30 Years of Cheers & Beers!

The Celebrator Beer News celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday, February 17, 2018, with a Brewer’s party at the Trumer Brewery, in Berkeley, California. Over 30 other breweries poured their favorite brews for the sold out crowd estimated to be in excess of 700 people. Attending were many Celebrator writers and beer industry luminaries, including pioneer figures in the craft beer movement. Catered food and beer were included!

Many of our writers made the trip to Berkeley to attend the Celebrator’s 30th Anniversary Bash on Saturday, February 17th, 2018. Pictured here from left are Tom Socha, Phoenix, Arizona; Bob Barnes, Las Vegas, Nevada; Dan Rabin, Boulder, Colorado; Steve Shapiro, San Francisco, California; Big Mike Moore, Roseville, California; Jay Brooks, Cotati, California; David Mulvihill, Orange County, California; Mike Pitsker, Livermore, California; Don Scheidt, Portland, Oregon; Jack Curtin (on a stick), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; CR Saikley, Alameda, California; publisher Tom Dalldorf, Nevada City, California and Gail Ann Williams, San Francisco, California.

Breweries that poured included:

Tickets were $60 per person and included admission, food and beer. The event was the main closing event for San Francisco Beer Week that began Friday, February 9^th with the Gala on Pier 35 in the city. A free shuttle was available from the North Berkeley BART Station to the Trumer Brewery in Berkeley. The event benefits the California Craft Brewers Association, a 501 c6 organization in Sacramento providing legislative oversight for the craft brewers in the state.

If you weren’t able to come out this year and celebrate with us, fret not, as we shall return next year. Stay tuned!