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HOPS TO TABLE
®
A magazine dedicated to covering the Greater Sacramento and Chico beer and food scene
October/November 2013 • Issue 5/Volume 1
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FEATURE
DEPARTMENTS
8 Wet Hop Harvest Season
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The Farm-to-Fork movement meets
craft beer with more breweries than
ever growing and brewing with fresh
hops. This article features many of
our local craft breweries and shows
just how innovative and creative our
brewers are becoming in using freshly
grown local hops.
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Homebrew Recipe of the Month
This month Hops to Table collaborated
with two veteran homebrewers, Cory
Meyer and Ron Davis, officers of the
Gold Country Brewers’ Association to
brew an Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin
Porter.
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Brewery Profile
Knee Deep Brewing Co. is the talk of
the beer industry. Join us as we travel
to Auburn, California to interview
the owners behind one of the largest
and fastest growing new breweries in
California.
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Beer Inspired Recipes
This month’s featured recipe is beer
jelly. Beer jelly is easy to make, versatile and a staple for any pantry. Follow
this recipe with fun illustrations by our
featured artist Jacquelyn Bond.
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Restaurant Profile
Chef Adam Pechal prepares a delicious beer pairing using farm-to-fork
ingredients. He expertly pairs the
meal with three beers from Drake’s
Brewing Co.
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Beer and Politics
Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro has
been a strong advocate for the craft
beer industry. We have a question and
answer session that is both interesting
and informative.
10 Brewery Start-ups
Ken Anthony, the brewmaster and
owner of one of Sacramento’s newest nano-breweries, Device Brewing
Co. talks about his experience opening a nano-brewery.
20 Roadtrip: San Francisco
We take a trip to the beautiful San
Francisco, California on a world wind
tour of nine craft beer establishments.
23 BSG CRAFTBREWING’S HUMULUS U 2013
Track 7 co-owner and brewer, Ryan
Graham discusses his experience at
the BSG Craftbrewing Humulus U.
27 Beer Dinner: Salads
Celebrated Beer Judge, pairing expert
and TV Personality Big Mike Moore
guides us through pairing beer with
salad.
30 Beer Directory
Take a look at our updated and expanded craft beer directory to see all
the places you can get awesome local
fresh craft beer.
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