Description Historically speaking, Sacramento benefited from a gold rush, an agricultural boom and, more recently, a brewing renaissance.
The region's craft beer scene exploded from six to more than sixty breweries in about a decade, and the roots of that culture stretch back more than a century.
Before Prohibition, thousands of acres of local hops supplied brewers across the country.
Local farms are once again taking advantage of the temperate climate.
In 1958, the University of California-Davis started America's foremost brewing science program, producing some of California's top brewers.
Rubicon's 1989 award-winning IPA was just the beginning for the current, innovative resurgence.
Author Justin Chechourka explores the complexities and nuance of this fermenting heritage.
History Press Library Editions Sacramento beer: a craft history, hardcover/justin chechourka
