California Beer Farms

21/11/2021

Beer release party today in Oakland! 1-5pm at 567 5th Street! Hope to see your there! 🍻

15/06/2021

Hops update! These photos are from a few weeks ago so there’s even more growth now! With long warm days these babies are sure to take off even more!

09/04/2021

We’ve been hard at work this off season sprucing up the Victory Lee Hop farm, and we can’t wait to welcome folks back this summer! The fence around the beer garden is coming together! Wood chips and a lot of mowing have the place looking super spiffy. No sprouts yet but surely they are coming soon!

12/02/2021

Super excited that the third beer in our 100% California Grown series was brewed this week! This one is a Pilsner from our friends at Tower Brewing in Sacramento. We started with an epic blend of hop pellets from our friends at Alexander Valley hops and malt from the legendary Admiral Maltings. Stay tuned for release details!

06/11/2020

California Beer Farms and Admiral Maltings are proud to announce our 2nd 100% California Grown Beer: Bad Ass Barley Wine from Fresno’s Full Circle Brewing. This big and bold is a wonderful winter warmer.
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It features all California-grown malted from Admiral Maltings and all California-grown from Central Valley Hops in Visalia.
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Malt: Gallagher’s Best and Kilnsmith
Hops: Cascade & Columbus
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This is the second in our series of 100% . Watch for new ones coming (more or less) monthly!

15/10/2020

Thanks for the shout out Federation Brewing! Really glad we could work together on this project!

24/09/2020

We are so super excited to launch this collaboration with Admiral Maltings! Sun Sail is available at the The Rake at Admiral Maltings and to go from Federation Brewing! Also great to find new hop farming friends at Atomic Hops!

We are proud to announce a new collaboration series of 100 percent California- grown beers with California Beer Farms.

The first beer in this series was brewed by Federation Brewing in Oakland.

Sun Sail is a Wet Hopped IPA featuring just-picked Cascade and Columbus hops from the Victory Lee Hop Farm on the Sacramento River and Cascade pellets from Atomic Hops in Lodi, all atop a foundation of Admiral Malting’s Admiral Pilsner, Admiral’s Hearth, and Pacific Victor malts.

This true California Beer is just the beginning. Stay tuned for the next round coming from Fresno’s Full Circle Brewing and more to come. Don’t just support your local brewery—support your local farmers and maltsters, too!

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17/09/2020

We’re super stoked about this new can release from King Cong Brewing Company! This super fresh West Coast Haze Hazy IPA was brewed with wet Columbus from our !

On tap now at King Cong’s brewery in Sac. They’ve got:
- a huge patio space
- Kitchen
- Plenty of social distanced seating
- Misters
- TV for sports
- Dog and kid friendly

Current brewery hours:
M-Th: 4-10pm
F-Sa: 12-11pm
Su: 12-8pm

24/08/2020

Hoping everyone is staying well and breathing ok! Our heart goes out to all those affected by the fires. Here’s a diversion with some recently harvested hops that made their way into a wet hop collab with King Cong Brewing Company! Can’t wait to try it!

19/08/2020

Taking a combo of from our farm and hops from our friends Wanda Stewart in Berkeley and Atomic Hops in Lodi to brew a ipa at Federation Brewing in Oakland today!

13/08/2020

...and is pretty much on! Big heat and sun means the in our back field are ready to go! Stay tuned for some action in the next couple days!

27/07/2020

Hop watch is officially on at the ! First here are some second year babes. Then we’ve got some of our tried and true 4th year teaching for the sky. 🌱👏🌞

10/07/2020

Good stuff going on at the including 10 new mini oak provided by Sacramento Tree Foundation! Thanks so much to this organization for the opportunity to start the process of adding some much needed shade to the farm. They’re small now but we’ll look forward to watching them grow! If you’re in the Sac area and a SMUD customer check out their free shade tree program at sactree.com 🌲🌳🌴😎🌞

26/06/2020

Korean Natural Farming techniques are under way at the farm! We are very excited and proud to be making our own fermented fertilizers. Not only is it free, but it is as environmentally friendly as it gets when it comes to feeding plants. We have been having amazing results! The hops love it.

16/06/2020

The hop plants are looking beautiful at the Cohen Bray House! Amazing what a little water and a lot of sun can do! We’ll have updates on the farm in Sacramento very soon!

05/06/2020

Thanks to Gilman Brewing Company for sharing this info earlier this week. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Check their page for updated info on Bay Area organizations to support and also Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse for the community work they are doing in Sacramento.

16/05/2020

Mark got to spend his birthday in his happy place at the this past Thursday! Lots more have sprouted and won’t be long til we get to stringing them up for real! 😄🎂🌱

10/05/2020

More progress over at the Cohen Bray House! The hop trellis here is taken up and down every season rather than the traditional pole model. Thanks to Katie from Federation Brewing for coming out and lending a hand! Looking forward to collaborating this season!

28/04/2020

Before there was the Mark started growing hops at a few locations in with Ms. Victory Lee herself. One of those was in the backyard garden of the historic Cohen Bray House in the neighborhood. We’re happy to report that the planted there are going strong on their 7th season! Thankful for the opportunity to spend some time there. Happy plants 🌱, doggies 🐶, roses 🌹, and bees 🐝 all around!

27/03/2020

Happy to say it’s a beautiful day at the farm! Getting after it cleaning things up and gearing up for the season 😎

18/03/2020

Thinking back to happy times at the farm last summer.. we can’t wait to get back to that! Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the Covid-19 situation. We are faced with uncertainty but holding on to hope that the measures being taken will help prevent a further outbreak. Thinking of all our friends, partners, and collaborating breweries and restaurants having to close or scale down operations. Be on the lookout for restaurants offering to go options and don’t forget to buy local at the beer store! In solidarity- CBF 🙏❤️

02/03/2020

A beautiful day on the farm... won’t be long til the sprouts are popping! Looking forward to a great season growing the classics Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Chinook, Cluster & Willamette and the newest additions of Southern Cross & Saaz plants. 🌱🌞

14/02/2020

Tonight!!! Help us celebrate and the final Friday of at Stay Gold Deli! Not to mention the always awesome Karaoke With Dana!!! Special from Anderson Valley Brewing Company and Federation Brewing 💘🍻🎤

11/02/2020

Thanks to Culture Vulture for sharing our next event happening Wednesday! ・・・
CHEERS! It’s SF Beer Week 🍻
10 days (Feb 7-Feb 16) of local bars, breweries, and tap houses hosting special events to celebrate craft beer! •••
Be sure to stop by The Flying Pig on Feb. 12 for a night of beers and ciders featuring Lupulin Hash, a new kind of hop extract that should be on your “to try” list!
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Foster friendships, encourage collaboration, and support the local (creative, craft beer) community!

08/02/2020

Tonight!! Our series continues at Bobby G's Pizzeria in Berkeley! You can’t beat the combo of + + ! Music starts around 8pm with MoonHole and Tedbaby! See you there!