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 August 2012

  Volume 21

 

A new Food Truck has come to Surf Brewery.  Escabeche Bistro serves hand-made corn tortillas and French Mexican and has become a regular  on Thursday evenings, making that three nights a week on-site food is offered!

 
An All Grain Homebrew class is being held on August 18th.  This class is designed for those looking to make the jump from extract to all-grain brewing, or maybe just looking to learn more of the science behind the mashing process.  The focus will be on the mash, assuming that people know how to conduct the boil and fermentation. The fee is $25 and you can sign up in the Homebrew Shop.If you have further questions you can contact the instructor at Garrett@Surfbrewery.com.

Saturday evenings music will start on the 11th with the Cattawailers Band.  Come and listen to their blue-grass performance.  A local reggae band new to Surf Brewery, Joh Mon Soul Band, will play on the 18th and August 25th brings us the blues/rock band Smokey and Friends.  All bands begin at 6:00.

The annual Ventura County Fair always brings a sense of community for people of all ages with their numerous departments showcasing  thousands of exhibits comprised of livestock, crops, artwork, baked goods, crafts rides and more. Look for Surf Brewery's booth on August 4th in the AG building. 

Also, on August 4th, Surf Brewery will be apart of Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza.  This event is outdoors among the pines and showcasing the best craft breweries in the country and top blues performers-This is Mammoth's biggest event-three days of party in the sun!  Mammoth Lakes is a beautiful mountain resort located in the Eastern High Sierra near Yosemite National Park-The perfect place to spend a "Blues and Brews" weekend!


On August 25th Totally Local VC and Surf Brewery are kicking off a Summer local music jam series at the Tavern (located at 211 E. Santa Clara in downtown Ventura).   The Santa Barbara based band, Spencer the Gardener, will perform in the genres of Alternative, Pop and Rock.   With guitars, bongos, congas, trumpets, saxophone, bass, drums and even an accordian

promises a California sun kissed, Latin tinged, genre bending, big band Surf Mariachi indie pop affair.

 

 

 spencer the gardner

 

Ventura County Fair  

 Craft Beer History Fact:
 

Some of the earliest Sumerian writings, found in the regions of western Iran, contain references to a type of beer.   One such example, a prayer to the goddess of Ninkasi, known as "The Hymn to Ninkasi" served as both a prayer as well a method of remembering the recipe for beer in a culture

with few literate people.

California Surfing History Fact:

 

After the decade's slow start in regards to surfing, twin-fins became popular and by the mid-late 1970's surfing competitions were re-forming.

  

  

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