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Beer Birthday: Tom McCormick

April 5, 2022 By Jay Brooks

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Today is the 65th birthday of Tom McCormick, former Executive Director of the California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA), who just retired a couple of years ago, though is still doing some work with them. Tom’s also owned and ran a distributorship and the Pro Brewer website, worked with Wolaver’s for a time, but found his true calling promoting and defending small brewers in California. Tom is the most unflappable person I’ve ever met, and hands down one of my favorite people in the industry. Join me in wishing Tom a very happy birthday.

Tom and me a few years ago at the Celebration of Craft Festival at Trumer.
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Tom, with Nancy Johnson and Dave Buehler at Wynkoop for GABF a couple of years ago.
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With Stan Hieronymus Great Divide’s annual media reception a number of years ago.
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Tom with Amy Dalton, from All About Beer magazine at the World Beer Cup dinner in San Diego.
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Tom and Nancy Johnson at a BA dinner.
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Tom and me at the 2012 Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza.

Filed Under: Birthdays, Politics & Law Tagged With: California, CCBA

California Craft Brewers Cup 2019

September 20, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Last month, I participated in judging a new beer competition in California: the California Craft Brewers Cup, put on by the California Craft Brewers Association. Over four days, 80 judges evaluated nearly 1,300 beers in 61 categories from 194 breweries in the state. The winners were announced at the annual California Beer Summit, held this year in Long Beach, September 12-14.

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Below are the results of the 2019 inaugural California Craft Brewers Cup:

Winners – California Craft Brewers Cup

Category 1: Standard American Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Alvarado Street Brewery Monterey Beer
2nd Urban Roots Brewing Sidework
3rd Taps Brewery Light

Category 2: International Lager

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Knee Deep Brewing Company Hola Señor
2nd Dust Bowl Brewing Co Taco Truck Amber
3rd Dust Bowl Brewing Co Taco Truck Lager

Category 3: Pilsner

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Discretion Brewing Shimmer Pils
2nd Dust Bowl Brewing Co Hobo
3rd Secret Trail Brewing Company Comanche Creek

Category 4: Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager)

Place Organization Entry Name
1st East Brother Beer Co Bo Pils
2nd Ten Mile Brewing Swarthy Czechsman
3rd Rip Current Brewing Choppy Surf Czech-Style Pilsner

Category 5: Pale European Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Angel City Brewery Eastside Export Lager
2nd Device Brewing Company Das Crispy
3rd Alaro Craft Brewery La Boheme

Category 6: Munich-Style Helles

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Bike Dog Brewing Co. Summer Is Always Helles
2nd Smog City Brewing Co. South Bay Lager
3rd The Original 40 Brewing Company Chrispy Boi

Category 7: German/Vienna-Style Marzen

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Crooked Lane Brewing Co Oktoberfest
2nd Dust Bowl Brewing Co Oktoberfest
3rd Fiftyfifty Brewing Oktoberfest

Category 8: European-Style Dark Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Taps Brewery Don’t Drop That Dun Dun Dunkel
2nd Crooked Lane Brewing Co Thirsty Pretzels
3rd Angel City Brewery Black Lager

Category 9: Bock

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Rip Current Brewing Breakline Bock
2nd Faultline Brewing Co Spring Bock
3rd Main Street Brewery Main Street Maibock

Category 10: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Crooked Lane Brewing Co Oreamnos
2nd Morgan Territroy Brewing Lubricator
3rd Phantom Ales Phantom Doppelbock

Category 11: American Style Cream Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Unsung Brewing Company Buzzman
2nd Claremont Craft Ales Norman
3rd South Park Brewing Jenny

Category 12: Kölsch

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Indie Brewing Company Pacific Kolsch Highway
2nd Standard Deviant Brewing Kolsch
3rd Ketch Brewing Ketch Kolsch

Category 13: Altbier/CA Common

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Fiftyfifty Brewing Alternate Ending
2nd Redwood Curtain Brewing Company Dusseldorf Altbier
3rd Angel City Brewery 45rpm

Category 15: Baltic-Style Porter

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Angel City Brewery Baltic Porter
2nd Morgan Territroy Brewing Dark Reckoning
3rd Eppig Brewing Natural Bridge: Baltic Porter

