AVBC at 35
December 26th, 2023
On this date 36 years ago, the first Anderson Valley Brewing Company beer (a Boont Amber Ale, of course) hit the taste buds of a thirsty patron at the Buckhorn Saloon here in Boonville. Throughout this year, as part of our 35th anniversary, we’ve highlighted some of big moments in…
Huge Arker ’23 Is Out in the Wild
November 10th, 2023
We have officially released the 2023 limited-edition Huge Arker Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout. After a year of aging, Huge Arker has been loaded onto trucks and is making its way across the country to a store near you (probably). If you happen to live in one of the seven states where…
Thanksgiving Beer Guide 2023
November 7th, 2023
'Tis the season! We're back and ready to ensure that you and your loved ones have a festive holiday celebration by offering a beer to compliment, or dilute, any celebration situation. From football games to staggered binge feasting there are hundreds of potential AVBC beverage pairing combinations, and as Benjamin…
Anderson Valley Huge Arker Beer Mile Rules
October 31st, 2023
The Anderson Valley Huge Arker Beer Mile runs to it own beat and its own rules. Pretty much like everything else at the brewery. (Very) loosely based off the Official Beer Mile Rules (https://www.beermile.com/rules/1) the rules for the HABM are as follows. First – everyone runs as a 4 or…
The Lore of the Legendary Boonville Beer
October 17th, 2023
We sometimes get asked about Barkley and where exactly the 'Boonville Beer' originated from. We dug into the archives to bring you everything we know: Origins The Legendary Boonville Beer is a rare species most commonly found in Northern California resembling a large, antlered bear. The largest and (thought to…
Halloween Candy Beer Pairings
October 10th, 2023
BREWS & SWEETS PAIRING GUIDE We asked our Brewmaster Fal Allen if he had any recommendations for pairing Halloween candy with AVBC beers... Here's what he recommends! Snickers and Bourbon Barrel Stout Whoppers and Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout Sour Patch Kids and Briney Melon Peanut Butter Cups and Salted Caramel…
Fall Hornin’ Returns
August 2nd, 2023
Fall Hornin,’ The Greatest of Pumpkin Ales, Returns With New Packaging AVBC Brings Back a Seasonal Fan Favorite, Immediately Sells Out August 2, 2023, Boonville Calif. – Like The Great Pumpkin itself, rising every fall from a cartoon pumpkin patch, Anderson Valley Brewing Company is set to bring back its…
Double IPA Back in Rotation
August 1st, 2023
It's that season again, when we start seeing DOUBLE. That's right, Double IPA is back in rotation. Basically providing more of all the good stuff that beer has to offer, our Double IPA is bursting with aromas of light pine, tropical fruit, hints of citrus and apricot. A firm hop…
The Pilsner: Now Available In Cans And Nationwide
July 16th, 2023
One Pilsner to Rule Them All - The Mother of All Beer-Flavored Beers is Now Available Nationwide It's been a Tap Room favorite for months now at Beer Park, and as soon as you try one gloriously golden, crisp, smooth, flavorful sip you'll understand why. It's good. Really, really, good.…
Coastal Goes Coast to Coast
July 13th, 2023
In the 12 weeks since it hit shelves, Coastal Ale has reached from coast to coast, from the beaches of Hawaii to the rivers of Colorado. In fact, Florida has already boosted Coastal to the most popular AVBC beer statewide. 5% of the gross profit of all packaged sales goes…
Cherry Gose Featured in UPROXX
July 13th, 2023
UPROXX recently ran a feature on "The Best Beers To Chase Down This July." Lo and behold, our Cherry Gose took the #1 spot on the list! Shout out to Christopher for having such an excellent taste in beer. Take a look at the feature below: The Best Beers…
Why You Should Be Drinking Tropical Hazy Sour Right Now
July 12th, 2023
Why should you be drinking Tropical Hazy Sour right now? Go grab one from the fridge and find out. We'll wait. Still waiting. Ok, you're back. Now crack open the can and slowly pour it into a glass. Notice those tropical aromas of passion fruit and guava. Feel the tropical…
Goes with Gose – Headlines Edition
June 8th, 2023
According to our google news alerts, we've been in the news recently. Ok, not necessarily for the 3rd one, but we suspect Barkley was involved. What else goes with Gose? Anything, apparently... Read the story here. Read the story here. Read the story here.
