It took eight years of searching before the owners found their home here in the Sacramento area.
Hoppy Brewing started out as a venture by a home brewer in southern California. A lot of time was spent in the brew houses of other breweries as Troy developed his beers. This is not to be confused with contract brewing. Troy made the commute to brew the flagship beer Hoppy Face himself.
Over the years, in an effort to find a home of their own, Hoppy Brewing Company continued to brew beer. They put themselves out to the public to create an awareness of the beer by participating in charitable events. They also submitted the beer into competition. Hoppy’ beers continue to be successful winners at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver Colorado.
It was not until 1999 that Troy was able to find a home for his brewery right here in River City. In the same year the microbrewery industry felt a crash. This crash was a result of too many people in the business. Hoppy Brewing Co. was able to stay fast. Their product placement, label design and quality continue to keep them head and neck above the rest.
What makes me go the Hoppy Brewing Co.? The calamari. I dine out quite a bit and am always looking for the best. In my opinion Hoppy Brewing Company have consistently provided the best calamari of any establishment in the Sacramento area. Making perfectly fried calamari is not easy feat. Either it can be anemic in color because the sous chefs are afraid to over cook it, or it can come out with the texture similar to little rubber bands.
The other thing that keeps me coming back to the inviting restaurant with excellent service. Their award winning porter called Black Eclipse. I love the clean coffee-like flavor balanced with moderate amounts of bittering hops. In my opinion I think that should be their flagship beer. But the general public outnumbers me. I do hope you go and challenge me on my opinion of their calamari.
Hoppy Brewing Company is offers Happy Hour not once but two times a day. First Happy hour is daily 3-6 p.m. The second is as follows: Sun-Wed 9:30 to close. Monday all day. Tues –Sat. 10:30 to close. Pints are $3.50 Pitchers are $12.00. You can purchase 22 oz of their bottles beer to take home for $3.50. I found their growlers to be comparatively pricey. The do offer kegs for parties in 5gal. Or 13.2 gal.
If you’re new to Hoppy you can sample all of their beer for $6.75.
If you are a fan of the Burnt Sienna Ale, which is a smoked malt ale. Then you better get down there. They will be eliminating the beer from their selection soon. Hop availability is responsible for that change. They will be replacing that beer with an Earl’s Hop Farm Auburn Ale which will be 5.8% ABV.
This beer will have caramel, chocolate malts which is intended to give the beer a raisin flavor balanced with Columbus hops
Seasonal Ales on tap are Black Sheep Cocoa bock and Burnt Bitter
Hoppy Brewing Company is conveniently of HWY 50. Located at 6300 Folsom Blvd. They have a fun my space page. Check out at http://www.hoppy.com/ and learn more about all that Hoppy Brewing Company has to offer that I don’t have room to write for. Hoppy Brewing Company proudly sponsors Sacred City Derby Girls. This is a local Women’s Flat Track Derby team.
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