Category 16: American-Style Wheat Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Yorkshire Square Brewery Water-Upon-Sea
2nd Inc 82 Brewing For Hef’s Sake
3rd New Glory Craft Brewery Gummy Worms

Category 17: German-Style Wheat Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Taps Brewery Krystal Clear
2nd Beachwood Bbq & Brewing La Cabra
3rd Island Brewing Company Pch – Pacific Coast Hefeweizen

Category 18: Berliner-Style Weisse

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Crooked Lane Brewing Co Street Weisse
2nd Stereo Brewing Company Summer Sun
3rd Beachwood Bbq & Brewing Tart Simpson

Category 19: Gose

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Porchlight Brewing Co Patio Smooches
2nd Alesmith Brewing Company Alesmith Gose
3rd Mraz Brewing Company Llc Purple Plum

Category 20: Rye Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Burning Beard Brewing Roggen the Lightning

Category 21: Fruit Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Del Cielo Brewing Guava Dreams
2nd Urban Roots Brewing Chocolate Moustache Coconut Imperal Stout
3rd Fort Rock Brewing Gose the Destroyer

Category 23: Herb & Spice Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Moksa Brewing Co Intemperance
2nd Moksa Brewing Co Summerthyme
3rd Garage Brewing Co Toasted Marshmallow Milk Stout

Category 24: Coffee Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Gamecraft Brewing Company There Is No Cow Level
2nd Ambitious Ales Central Perk
3rd Pizza Port Brewing Co- Bressi Ranch Bacon and Eggs

Category 25: Chocolate Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Belching Beaver Brewery Viva la Beaver
2nd Beachwood Bbq & Brewing Vanilla Fudge
3rd Pizza Port San Clemente Dusk Til Dawn

Category 26: Smoked Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st South Park Brewing Bread & Smoke
2nd Hop Dogma Brewing Company Smoke On the Lager

Category 27: Historical

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Anaheim Brewery Anaheim 1888 (R)
2nd Angel City Brewery Adambier

Category 28: Blonde or Golden Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Mountain Rambler Brewery Venusian Blonde Ale
2nd Dos Desperados Brewery Surfeza Blonde Ale
3rd Track 7 Brewing Co. Bee Line Blonde

Category 29: British Mild & Bitters

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Burning Beard Brewing Banksy
2nd Thorn Brewing Co. West Kensington
3rd The Monk’s Cellar Crooked Bridge Esb

Category 30: Standard British Ales

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Peter B’s Brewpub Inclusion Amber
2nd Porchlight Brewing Co The O.P.
3rd Standard Deviant Brewing Porter

Category 31: British Strong Ales

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Morgan Territroy Brewing Highland Marauder
2nd Alesmith Brewing Company Alesmith Private Stock Ale 2017
3rd Crooked Lane Brewing Co Gnarly Goat

Category 32: Irish/Scottish Ales

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Karl Strauss Brewing Company Red Trolley Ale
2nd Triple Rock Brewing Co. Cleverpenny
3rd Island Brewing Company Jubilee Ale

Category 34: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Crooked Lane Brewing Co Dark Bent
2nd Pocock Brewing Company It’s My Island
3rd Societe Brewing Company The Pugilist

Category 35: Stouts (Dry)

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Del Cielo Brewing Smooth Ride
2nd Seismic Brewing Company Oatmeal Stout
3rd Island Brewing Company Starry Night Stout

Category 36: Stouts (Sweet)

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Super Owl Brewing Udder Nonsense
2nd Feather Falls Brewing Company Volcano Mudslide Sweet Stout
3rd Riley’s Brewing Cowlifornia

Category 37: Imperial Stouts

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Rip Current Brewing Rescue Buoy Imperial Stout
2nd Rouleur Brewing Company Niterideur Imperial Stout

Category 38: American Amber & Brown Ales

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Tortugo Brewing Baltra Red
2nd Institution Ale Co. Restraint
3rd Crooked Lane Brewing Co Hard Headed Red

Category 39: American Porter & Stout

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Rock Bottom Brewery la Jolla Padfoot Porter
2nd Fiftyfifty Brewing Donner Party Porter
3rd Kern River Brewing Company Brown Claw