Sustainable Beer is Better with Friends
April 26th, 2023
As an industry leader in sustainable and environmentally friendly beer production for the past three decades, we’ve been inspired by the many breweries who have chosen similar paths. In celebration of sustainable brewing, we wanted to give a shout out to a few of our fellow breweries for their thoughtful…
We’re Bringing Crisp-y Back!
February 28th, 2023
Back by popular demand - Our Crisp IPA will be back in action starting April 1st. The Crisp IPA is back. And not because we’ve been thinking that we want to drink some and it’s been too long (Very true but not the reason. Mostly not the reason, anyway.), but…
Intentionally Delicious, Accidentally Low-Cal
February 16th, 2023
Well folks, we're officially two months into 2023. Don't mind us asking, but how are your New Years resolutions coming along? Because ours are going great - not to brag. Setting into 2023 we decided that this was going to be our year for enjoying delicious beer without feeling guilty…
Do you like Piña Coladas?
January 19th, 2023
Beer and Boat Drinks: they're among the very best things that humans have ever invented. Boat drinks are either the perfect accompaniment to a lovely tropical vista or a means of transporting yourself to one after shoveling the snow off your car. Heck, even typing "Beer and Boat Drinks" just…
Announcing the 2023 Legendary Boonville Beer Festival Theme: “The Nineties”
January 4th, 2023
First, before we get into it, let’s just put down the rumors that are floating around: no, Brandi Chastain won’t be leading the cast of Friends in the Macarena at this year’s Boonville Beerfest. But we can confirm that in its 25th year, the 2023 edition of the Boonville Beerfest…
Illuminating the Winter Solstice
November 12th, 2022
Diving into the Depths of Winter Seasons Greetings from Brewmaster Fal, We chucked the pumpkin and went straight from summer into the dark depths of Winter Solstice. For more than 30 years our Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale has graced the mugs and glasses of many a brumal celebration, and since…
The Huge Arker Has Arrived! Locate Your Beer Here
November 5th, 2022
How to Locate a Huge Arker (and your other favorite AVBC beer) in the Wild It's Finally Here! After twelve long and arduous months of bourbon barrel aging, the Huge Arker has been released into the wild. We commemorated the launch with our annual Huge Arker Day at Beer Park…
Polar Beer
November 4th, 2022
Polar Beer: The holiday drink sensation that's sweeping the nation! (Maybe. Honestly we're not sure. But it tastes so good it should totally be sweeping nations.) But where did this recipe come from, you ask. Why hasn't the nation already been swept multiple times over? What is egg nog, anyway?…
The Pilsner: Perfect For Oktoberfest
September 13th, 2022
Oktoberfest officially begins Saturday, September 17th and before you start to panic and search for flights to Munich, we've got a much easier solution that involves a trip to your local beer emporium, or easier yet, a click of the mouse that will shuttle this crisp, clean and complex lager…
Winter’s Coming Early This Year
September 13th, 2022
Well, look what we just dropped. Call it wishful thinking, but by our logic if we skip fall completely and dial down the heat, Mother Nature will head straight into the creamy and deliciously robust depths of Winter. That, and we decided that the world just doesn't need more pumpkins…
Brewmaster Fal’s Barrel Aged Beer Cocktails
August 19th, 2022
Deliciously Complex, Surprisingly Simple Fall is quickly approaching and barrel-aged beer season will be here before you can say "Winter Solstice." Since our summer AVBC beer cocktails were such a hit, we started to think about what we’d like to sip when a little nip starts to creep into the…
Why Brew A Pilsner?
