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
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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Damn, you killed Paul’s spot, them hazey are ruining everything that is cozy and dark, I blame hazeys for the death of Malibu Grand Prix, the arcades and drive in theaters ! Fuck hazey ( expect the piney west coast kinds, those are delicious and tasty) 💯💯💯