With a name like Boonville – and not Boomville – you know you are not in the middle of a thriving metropolis. A small town a couple hours of San Francisco is more like it, along a two-lane highway. And each spring, this little dot on the Northern California map in Mendocino County comes to life because of the Boonville Beer Festival. Put on by the fun folks of Anderson … [Read more...]
Mendocino Visitors Guide Travel Information Directions Wine Country Accommodations
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is the Cinderella of California, the less-recognized sister to the state's more glamorous starlets. Except in Mendocino County, the slipper is always in place and the clock never strikes midnight. For Mendocino is perpetually beautiful. And no matter where one is – be … [Read more...]
Mendocino County Cities, Fort Bragg, Hopland Tourist Information Bars Nightlife
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There is no Los Angeles here, no San Francisco, San Diego or Long Beach. Mendocino County has no thriving metropolis, no large center of commerce or industry. Instead, it has a collection of small towns and villages placed peacefully among incredible scenery to make up this … [Read more...]
Mendocino County Bars, Nightlife, Craft Beers, Fort Bragg, Casper Inn
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger In the county that introduced craft beer to California, it stands to reason there would be great places to drink it. And so there are in Mendocino County, two hours north of San Francisco up the 101 Highway. But it's also a haven for dive bars and one legendary live music … [Read more...]
Scenic Drives of Mendocino County Northern California Coast, Wine Country & Redwoods
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger From rolling waves to rolling hills, wineries to breweries and redwoods to red wines, Mendocino County in northern California is a beauty with much more than a beach. This is a guide to the scenic drives of Mendocino County. So fill up the tank, put on the sunglasses, drop the top if you've got a convertible and get those … [Read more...]
Check Out These Great Guest Perks At Mendocino’s Brewery Gulch Inn
At the Brewery Gulch Inn in Mendocino County, CA, you get much more than a mint on your pillow. You get an evening Wine Hour in a "gourmet treasure chest." And it's complimentary to all guests. During the daily wine hour, wines and local beers are available along with a “Mendo” Box of every-changing appetizers. Each person gets to take a box of food from a cart to enjoy … [Read more...]
Ride Electric Railbikes Among California’s Redwoods In Mendocino County’s Newest Tourist Attraction
Picture this: You're among the California redwoods, rolling along railroad tracks while seated on a handcar. While using no hands. Imagine the selfies and social media posts you can get with that adventure. Where in the world can do so such thing, you ask? This can be had in Mendocino County in Northern California. It's the new adventure part of the historic Skunk … [Read more...]
Winesong Weekend Mendocino County’s Premier Food & Wine Party 2018 Details
Winesong weekend, Mendocino County’s premier food and wine experience, will take place on Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8, in and around Fort Bragg in California's Mendocino County. Some of the so called "Hot Lots" this year include the “Honored Vintner” lot (an all-inclusive food and wine tasting experience with Nancy & Dan Duckhorn); a “Discovering New Zealand” … [Read more...]
Mendocino County Mushroom Wine and Beer Festival 2017 Dates & Details
In the land of many mushrooms – there's 3,000 varieties, 500 of them which are edible– three is, of course, also a mushroom festival. It's the Mendocino County Mushroom Wine and Beer Festival. And it's hardly all mushrooms; there's a beer festival, food pairings with beers, winemaker dinners and all kinds of events at wineries, breweries, bars, restaurants and hotels in … [Read more...]
Inn At Newport Ranch A Unique Place To Stay In Mendocino County
Northern California Hotel Has Horseback Riding, ATV Tours & Pacific Ocean Views The new Inn at Newport Ranch in California's quite and quite beautiful Mendocino County is the kind of place where it would be tough to spend just one night. Located on one of the steep cliffs that's the signature coastal feature of this part of the state, it's part hotel, part full-on … [Read more...]
Boonville Beer Festival Essential Guide Top Tips & Camping Information
The veterans have their routine crafted as finely as the host Anderson Valley Brewing Company's Poleeko Gold Pale Ale. They know how to arrive, when to arrive, where to go when the brews start flowing and where to put their heads on a pillow when the last keg runs dry. Attending the annual Boonville Beer Festival – April 29 in 2023 – in the scenic and remote Anderson Valley … [Read more...]
Boonville, CA Beer Festival Party Guide Review
From all over Northern California they come – San Francisco, San Jose, Marin, Berkeley and beyond – with wide smiles and thirsty throats. They gather in a no-stoplight town along a two-lane highway just a few miles from Anderson Valley's wine country. And they come – some 7,000 in all – to drink beer, not wine, in very much a beer-drinking environment, on the grassy confines … [Read more...]
Mendocino Brewpubs Craft Beers Complete Guide Including California’s Oldest Brewery
In the land of vines and fine wines – and, lets face it, a few other mind-altering pleasures – of warm days and cool nights, there is something brewing in Mendocino County. It is light and refreshing and also dark and powerful. Sudsy and satisfying. It is beer, and while Mendocino County may be more known for producing award-winning Rhone, Burgandy and Bordeaux wines, as well … [Read more...]