July 26th, 2022
Tapping into the Origins of The Pilsner This week, as we load the delivery trucks and prepare to send our conveniently named The Pilsner out into the world, we thought we'd take a moment to share its origin story - and just why we believe so deeply in this little…
New Rotational Juicy Session IPA
May 27th, 2022
What beer pairs perfectly with a summer day full of juicy sessions? We went ahead and made this one easy for you to remember: Meet our new Juicy Session IPA. It's the latest IPA in our Rotational IPA Series, and while it's light in alcohol, it's packed with plenty of…
Watch Our Award Winning “Welcome To Anderson Valley” Video
May 27th, 2022
While our Holy Gose was busy winning Gold at the World Beer Cup, our "Welcome to Anderson Valley" video picked up a Platinum Crushie in Minneapolis. What's a Platinum Crushie? While it sounds like a fancy charge card, it's actually even more fancy: "[The Platinum Crushie] is the CBMAS (Craft…
It’s Time To Celebrate the Solstice
May 27th, 2022
The summer solstice is almost upon us and if there's one beer that's made specifically for the day it's... our Briney Melon Gose? No, but good guess. It's actually our Summer Solstice. And, this year, Father's Day falls on June 19th - making it the perfect beer to honor dad.…
Beer Cocktails, Your New Favorite Summer Sipper
May 25th, 2022
Sometimes it feels difficult to choose between a cold beer or a cocktail - but is it? What if you can have both? And at the SAME TIME? Join us as we travel through the magical world of Beer Cocktails. Crack open a beer, dust off the cocktail shaker, and…
Boonville Beer Festival 2023 Dates Announced
May 12th, 2022
Boonville Beer Festival 2023 We know it's only been a few weeks since you made the trek up to Anderson Valley, but we're already anxiously awaiting the Beer Festival's return and hope you are too. So, get ready to mark your calendars because the next Boonville Beer Festival will be…
The Beers Are Calling And You Must Go
May 12th, 2022
After the Boonville Beer Festival we took a few days to rest and recover, but this week something still felt off. Instead of consulting a medical professional we did what all patients do these days and typed our symptoms into Google; turns out we have spring fever. It's an itch…
Holy Gose Wins Gold at The World Beer Cup
May 12th, 2022
On May 5th The World Beer Cup was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota to celebrate and acknowledge outstanding beers from around the world. Organized by the Brewers Association, the 2022 edition featured 111 beer categories, with gold, silver, and bronze awards given only when judges deemed three excellent examples in each category.…
Celebrating Earth Day at Anderson Valley Brewing Company
April 14th, 2022
An Earth Day Interview with President and CEO Kevin McGee - When it comes to the cost to buy and install solar panels, how did you weigh the options to go toward doing this and seeing what sort of overall benefits both financially and in terms of conservation did…
Brewmaster Fal Discusses Our Latest Beers: In Cans and On Tap
April 6th, 2022
New Double IPA Our Double IPA is hitting shelves, and it’s good. Really really good. It’s the latest Anderson Valley Brewing Company Rotational IPA release, and just as our Crisp IPA is crispier than a cracker topped with a Granny Smith apple eaten in the middle of January while standing…
Introducing THE PILSNER
March 8th, 2022
Man, do we love our new Pilsner. A labor of love and passion it could have no other name than THE PILSNER, and it is the mother of all beer-flavored-beers. Why? Because, while THE PILSNER is soft, crisp, clean, delicious and extremely drinkable, it's also flavorful and complex. How did…
New Rotational Double IPA
March 8th, 2022
Thirsty for more great IPA-flavored IPA? Make it a Double this spring with the newest addition to our Rotational IPA series, the Double IPA. It's everything you want out of an IPA, just more of it. Our Double IPA is bursting with aromas of light pine and tropical fruit with…
Brewing History with our new Brewmaster Series
February 3rd, 2022
Inspiration Has Been Brewing Our new “Brewmaster Series” beers offer a rare chance for beer lovers to taste a lineup of unique and hard to find beers that in some cases have never been brewed in the modern world. Available on draft at the AVBC Tap Room in Boonville and…
Beer My Valentine?
