“To label something ‘un-American’ is to imagine America as it should have been or as it might yet be but not as it ever was”
On the surface, “un-American” implies consensus: It carries a punch only when everybody agrees...
Category Archives: California
“Known now as ‘The Bates Bill’, the new law allowed the explosive growth of microbreweries and brewpubs, first throughout California…”
In 1983, the California state legislature successfully passed Assembly Bill 3610, amending Section 23357...
“The climate of California made it ready for the growth of craft brewing”
As the first years of craft brewing progressed, there was little reason to think...
“A relic of post-Prohibition law was defeated in the Legislative chamber, providing an encouraging nod to the nation’s homebrewers”
In 1979, any fears that…homebrewers may have had about legal ramifications were quelled when...
“Brewing is both a science and an art”
Brewing is both a science and an art. To make an excellent beer, a...
“California has a historic role in the development of homebrewing in America”
The vast majority of brewers in California, and the nation for that matter, began...
“…the trend of beer becoming bigger, blander, and nationwide would not continue unabated”
Nationwide, the downward trend in number of operated breweries reached the lowest point in...