Getting the flavor of . . . A beer lover’s Napa Valley, and more

Go ahead, “roll your eyes,” said Joe Heim in The Washington Post. “Napa for beer?” It’s true, though. Deep in the heart of California wine country are some of the America’s best craft brewers. In fact . . .

A beer lover’s Napa Valley

Go ahead, “roll your eyes,” said Joe Heim in The Washington Post. “Napa for beer?” It’s true, though. Deep in the heart of California wine country are some of the America’s best craft brewers. In fact, the first U.S. microbrewery—the New Albion Brewing Co.—started up in nearby Sonoma in 1976. Although it closed down six years later, New Albion helped inspire today’s craft-beer renaissance. The Bear Republic Brewing Co., in trendy Healdsburg, is a good starting point for a beer tour. This brewery’s world-class selections include Racer 5, “a terrific India pale ale.” At the historic Calistoga Inn Restaurant & Brewery, one of the first brewpubs in Napa, visitors can linger at shade-covered tables over a delightful Calistoga Red Ale. Just a few blocks off Highway 101, in downtown Santa Rosa, is the Russian River Brewing Co. Here beer lovers can order a wooden wheel containing small glasses of about 12 beers, “each style identified by a bottle cap next to the glass.”

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