Category 40: American Pale Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Alesmith Brewing Company Alesmith San Diego Pale Ale .394
2nd Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co Figueroa Mountain Mosaic
3rd Societe Brewing Company The Publican

Category 41: English-Style India Pale Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Alaro Craft Brewery Castillo
2nd Loomis Basin Brewing Co.,inc Vindicator IPA
3rd Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co Hoppy Poppy

Category 42: American-Style India Pale Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Gamecraft Brewing Company Pay To Win
2nd Auburn Alehouse Gold Digger IPA
3rd Out of Bounds Brewing Company Joyrider

Category 43: New England-Style India Pale Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Resident Brewing Chasing Mosaic
2nd North Park Beer Co. Art Is Hard
3rd Knee Deep Brewing Company Oopsie d’Hazy

Category 44: American Imperial IPA

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Moksa Brewing Co Sticky Sips
2nd Tarantula Hill Brewing Company Batch 002
3rd Taps Brewery Poseidon

Category 45: Specialty IPA

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Alvarado Street Brewery Champagne Hopi
2nd Drake’s Brewing Co. Aroma Coma
3rd Knee Deep Brewing Company Man Juice

Category 46: Strong American Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Bravery Brewing Company Centennial Barleywine
2nd Knee Deep Brewing Company Imperial Tanilla
3rd Mraz Brewing Company Llc Operias

Category 47: Belgian-Style Witbier

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Temblor Brewing Co Under A Blood Orange Sky
2nd Main Street Brewery Katarina Wit
3rd Tarantula Hill Brewing Company T.O. Wit

Category 48: Classic Saison

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Resident Brewing Golden Kiss
2nd Hillenbrand Farmhaus Brewery Farmhaus
3rd Alaro Craft Brewery Rabbit Hole

Category 49: Specialty Saison

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Gilman Brewing Company Champ Rochaux
2nd Innovation Brew Works Cattle Rancher
3rd Ferment.Drink.Repeat – Fdr Brewing Company Barbados Grapefruit Saison

Category 50: Belgian & French-Style Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Barmhaus Brewing Co. Batch #4
2nd Resident Brewing Industrial Gris
3rd Triple Rock Brewing Co. Bid Adieu

Category 51: Belgian Strong Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Second Chance Beer Company Glorious
2nd Alesmith Brewing Company Alesmith Grand Cru
3rd Riip Beer Company Marooned 12

Category 52: Trappist Style Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Main Street Brewery Bishop’s Tipple Trippel
2nd Faction Brewing Company Defcon I
3rd Societe Brewing Company The Debutante

Category 53: Belgian Sour Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Soquel Fermentation Project Red #2 -With Raspberry
2nd Alesmith Brewing Company Alesmith Obk
3rd Port Brewing and the Lost Abbey Red Poppy

Category 54: Belgian-Style Lambic

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Thorn Brewing Co. Framboise d’Tatas
2nd Mraz Brewing Company Llc Black Creek
3rd Flatland Brewing Company Unwritten Stories

Category 55: American Wild Ale

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Original Pattern Brewing Company Berrya 51
2nd Chapman Crafted Beer Absofruitly! Raspberry
3rd Soquel Fermentation Project Golden Sour #4 With Mango and Passionfruit

Category 56: Wood (Wine)

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Duck Foot Brewing Co. Sour Blonde
2nd Fiftyfifty Brewing Old Digs Malbec
3rd Seismic Brewing Company Steinstrasse

Category 57: Wood (Spirit)

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Bravery Brewing Company Bourbon Barrel-Aged the Shroud
2nd Drake’s Brewing Co. Santa’s Brass
3rd Silva Brewing Silva Stout

Category 58: Alternative Fermentable Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Morgan Territroy Brewing Bees Better Have My Honey
2nd Angel City Brewery Rap On the Beezer
3rd Discretion Brewing Ten Million Flowers

Category 59: Experimental Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Kings Brewing Company Fluffernutter
2nd Burgeon Beer Company Bird’s Milk
3rd Silva Brewing The Pink Stuff

Category 60: Session Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Pizza Port Brew Co. – Ocean Beach Guillaume
2nd Eppig Brewing Natural Bridge: Vienna Lager
3rd Noble Ale Works Nose Candy

Category 61: Chili Beer

Place Organization Entry Name
1st Duck Foot Brewing Co. Slow Burn
2nd Stereo Brewing Company I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
3rd Garage Brewing Co Hatch Chile IPA
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In addition to the individual awards, there were also two big awards, “Best in Show,” taken from the individual gold medal winners, and “Californa Brewery of the Year.”

