Firestone Walker: Tapping the local market

There’s no better time to brew beer — at least not according to Matt Brynildson, brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing Company.

Governor Brown signs ‘sip and spit’ bill: underage students now able to taste wine

The law will allow California public university students enrolled in enology or brewing programs to taste wine in a classroom setting.

A bottle is worth a thousand words

Our beer collection is approaching 300 bottles, but it is so much more than just 300 empty glass containers … held within our malty collection is 300 stories. We never get tired of sharing these stories.

Microbiologist professor turns microbrewer

Cal Poly Professor and renowned microbiologist Raul Cano created a beer with a 25-45 million year old strain of yeast. He will talk about the process and his findings at Cal Poly’s Science Cafe Wednesday.