizen Red Horse Ale Samuel Adams Boston Lager Shipyard Brewing Company Fuggles IPA Sea Dog Blueberry Wheat Ale Sierra Moon Shine Homebrew Supplies Pilsner Vienna Bock Raspberry Wheat Blackberry Wheat Pale Rye IPA Organic Brown Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Pale Ale Anniversary Ale Stone Brewing IPA Pale Ale Sudwerk Pilsner Hefeweizen Marzen Widmer Brothers Brewing Widmer Hefeweizen Wolaver's Certified Organic Ales Organic IPA Pale Stout Wit Wyder's Cider Pear Cider Raspberry Cider