Beer, California “Known now as ‘The Bates Bill’, the new law allowed the explosive growth of microbreweries and brewpubs, first throughout California…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 May 2016 In 1983, the California state legislature successfully passed Assembly Bill 3610, amending Section 23357...
Beer, California “The climate of California made it ready for the growth of craft brewing” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 April 2016 As the first years of craft brewing progressed, there was little reason to think...
Beer, California “A relic of post-Prohibition law was defeated in the Legislative chamber, providing an encouraging nod to the nation’s homebrewers” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 February 2016 In 1979, any fears that…homebrewers may have had about legal ramifications were quelled when...
Beer, California “California has a historic role in the development of homebrewing in America” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 December 2015 The vast majority of brewers in California, and the nation for that matter, began...
Uncategorized “Before a courthouse was erected to represent the new law of the land, or banks built to store the gold of the Argonauts, barrooms were the finest buildings in California” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 October 2015 Before a courthouse was erected to represent the new law of the land, or...
Beer, Food “The food revolution in California and the advent of a unique cuisine within the state would take multiple forms and lead to many new features of American gastronomy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 October 2015 The social movements of the 1960s that espoused multicultural values and new norms of...
Beer “Craft beer is both a tool of self-identity and community-making” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 September 2015 Craft beer is both a tool of self-identity and community-making. As breweries continue to...
Beer “The first Californian-produced beers were largely from a Germanic tradition; Lagerbier had become popular as early as the 1850s” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 September 2015 The first Californian-produced beers were largely from a Germanic tradition; Lagerbier had become popular...
Beer “…craft brewing has a greater social impact beyond the simple act of drinking a beer” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 September 2015 Iconoclast businesses in California have reshaped the consumer goods market, taking cues from the...
Beer “The craft brewing industry was created in California. Craft beer was possible because of California’s unique cultural and business atmosphere” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 September 2015 The craft brewing industry was created in California. Craft beer was possible because of...