William Brand is a columnist who writes about beer happenings in the Bay Area. I don't think you could ask for a much better location to have such a gig. The vast amount of great beer makes William's home territory quite a mecca! Cheers for taking the time to answer my questions William!
Name: William Brand
Blogs: www.ibabuzz.com/beer/
(RHP) Where do you live and what are some of your favorite local places to get a beer? Also, what's you're favorite local beer?
(WB) Live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Favorite pubs: Bistro, 1001 B. St., Hayward, CA., Toronado, 547 Haight St., San Francisco, CA, Barclay's, College, Ave., Oakland, CA., EJ Phair's Ale House, Todos Santos Square, Concord, CA. Favorite beer: Love to quote Portland beer guru Fred Eckardt: "The beer that's closest to hand." Failing that, almost anything from North Coast, Lagunitas, Bear Republic, 21st Amendment (San Francisco), Drake's (San Leandro, CA), Green Flash (San Diego County, CA.).
(RHP) Other than blogging, how else are you involved with your love of beer?
(WB) Write a weekly beer column in the Oakland, CA. Tribune, Contra Costa Times and about a dozen other Bay Area newspapers in the MediaNews Group chain. Write a monthly beer column in the San Jose Mercury-News. Write a regular bi-monthly column in Northwest Brewing News.
(RHP) If you could visit one brewery, that you've never been to, which would it be?
(WB) One brewery, huh? Orval in Belgium. I hear it's in a scenic valley and they make incredible cheese and bread as well as beer.
(RHP) What comes to mind when you think of Maine?
(WB) Maine? Beautiful, pine-shrouded shoreline along the Atlantic Coast. Snow. Great beer from Allagash.
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