CCBC: Best of Show

Rip Current Brewing’s Breakline Bock, a Traditional German-Style Bock.

California Brewery of the Year

Crooked Lane Brewing Company, located in Auburn.

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In addition to the two big brewery awards, they also gave a Pioneer’s Award and the California Guild of the Year.

California Guild of the Year

Sacramento Area Brewers Guild.

2019 Pioneer

Tom McCormick.

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries, Events, Just For Fun Tagged With: Awards, California, CCBA

California Reaches 700 Brewery Milestone

June 23, 2016 By Jay Brooks

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The California Craft Brewers Association announced today that the number of breweries in the state reached 700, more then at any time in California’s history. The number of breweries has more than doubled in just the last four years. There are more breweries in the Golden State, by a wide margin, then any other state. Eleven of the breweries on the list of the nation’s top fifty craft breweries, as defined by the Brewers Association, are from California.

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California has more breweries than many countries. So it only makes sense that we have our own world class, statewide events. This September, the CCBA will put on the second annual California Craft Beer Summit and Beer Festival in the state capitol of Sacramento.

The three-day Summit includes 24 educational sessions, 60,000 feet of interactive displays, 450 beers, 160 breweries and unlimited tastings. It’s an amazing event, especially the huge beer festival. I’ll be there again this year, and if you work in any part of the beer industry, or want to, you should be there, too. Here’s more information about it from the CCBA’s press release.

“California continues to lead the nation’s craft beer movement and the Summit showcases the wild success of a community united over a common passion: craft beer,” said Tom McCormick, executive director of the CCBA. “CCBA’s signature event is the ultimate opportunity for craft beer enthusiasts to join the tribe, learn from brewers and experts across the Golden State and taste the creativity and passion that serves as the foundation of the industry.”

Reigning as the largest California-brewed craft beer event of its kind, the 2016 Craft Beer Summit and Festival gives attendees a tasting tour through the state’s craft brewing landscape.

“At the Summit, beer lovers and brewers have the chance to experience wonderful techniques and ideas from the best of the industry,” said McCormick. “David Walker from Firestone Walker, Fritz Maytag, the founder of the American craft beer movement, the brewers and owners from AleSmith, 21st Amendment, Russian River Brewing Company, and many others will share their knowledge, history, expertise and passion with every person connected or passionate about the craft beer industry.”

Educational highlights at the Summit include:

  • How to start a career in craft beer from the hiring managers of Mikkeller Brewing San Diego, Russian River Brewing Co. and other growing breweries
  • Advanced homebrew lessons, including how to go “off recipe” and explore yeast management, hosted by the homebrewers now running successful commercial breweries
  • Mock judging at a “Taste Like a Judge” session teaching attendees how rate and taste beers
  • The rise of sour beer as a style, including how to differentiate between sour beers and what you can expect in a wild ale versus a spontaneously fermented sour
  • How to develop a beer list for taproom managers and beer buyers looking to advance their offerings in the craft beer sector

“The Summit has become, in a very short period of time, one of the largest and most significant craft beer events not only in California but across the nation,” said Natalie Cilurzo, co-owner of Russian River Brewing Company and president of the CCBA Board of Directors. “The unique part about the Summit is the bringing together of brewers, retailers, wholesalers, suppliers, and consumers all in one location, something I have not experienced to this level at any other event. I’m proud to be a part of this incredible state trade association as well as the second annual Summit.”

Early bird tickets, available online through June 30, 2016, include: 25 percent off the Summit Beer Festival ($45 at early bird, $60 regular price), single-day Summit entry ($99 early bird, $119 regular price) or full weekend packages ($219 early bird, $239 regular price).

Filed Under: Breweries, Just For Fun, News Tagged With: California, CCBA, Statistics

California Reaches 600 Breweries

December 3, 2015 By Jay Brooks

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On the heels of yesterday’s news that the number of breweries in America has reached a historic high point, today the California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) released the news that the number of breweries in the state of California reached 600. The next closest state, Oregon, has less than half of that. Congratulations to all 600!

