Lighted Logo in Bar
News Flash! They are opening tonight, Monday, August 1, 2011, at 5:00pm!
I had the opportunity to visit the Dust Bowl Brewing Taphouse before their public opening on Friday and for a private opening on Saturday evening, compliments of brewmaster Don Oliver. I took a bunch of photos to share what will soon be available to the greater Turlock area. This place rocks!
The Dust Bowl Taproom will be opening sometime in the week of August 1-5. Be there!
Dining Tables in the Taproom
Sidewalk Patio Seating
The Lighted Bar
Comfy Chairs to Enjoy an Ale
The Tap Menu
Hops and Grain!
Mr. & Mrs. Lazy Brewer
Brewmaster Don Oliver and Me
My Son of Wrath Double IPA (I named this ale:)
Taproom Food Menu (Click to enlarge)
Taproom Beer Menu (Click to enlarge)
View of the Taproom
Flight of Tasters
My French Dip Sandwich and Beer Battered Onion Rings
They Pour Honest Pints!
The Bar
Dust Bowl Brewings BevMo Tasting
Friday night, a group from the Central Valley Brewers Guild descended on our local BevMo for a tasting with our local up and coming brewery, Dust Bowl Brewing. It was exciting to see our buddy, Don Oliver (of Sam Adams Longshot fame), standing in the 6′ x 6′ tasting box as we entered the store. The box was already full when we got there, so we had to wait a few minutes to work our way in for tastes of his Hops of Wrath IPA, and two other pre-production brews, a white ale and a buckwheat ale. The Hops of Wrath IPA is great, and I particularly liked the white ale. Don told me he backed way off on the coriander for a more subtle spice profile in the ale.
We probably over stayed our welcome, but I was able to enjoy at least half a dozen tastes and Don was as gracious as always – answering questions and shooting the breeze during lulls in the action. Don is also welcoming the CVBG with open arms for our September 2nd gathering, by opening up his brewery to us. This guy remembers where he came from:)
Several of the CVBG folks wrapped up the evening by having dinner at our local Applebees, where Dust Bowl Brewing’s Hops of Wrath is on tap. Here’s to hoping Dust Bowl Brewing continues to make inroads into local (and not so local:) pubs and restaurants. These guys rock!
And congrats to Don on his upcoming wedding. His girl was smart enough to wait and see him actually become a professional brewer before committing!
