Northern California Craft Beer Guide Official Launch Party @ TAPS

The official launch party for The Northern California Craft Beer Guide will be held at TAPS in Petaluma on Friday, July 13th. Festivities kick off at 7:00 p.m.

The event will feature a Northern California Tap Takeover, highlighting 30 regional craft beers for a delicious and far-reaching tour of the area’s beer scene. In addition to having the book’s author (Ken Weaver) and photographer (Anneliese Schmidt) in attendance, we’ll also be welcoming a plethora (!) of the region’s top brewers to the party. Representatives from local bookseller Copperfield’s will be handling book sales.

Confirmed guests: Brewmasters from Anchor, Bison, Healdsburg, High Water, Lucky Hand, and likely Anderson Valley, plus special guests from Ale Industries, Bay Area Craft Beer, Lost Coast, and The Brewing Network. More imminent.

Open to the public. Pay as you go. Travel safely.

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Book Description:

Over the past thirty-plus years, the U.S. beer industry has transformed itself from the butt of international jokes to the most innovative and delicious beer culture on the planet. No region has been more influential in helping shape and inspire this country’s craft beer movement than Northern California. Encompassing over 300 entries—including breweries, beer bars, restaurants, bottle shops…and so much more—The Northern California Craft Beer Guide is the definitive handbook to the artistry, people, and culture of the region’s craft beer scene.

Author: Ken Weaver
Photographer: Anneliese Schmidt
Foreword by Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
304 pages, $21.95