Craft Malt On Both Coasts

Ron Silberstein holds out his hand, and we lean in. He pokes a pile of barley kernels. The tiny seeds are halfway through the malting process. “Almost looks like a little cephalopod,”...

Introducing Online Beer Sales

You're in search of rare beer, and we have a cellar that runs deep. It's time we share these specialty bottles, some of which are years into aging. Well, start adding a...

Taproom Takeout Now Available

We’ve missed your smiling faces in our Taprooms, friends. And starting today (March 27), we hope to see you again as we launch our Taproom Takeout Program at both Chico, CA and...

Ken Grossman: Thoughts On 40

We’re celebrating 40 years as a brewery. No better time to ask founder Ken Grossman about the past, the future, and how pain caves and Death Rides are somehow good things. Uncensored...

Our Barrel Aged Beer Beginnings

Our Barrel-Aged Beer Goes Nationwide Early in the 2010s, Jeff White filled 10 bourbon barrels with a no-name Russian imperial stout. It was a “pilot” beer, simply an experiment. But standing over...

From Beer to Whole Hog Butchery

Barrel-Aging Sauerkraut

One rowdy weekend down, one more Oktoberfest marathon to go. Here in Chico, Calif., it’s our 10th year of bringing the Munich tents to stateside beer lovers. We go all out, and...

Oktoberfest Braised Pork

We used our 2019 Oktoberfest collaboration to headline mouthwatering braised pork shoulder. The beer lets loose its malt complexity and caramel sweetness. It’s a lengthier cook time of 3-4 hours, but the...

Mills River Mushrooms

Under the forest canopy, tucked into a quiet nook, there’s a neighborhood of log cabins. But standing just 4 feet tall, they’re not home to humans. Instead, the residents bust through the...

Trails Day Recap

American Hiking Society (AHS) had an ambitious goal: set a world record on National Trails Day® for the most people participating in trail restoration in a single day. We rallied our employees...

Pouring from the Garden

Jim Belles surveys the brewery garden, walking a groomed pathway. The sun is still groggy, rising slowly. Jim pivots left, takes a few steps into a row and crouches down. He pops...

Way Back with the Chico Wildflower

The 38th annual Chico Wildflower Century, one of California’s top cycling events, saw 3,300 people in the saddle. They sign up for various reasons: tradition, camaraderie, or crossing one off the bucket...

Important Update on COVID-19

Updated 7/2/20 We got into this business to make great beer and share it with our friends. So it’s been tough not having you all in our Taprooms, Gift Shops, Tours and...

The State of Trails

National Trail System: Underfunded & Overused When you’re hiking on a trail, you often focus on details: the crunch of ground beneath your boots, chirps of wildlife, the wind purring in the...

A Different Kind Of Collaboration

It all started on a bus. Somewhere between the deserts of Arizona and the rocky shores of Maine, a plot was hatched and promises were made, and finally a new craft brewer...

Four Years of Super Composting

HOT. ROT. Sounds sexy, doesn't it? No? Well, how about 99.8% of trash diverted from landfill and heaps of it being composted and put to good use? We just celebrated the four-year...