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An Era Of Beer That’s Fading Away

The sad news of a Bay Area staple closing, Marin Brewing Company, brings the feelings.

These kind of places are harder and harder to find. The late 80s and 90s era of micro-breweries and brewpubs.

Loud and slightly obnoxious while still warm and fun. Pretty good food, hit and miss beer. Neighborhood driven.

Friend and Marinite, Paul, has some words about it:

It's bad enough that Iron Springs had to go down, but the 'Brew Co' - as all the locals referred to it - was iconic; one of California's original pioneering brew pubs.

I blame the haze craze more than anything.

I'm sure the pandemic didn't help, not to mention the a-hole landlord that kept jacking their rent. But ultimately I think it's the fact that people's taste in beer has changed, and it is getting harder and harder for these old school establishments to survive.

I am in the minority. I am getting old and stodgy, and I long for dark and cozy brew pubs where you can get a stout and a side of mashed potatoes all for under 10 bucks on your lunch break. Sadly, those days are long gone. Please take a moment of silence to mourn this loss with me.

Thanks, Paul. It’s the ‘dark & cozy’ that gets me. There is not a lot of cozy left. Being a beer nerd used to be that: a small cozy community.

So I guess, find a malty pale (if you can) and pour some out for all the brewpubs and coziness we have lost over the past fee years.

Tweet That Spoke To Me

Jeff Alworth @Beervana

Been loving this @BuoyBeer Pacific Pale. Smooth and creamy, with a light but quite bright citrus zing. All pales should taste like this. Good reading beer, too.

Love keeping beer lo-fi enough to kick back and read or do whatever is relaxing to you, while having some beers. That is what Drinking & Thinking is all about.

Thank You For The Read

Speaking of keeping things lo-fi, that’s all I have for this week. Appreciate you being here and I hope you have a great week with your beers. Support your dark & cozy beer spots where ya can.

-Mikey

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