Ah, One Of My Favorite Things

PBS is looking at beer, and even better giving a boost to the many micro breweries around. They gave a good spot to Sierra Nevada, not my favorite but a good friend did all their artwork for them, its very good though. I prefer Mendocino Brewery's offerings especially their IPA but they are famous for their Red Hawk red ale, a rich hearty ale for sure.
There are several in Sacramento that are very, very good that service just their restaurants with very local distribution. I can say that they are always packed with happy people, hey good food, good beer, and good atmosphere, a winning proposition if you ask me.
There are also several great pubs stuck here and there in the Sacramento landscape that offer up a wide selection from abroad and I am eager taster. Maybe its because I am Scots-Irish that I prefer the beer styles of that side of the Channel but I rarely buy foreign beer anymore when I splurge on the good stuff with all the local made brands available to sample and most of them tilt to the Irish/British style. California stomped France in wine a while back, are we ready to take on the Isles for beer title now?
One of the fun aspects of micro brews is the naming creativity, Arrogant Bastard Ale and Moose Drool stand out, both very good, ABA being a robust IPA style ale and MD being a smooth nutty brown ale like Newcastle.