Tag: Gordon Biersch

Trader Joe’s Howling Gourds Pumpkin Ale (Pumpkin Beer Project)

Trader Joe’s Howling Gourds Pumpkin Ale (Pumpkin Beer Project)

By Jon Abernathy

Several weeks back, while shopping at Trader Joe’s, I came across Howling Gourds Pumpkin Ale, released under the company’s house brand of JosephsBrau Brewing. You won’t find a website for JosephsBrau, but the beers are brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing out of San Jose, California. To be fair, other breweries … Continue reading

Advent Beer Calendar 2013: Day 6: Gordon Biersch WinterBock

Advent Beer Calendar 2013: Day 6: Gordon Biersch WinterBock

By Jon Abernathy

For today’s Advent beer pick we come back out to the West Coast to find a brewery that hasn’t yet made an appearance on the Beer Advent Calendar until now: Gordon Biersch Brewing. With a focus on German-styled beers, Gordon Biersch was opened in 1988 in Palo Alto, California, and … Continue reading