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	Fun Fact #25 In May of 1885, it was announced Gridley would be "lighted" with gas next winter.


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Cultural: Butte County Brew

Butte County has long inspired brew masters in their ancient art. While there are many brewing beer in the region, three operators have taken it to the next level – one on a world-class scale.

-- Chico is home to Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (shown here), which produces more than 500,000 barrels annually, making it the ninth largest brewery in the United States.

Tours of the facility are free and offered Sunday through Friday at 2:30 p.m. and Saturdays continuously from 12 p.m.-3 p.m. Sierra Nevada offers 14 beers on tap, four in the bottle (Pale, Porter, Stout, Wheat); and four seasonal beers (Summerfest, Celebration, Bigfoot, Pale Bock). A 2-oz. taster of all the lagers and ales is available in the taproom for $5.50.

No reservations are necessary unless there is a group of nine or more. Sierra Nevada is located at 1075 E. 20th St., Chico.

For more information, please call (530) 345-2739 or visit the website at: www.sierranevada.com.

-- Butte Creek Brewing Company, 945 W. 2nd St., Chico, began five years ago, and is one of only a few organic breweries in the United States. Tours & tastings are available by appointment only. Butte Creek produces six to seven beer types. All are available on draft at the brewery. Seasonal bottled offerings include: Summer Pilsner, Creekside Wheat, Winter Ale and Spring Ale. Year-round bottled offerings include: Organic Ale, Organic Porter, Organic India Ale (22-ounce bottle only); Roland’s Red, and Gold Ale. To schedule a tour and tasting, call (530) 894-7906. Visit the website at: www.buttecreek.com.

-- Chico BrewHouse, 250 Cohasset Road, Chico, began nearly five years ago. “We built this place to brew beer but wanted to get our food element down first,” said owner Dan Goodrich. Featuring a full-service restaurant and bar, the BrewHouse has 12 West Coast micro-brews on draft and delicious California cuisine. Full-scale brewing (a 10-barrel brew system) will be up and running by this Fall, Goodrich said. John Abbott, former brew master for Kona Brewing Company in Hawaii, is Goodrich’s partner. “We’ll be offering traditional ales and American-style Porters but we’ll also be brewing non-traditional types such as a pomegranate mead.” Hours are Tues.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m.-10 p.m. and a champagne brunch is offered on Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The restaurant and bar are open until 8 p.m. on Sunday and closed on Mondays. To learn more, call (530) 894-2149.