WHAT: More than 80 craft and microbreweries from all over Northern California converge on a no-stoplight town in Mendocino County to drink lots of great beer that's hard to find at bars and other festivals. PARTY SCENE: Very good for beer lovers, especially craft and microbrew lovers. It's a pretty casual scene that spikes with moments of revelry. For the biggest party … [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...]
San Francisco Craft Beer Lovers Should Flock To Boonville Beer Festival
Bay Area Breweries Pour It On At This Annual May Event Attention Bay Area brew lovers! There's an event you should check out in your area. It's the Boonville Beer Festival. That's up in Mendocino County, at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds, in fact. And I can speak from a personal experience that this is a great event, a craft beer drinker's paradise! There are 80 … [Read more...]
Boonville Beer Festival Review: A Day of Suds and Sun
Its Remote Location is Actually a Boon for This Annual Beer-Drinking Event in Northern California The name of the town pretty says it all. Boonville. It's 125 miles north of San Francisco, it's a few blocks long and there are no stoplights. But the second Saturday of each May, some 7,000 people make it their weekend home (May 14 in 2011). The reason: The Boonville … [Read more...]
LA Beer Festival Event Review Images Party Scene
Fun Annual Event Brings Brews And Good Times to Brew Fans at Sony Studios From the moment I walked into the LA Beer Festival, I knew it would be a fun day. The first beer station I spotted was right at the entrance, Kona Brewing Company. That meant Longboard Lager and Firerock, two of my favorite beers (it's what I consume when am partying in Waikiki Beach). On one side … [Read more...]