If you’re into beercations or looking for a comprehensive reference on northern California breweries, this is a great book. As a result, his descriptions of each brewery give plenty of facts, plus they’re full of interesting information and background history. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading California Breweries North (Breweries Series). Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Brooks available in Trade Paperback on, also read synopsis and reviews. ![]() Few people have been on the northern California beer scene as long as Brooks or know as much about it as he does. California Breweries North (Breweries Series) - Kindle edition by Brooks, Jay R. Jay Brooks begins each regional section with a nice introduction about the area’s uniqueness and ends each with an interesting “A Word About…” The last 25 pages or so include a lot of good information about beer-centric websites and blogs, bars and stores that carry a wide variety of craft beers, etc. A year and a half later, yes, I found one listing that is no more (Boulder Creek Brewery and Café) while Santa Cruz has two new breweries (Lúpulo and New Bohemia), but I wish I hadn’t waited to get this very thorough book. ![]() My husband convinced me to hold off on purchasing “California Breweries North” when it came out, saying it would soon be outdated. He also writes about beer online for a variety of websites, including his own Brookston Beer Bulletin (). His first book on beer was published in 1992, "The Bars of Santa Clara County: A Beer Drinker's Guide to Silicon Valley." He's also contributed entries to the "Oxford Companion to Beer," "1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die," and also "The Pocket Beer Guide: The Essential Handbook to the Very Best Beers in the World." He co-founded SF Beer Week, the North American Guild of Beer Writers and started the Bay Area Beer Bloggers. Davis and has judged at the Great American Beer Festival, the Great British Beer Festival, the World Beer Cup and many other competitions, both local and international. He is currently a syndicated newspaper columnist for the Bay Area News Group with his bi-weekly column, "Brooks On Beer." He contributes to most major beer periodicals. Brooks has been writing about beer for over 20 years, and is the former GM of the Celebrator Beer News and was the chain beer buyer for Beverages & more. Brooks (March 3, 1959- ) was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and moved to Northern California in 1985. If you’re into beercations or looking for a comprehensive reference on northern California breweries, this is a great book.Jay R. Few people have been on the northern California beer scene as long as Brooks or know as much about it as he does. ![]()
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