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For me the biggest takeaway is how rapid the number of California breweries doubled. Fritz Maytag bought the Anchor Brewery in 1965, but the first new brewery opened over a decade later, in 1978. That was New Albion. It took until 2012, or 34 years, to reach 300 breweries. Three years later, this month in 2015, there are 600. That means half of the breweries in California are less than three years old, which seems remarkable.

Here’s the press release:

The California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) today announced another milestone in the growth of local brewing, with more than 600 craft breweries in operation across the state. More breweries call California home than any other state in the nation.

“We continue to celebrate the success of craft beer in California,” said Tom McCormick, executive director of the CCBA. “The Golden State is the birthplace of the American craft beer movement and continues to lead the nation with its committed fans and creative brewers. We have seen a remarkable and growing demand for neighborhood-supported craft breweries and handcrafted, locally produced beers. It’s an exciting time to be a craft beer drinker in California and even more exciting to be a craft brewer.”

The 18 percent increase in operating breweries over that past year represents a return to the localization of beer production. In 2014, an average of two breweries opened every week in California.

Industries associated with craft beer also continue to expand, with additional investment in California-grown ingredients. Breweries throughout the state are planting hops and barley and looking to local farms to source ingredients.

“California’s craft beer drinkers are looking to their neighborhood breweries for local, sustainable, hand-grown, hand-produced, hand-crafted beers,” said Jacob Pressey, owner and brewmaster for Humboldt Regeneration Brewery and Farm and CCBA member. “We are the first California brewery since Prohibition to brew a 100 percent house-grown and malted beer, a milestone we’ve been focused on for the past three years. Across the state we see hop growers, grain growers and craft maltsters set the stage for a sustainable, local-focused industry.”

As the number of craft breweries has increased, so has national recognition for creative styles and classic West Coast IPAs brewed in California. In 2015, California breweries received the largest number of awards at the Great American Beer Festival, contributed hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of jobs to the state’s economy and donated approximately $11,050,000 to support local and statewide charities, including fundraisers for nonprofits and charitable causes.

“California is the growth epicenter of the craft beer industry,” said Brook Taylor, deputy director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). “More than 600 California craft breweries generate $6.5 billion in annual revenue, employ thousands of people and contribute to the state’s nation leading job growth. The craft beer industry is emblematic of California – innovative people, creating innovative products and providing new jobs in a rapidly growing industry.”

Filed Under: Breweries, News Tagged With: California, CCBA, Statistics

Inaugural California Craft Beer Summit This Weekend

September 8, 2015 By Jay Brooks

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This weekend, beginning Friday September 11, the California Craft Beer Association is holding the first-of-its-kind Craft beer Summit, a two-day event in Sacramento celebrating the rise of beer in the Golden State. It should be an amazing event that if you’re a beer lover you won’t want to miss, and will include many different experiences, ending with the the largest Beer Festival ever held in California!

It’s being hailed as the California version of the “Great American Beer Festival,” and with 150 breweries pouring their beer — as many as 400 different beers (including several brewed just for the event) — it’s an apt description. The CCBA is describing the event as “the showcase event for craft beer – a premier California craft beer festival. People from all over the state (and country) can come to Sacramento to see (and taste) our thriving craft beer scene. Our beers are coveted across the nation, so here is your opportunity to try all of them!”

But it’s also much more than just a beer festival. The summit will bring together retailers, wholesalers, brewery owners, beer enthusiasts and home-brewers for an educational, hands-on experience where they will be able to see, touch, smell and taste beer. There will be Educational Seminars both days, beginning at 9:00 AM, cooking and homebrewing demonstrations, panel discussions, talks by industry pioneers and insiders (including yours truly), an Expo and much more. You can find out more about the event here, and tickets are also available online.

Still not convinced? Here’s 8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss at the California Craft Beer Summit and Brewers Showcase Beer Festival posted by the CCBA.

