Santa Barbara’s
Biggest Beer Geeks
From Belgian Ales to Defiant Pales,
Beer Aficionados Offer a Toast
to Their Imbibing Passion
By George Yatchisin | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom
June 29, 2023
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They sing the praises of Saaz. They’ll give you a look if you confuse Pliny the Younger with Pliny the Elder. They have carboys and they know what to do with them. Saccharomyces cerevisiae isn’t just Latin to them.
Welcome to a handful of Santa Barbara beer geeks, none of whom shied away from the term. They frequent our region’s breweries and beer halls, not just in search of the new, but suggesting what places should brew or tap and eager to share their passion for craft beer. You will see them decked out in T-shirts and caps, looking like they are ready to root at a college ballgame. But sometimes it’s just this, as one subject confessed: “Twice I bought a sweatshirt because I got cold on the patio and didn’t want to leave.”
Meet some of Santa Barbara’s biggest beer geeks.
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