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  The Pioneer Saloon first  opened for business in 1862. The current building was constructed in  the 1920’s, renovated in 2012 and opened as Lasson Ale Works at the Pioneer Saloon.

    17th Annual Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza August 3-5, 2012 Mammoth Lakes, California Tickets, Event schedule, Breweries and more here This is a major CCBA fundraiser!  

Assembly Bill 1812, a bill sponsored by the CCBA has been signed by Governor Jerry Brown, this is great news for California craft brewers. AB 1812 ensures that beer aged in used re-purposed ...

California beers top the lists in Zymurgy magazine’s “Best Beer in America” poll. Polling numbers set records this year with 16,445 voters. See results here and here  

Did you know you could go to beer camp at Sierra Nevada Brewing in Chico? Do ya think you’d like to do that? Betcha would … read more here

A little ancient history for you, glorious and auspicious… After water and tea, beer is the third most favored drink in the world. It is one of the first by-products of human agriculture. ...

Water has a significant role in the flavor of beer. Historically breweries were developed near local water supplies and the flavor of the beer would often be based upon the local water. ...

Have you checked out our spiffy updated website? We’ve got a list of members and brewery location maps. Visit today… and often. www.californiacraftbeer.com      

The Brewers Association reported the current count of craft brewers in the U.S. stands at 2000, that was as of April 30, 2012. And today… there’s probably more. Just a few years ago ...

California craft brewers brought home a total of 55 medals from the World Beer Cup 2012 last weekend held in San Diego, CA. This was more medals than any other country, followed ...