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Filed Under: Beers, Events, Just For Fun, News, Related Pleasures Tagged With: Announcements, California, CCBA, Festivals

Economic Impact Of California Beer

May 6, 2015 By Jay Brooks

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The California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) recently commissioned an economic impact study of the state’s brewing industry for last year. And the news is pretty great. Here’s some of the highlights:

Economic Impact: In 2014 craft beer contributed more than $6.5 billion to the economy of California. That’s up 18% from 2013. That’s a fairly conservative number and they’ll have a more accurate and most likely higher numbers in June when the full report is finished. The craft beer industry in California has a higher economic impact than any other state in the US.

Employment: In 2014 Craft Brewers employed more than 48,000 Californians.

Growth: During 2014 the number of operating breweries grew by over 24% giving us a total of 520 operating breweries in California.

Taxes: In 2014 California craft brewers paid over $56 million in State and federal excise taxes and paid more than $1.3 billion in income and other local, state and federal taxes ($880 million in state and local income taxes and $465 in federal income taxes).

Production Volume: 3.5 Million Barrels

Exports: 1.3 million barrels. (That’s still higher than the total production of all but two other states (PA and CO)).

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries, News, Politics & Law, Related Pleasures Tagged With: California, CCBA, Economics, Infographics, Statistics

CCBA 25th Anniversary Round-Up Video

December 8, 2014 By Jay Brooks

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Early last month, the California Craft Brewers Association celebrated its 25th anniversary with a two-day conference in Santa Rosa. I gave a talk on the history of craft beer in the Golden State, and there many other seminars, including a wonderful panel discussion with three craft beer pioneers, John Martin (Triple Rock), Ken Grossman (Sierra Nevada) and Fritz Maytag (Anchor), moderated by Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian River). The Film Squad created a fun video showing an overview of the conference.

Filed Under: Breweries, Just For Fun Tagged With: California, CCBA, Video

CCBA Celebrates 25 Years

November 5, 2014 By Jay Brooks

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This year the California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) celebrates its 25th anniversary, and they just concluded a two-day conference in Santa Rosa. I missed the first day (traveling home from Belgium) but gave a talk yesterday morning on the history of craft beer in California. But the highlight of day two was a panel discussion with three craft beer pioneers, John Martin (Triple Rock), Ken Grossman (Sierra Nevada) and Fritz Maytag (Anchor), moderated by Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian River).

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The trio spoke for around an hour, then the audience asked a few questions. I captured the main part of the talk (not the Q&A) in two parts (due to limitations of my camera) which you can watch below. There’s a short gap in between the two videos, only a few seconds. It’s a fun and fascinating talk. Enjoy.

And here’s Pt. 2.

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After the talk, John Martin, CCBA executive director Tom McCormick, Vinnie Cilurzo, Fritz Maytag and Ken Grossman.

Filed Under: Breweries, Events, Just For Fun, News, Politics & Law Tagged With: California, CCBA, Video

CCBA SoCal General Meeting Announced

April 25, 2014 By Jay Brooks

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The California Craft Brewers Association will be holding a general members meeting in Southern California on May 19-20. The two-day event is open to all California Breweries, Breweries in Planning, Allied Trade Members and Distributor Members.

On Monday, May 19, Workshops and a Beer Garden BBQ will be held at Stone Brewing Company in Escondido, with the workshops taking place from 3-5 PM, followed by a BBQ from 5-7 PM.

On Tuesday, May 20, the CCBA General Meeting will be held from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM at the Center for the Arts in Escondido, and will include a beer social.

Registration is required to attend, and can be done online through Eventbrite. CCBA Members will receive a discounted price for the general meeting of $30.00 (use promotional code: CCBAmember and enter promotional code under registration ticket type “CCBA Members – Gen’l Meeting) when you register.

More details about the meeting are available at the CCBA website.

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Filed Under: Breweries, Politics & Law Tagged With: Announcements, California, CCBA, Southern California

Last Day To Register For The CCBA Northern California Meeting

October 23, 2013 By Jay Brooks

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In case you’ve missed all of the reminders and e-mail blasts, today is the last day to register for the California Craft Beer Association‘s Northern California General Meeting, which will take place October 29 at the University of California Davis Conference Center, located at 550 Alumni Lane, Davis, CA 95616. You can register online via Eventbrite, and check out the schedule of the day’s itinerary.

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