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June’s Ride: Russian River Brewing and Santa Rosa

Russian River Brewing Company
Saturday, June 23 2012
Meet at 1130 | Roll Out at Noon
725 4th St, Santa Rosa

Folks:

We’ve pushed this ride back for several months, but at last we are ready for our annual visit to Russian River Brewing!

Russian River doesn’t need much introduction. If you’re a hophead you’ve probably had your fair share of Pliny the Elder. If you’re into sours – Russian River has one of the best barrel aged sour programs in the world. Long story short: they’re our favorite brewery in the area.

We’ve planned a 27 mile loop around Annadel State Park.  The weather should be nice and hot, so bring plenty of water.


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Unfortunately the public transit options up to Santa Rosa are limited so I would recommend carpooling with your Cru mates.

See you there!

Cheers,
Colin & the Grand Cru

March 2012: Russian River (RIDE CANCELLED)

ALERT: MARCH’S RIDE CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN!

We will be rescheduling this ride to April, date TBD.

Russian River Brewing Company
Saturday, March 31 2012
Meet at 1130 | Roll Out at Noon
725 4th St, Santa Rosa

Folks:

We limit ourselves to one Russian River visit per calendar year. That usually means we’re back there in January. It’s already March…we’ve been slacking.

Russian River probably doesn’t need much introduction. If you’re a hophead you’ve probably had your fair share of Pliny the Elder. If you’re into sours – Russian River has one of the best barrel aged sour programs in the world. Long story short: they’re my favorite brewery in the area.

Colin’s planned a 27 mile loop around Annadel State Park. It should be somewhat leisurely if the weather cooperates.


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Unfortunately the public transit options up to Santa Rosa are limited so I would recommend carpooling with your Cru mates.

I’ll see you all in a couple weeks.

Cheers,
Israel

P.S. The day before the ride Russian River will be releasing their latest batch of Beatification. (Coincidence?) It hasn’t been around in years so lets all keep our fingers crossed in the hopes that they don’t sell out of all 1,000 cases the day before.

Photos from January’s Ride | Santa Rosa & Russian River Brewing

January’s ride was probably our biggest ride ever. We had almost twice the people we were expecting. It was a surprisingly wet and rainy day, but the scenery and the beer and food afterward made it worth the sogginess.

bianchi, diamondback, cannondale in blue and silver and white

getting ready to roll out

cruising through santa rosa

the joe rodota trail

crossing through sebastapol

a short break at burnside road

Super foggy.

I think this is the “ready for beer inside” face

church in bodega from “the birds” on the extended route

well-deserved beer and food with a foggy haze due to my rainy camera

the flight of russian river beers was about 17 deep

January’s Ride | Santa Rosa & Russian River Brewing

So you resolved to live a healthier 2011. You decided to get out of the city more often to enjoy the bay area’s beauty…well, The Grand Cru’s here to make that happen.

This month we’ll be doing our annual pilgrimage to Russian River Brewing – one of the most respected breweries in the world. We’ll be riding a 35 miles loop based out of Santa Rosa exploring the area west of Sebastopol. As an added bonus our path conveniently routes us in front of Hopmonk Tavern. (Probably a good place to rehydrate.)

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As is often the case, I’ve set up a poll to determine the date that works for the most people. Please follow the link in the box below and mark your availability.

The poll will close the evening of Monday, January 10. That night I’ll post the finalized date.

I hope everyone’s new year is off to a great start and I look forward to riding with all of you in 2011!

Cheers,
Israel

P.S. Worried that those post-ride Plinys will blow your new calorie budget? Well, Vinnie’s got you covered with a new line of beers. Pliney-lite has the same hop wallop in just half the calories!