Scott and I made a trip out to Port Halling for the first annual Organic Brewers Festival. Nearly 30 beers were on tap at the event, as well as many local “green” organizations and beer groups. It was a fun event, and looks like it was successful enough to happen again next year.
I’ve personally been baffled by organic beers because although I want to like them, I have generally not found them to be of comparable quality. I find it hard to believe it has anything to do with the ingredients, but considering most of these brewers also make fine non-organic beers, I’m not sure what the deal is. This event at least showed me that there are several great organic brews out there, and that I shouldn’t loose hope. I’d like to see what’s available next year.