February 3rd, 2022
We reached out to Hallmark and tried to collaborate on AVBC beer themed Valentine's Day cards and were promptly rejected and barred from future collaborations. That’s ok, we can always sell them in the Tap Room. Turns out we’re more skilled at making, and naming, beers than we are at…
A Variation for Spring: The Gose Variety Pack
February 3rd, 2022
While we commemorate the summer and winter equinoxes with our Summer and Winter Solstice Ales we don’t have a beer eponymous with spring. It’s a glorious time of year in Boonville when Barkley and the Beers of the forest emerge from hibernation and venture into Beer Park hungry and thirsty…
The Return of Tropical Hazy Sour
February 3rd, 2022
Dear Tropical Hazy Sour, We poured a lot of passion, both the metaphorical and fruit kind, into your creation. You're one of the most complex ales we've created. We have so many great Goses, so please don’t tell the others, but you’re one of our favorites. We're so proud of you.…
The 2022 Legendary Boonville Beer Fest is Right Around the Corner
January 18th, 2022
The Legend Returns Just when you needed a glimmer of hope on the horizon, we're here to announce that the legendary Boonville Beer Festival is returning for 2022. Save the date for April 23rd and stay tuned to our email newsletter, social, and website for important registration updates and event…
Committing to 110% Solar in 2022
January 12th, 2022
The World's First Solar Powered Brewery Welcome to Anderson Valley, where we do things a little differently. Since 1987 we’ve been driven by a purpose to produce beer that we’re just as proud to make as we are to drink. Every time you enjoy an AVBC beer, you’re supporting sustainability…
New Beer For the New Year
January 12th, 2022
We're ringing in the New Year in Anderson Valley with not one, but two, brand new releases. Put a little spring in your step with our new refreshing draft-only Peach Gose, or grab ahold of the frosty hand of old man winter and plow into our new Crisp IPA. From…
Happy Holidays: An AVBC ’22 Preview
December 14th, 2021
Ditch the humbug and fill up your mug, because the holiday season is here and we’ve been working like the Dickens to get things ready for the New Year. In fact, we've been working so hard that the other night after a long day in the Tap Room we…
A Thanksgiving Beer Strategy to Make ’21 A Little More Fun
November 10th, 2021
We had such a great time last Thanksgiving that we invited ourselves back over for another round. Once again, we're ready to ensure that you and your loved ones have a festive holiday celebration by offering a beer to compliment, or defuse, any celebration situation. From football games to staggered…
AVBC Brewer Select Series: Schwarzbier
November 9th, 2021
May the Schwarz(bier) With You Available now in the AVBC Tap Room By Fal Allen What’s the next new beer sensation? I’m always trying to guess what the next ‘it’ beer will be, and I’m always wrong; but, that doesn’t keep me from trying. A couple of years ago I…
Brew Your Own Gose This Holiday
November 2nd, 2021
AVBC Brewmaster Fal Allen quite literally wrote the book on Gose; it's called Gose: Brewing a Traditional German Beer for the Modern Era. Here it Gose: A Brief Beer History “Gose” is a German word and is pronounced “GO-zah”. The beer is named after the river Gose that runs through…
AVBC Brewer Select Series: Dutch Kuyt
October 18th, 2021
A Taste of History If you have ever wondered what beer tasted like in the seventeenth century, you finally have a chance to find out. Anderson Valley Brewing Company has brewed a traditional Dutch Kuyt beer (also spelled Kuit, Koyt, Keut, or Keute). Kuyt is a three-grain beer that is…
Autumn: Goes with Gose
September 29th, 2021
Share the Fun Perhaps it's because the grocery store shelves are strewn with fun size bags of assorted candy this time of year, or maybe it's the wild weather swings, but autumn always has us thirsting for a cornucopia of variety when it comes to choosing a beer. So, when…
Judging Greatness: Inside The Great American Beer Festival
September 22nd, 2021
By Fal Allen The 39th annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) just wrapped up and I’ve been lucky enough to sit on the judging panel since 1992. Held in Denver each year, the GABF takes place over three weeks and features over 2,000 breweries and nearly 9,700 beers that are…
