Apr201205
Mario Rubio
0
Social Kitchen and Brewery Brings in New Brewmaster
When Social Kitchen and Brewery opened in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset, there was a lot of excitement. Rich Higgins, the president of the San Francisco Brewer’s Guild was brewmaster and a menu of session strength beers and food pairings was precisely on the pulse of the trends in the Bay Area. The location, formerly Wunder [...]
Apr201201
Mario Rubio
0
Who’s Your Momma?
This Friday, RateBeer owner Joseph Tucker was on hand at the Russian River Brewing Company for the release of the latest batch of Beatification. Beer lovers lined up down the street to take home bottles of the sour barrel-aged beer. Even at $15 per 375 mL bottle, people were generally taking home their allotment of [...]
Mar201215
Mario Rubio
1
Gluten-Free Beer: Dogfish’s Tweason’ale
Here are the Hop Press, I take a special interest in Gluten-Free beer as I have a wife who has celiacs. While she was never the beer drinker I am, it’s good to have an alternative when married to a geek like me. So I do my best to search through and discover the world [...]
Mar201201
Mario Rubio
0
2012 RateBeer Best Awards Dinner: Taste The Top
San Francisco Beer Week has come and passed, so it’s around now that I’ve finally been able to rather my thoughts and get to writing about it. At RateBeer, we put on our first SF Beer Week event ever in a beer dinner celebrating the beer and breweries showcased in the RateBeer’s Best Awards for [...]
Feb201209
Mario Rubio
0
Sweet Treats for you Beer Loving Valentine
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Not just any chocolate will do. Surprise your sweetie with some treats that will please their sweet tooth as well as their love for beer.
Feb201204
Mario Rubio
0
2012 Super Bowl Showdown
The biggest sporting event in the United States is easily the Super Bowl. Whether you love football or not, many people will find themselves sitting around the television for greasy snacks and lots of beer. While watching the best commercials money can by, be sure to have the appropriate beer for your rooting interests.
Feb201202
Mario Rubio
0
Hop Specific
This Friday, all eyes in the craft beer world will be on Santa Rosa’s Russian River Brewing Company. The annual Pliny the Younger release draws crowds that lineup around the block and keep the pub packed for the two week run of the beer. While we count down the time to Younger, the pub is [...]
Jan201219
Mario Rubio
1
Winter Fancy Food Show 2012
What is RateBeer doing at a Fancy Food Show? I asked myself this when applying for press credentials. The truth is that craft beer is “fancy food” and it’s important to reinforce our position in the culinary world by showing interest in the industry as a whole. Plus, beer has food value, while most food [...]
Jan201212
Mario Rubio
6
Dank You Very Much
I’ve been hearing a lot of complaints around the beer world. They center around the use of a word that many feel is being used incorrectly. The offending word is “dank” and I’m here to play the role of defender.
Jan201204
Mario Rubio
1
Announcing the RateBeer’s Best Awards Dinner
Join RateBeer and Hopmonk Tavern as we announce the 2012 RateBeer’s Best. As part of our celebration we will be hosting a dinner during San Francisco Beer Week featuring beer from some of the top rated breweries from around the globe. Be among the first to hear who will be named the Best Brewer in [...]