Overall, the collab celebrated one of the nation’s first Black-owned breweries-Peoples Beer. Launched in September 2021, the project invited both Black-owned breweries and homebrewers to brew a shared recipe and share their own story in craft beer. That means things like a beer collaboration called Brew Your Story. Their Code of Conduct clearly states, “We want OPB to be a place where everyone feels welcome and respected… At OPB, we are about brewing quality craft beer and making a difference.” The Black-owned brewery in Sacramento takes pride in what it calls the ABCs-(A)rt, (B)eer, and (C)ommunity. I picked up a sci-fi book called “Binti,” by Nnedi Okorafor, that I’ve been wanting to read for a while along with a noir crime novel called “One-Shot Harry” featuring an African American forensic photographer trying to solve a crime during the race and civil rights movement in Los Angeles in 1963.ģ514 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95817 | (916) 389-0726 Photography courtesy of Oak Park Brewing Co.ġ2:00 PM Beer up – It’s probably time for a beer, right? A short block walk (if that) will take you to Oak Park Brewing Co. Inside you’ll largely find books by BIPOC authors in all categories from fiction and non-fiction to sci-fi and mystery. The BIPOC-run bookstore is presided over by Georgia “Mother Rose” West who has been at the shop since it opened in 2003. Hope, an organization focused on revitalizing Oak Park and bringing resources to students around Sacramento. My recommendation: Take your goods on the go and explore the one-block strip which is chock full of eclectic gift shops, such as Queer-owned Strapping or DISPLAY: California, and bookstores, including my favorite below.Ģ814 35th St, Sacramento, CA 95817 | (916) 737-3333 Photography courtesy of Underground Booksġ1:00 AM Book up – A part of a 40-acre cultural center in Oak Park, Underground Books is a non-profit bookshop run under St. The space is small, so you might not be able to sit inside, but that’s okay. Or a chocolate walnut beer cookie with gobs of white and dark chocolate, freshly milled beer grains from Oak Park Brewing Co. Such as a miso butter toast featuring that aforementioned miso bread, housemade miso, butter, and flecks of salt. ![]() Unique among them included a miso bread with homemade chickpea miso, brown rice porridge, and toasted sesame seeds.įaria also has a concise pastry case filled with usuals like an almond croissant and kouign amann and the unusuals. Other offerings include a few local, naturally leavened breads made with organic, freshly milled flours. The bakery itself is airy and light, much like the ricotta toast I tried.Ī smear of the creamy cheese and heaps of two different jams drenched a surprisingly light and crispy slab of brioche bread. When I’m traveling (and yes, I consider this traveling) I like to start my day with decent coffee, a great pastry, and a good book.ģ417 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95817 | (916) 204-8726 Photography courtesy of Grace Weitzġ0:00 AM Fuel up – Faria sits in a pretty upbeat strip in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento. Morning: Start with Coffee, Pastries, and Underground BooksĪfter a quick drive, I rolled into the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento at about ten in the morning. Here’s what I drank and ate in my twenty-four hours in California’s capital. I live a mere hour’s drive Northwest of this city, so when I took some days off at the end of last year, I decided to pass through on my way to one of my personal craft beer pilgrimages-Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.įrom a brewery making some of the country’s best imperial stouts and West Coast IPAs to one combining craft beer and barbecue, I discovered the hidden gems in this hidden craft beer city. Actually, we might as well rename Sacramento America’s Grain-to-Glass Capitol after our most recent trip. ![]() But travel about an hour north of San Francisco and Oakland and you’ll roll into the state’s capital-Sacramento.Īnd much like those first explorers that discovered gold, you can unearth a few absolute treasures in America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital. ![]() We bet, when we mentioned the Golden State, you mostly thought of places like San Diego and Los Angeles in Southern California and The Bay Area in Northern California. ![]() Remember when we wrote that California is one of the best beer states that made a comeback in 2022?
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