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There are black holes at The Barlow in Sebastopol. Lucky for us, these aren’t the black holes you find in space, the kinds that are cosmic bodies of intense gravity from which nothing can escape. Instead, these are breathtaking creations that encase nebulas of gold and silver vapors into a perfectly spherical glass marble.
Golden State Cider is throwing their hat into the apple brandy ring, following the success of other local cideries’ experimentation with the more alcoholic cousin to hard cider. Known as calvados in France, apple-based spirits have only recent begun to take hold on these shores, bolstered by the raging popularity of cider.
It’s 8:30 a.m. on a Thursday in a hop yard nestled in a sheep and cattle ranch south of Santa Rosa. Running back and forth between rows of comet, bitter gold, cashmere and triumph varieties, the Crane Ranch Hops grower finally takes a moment to notice that the crew of about a dozen young staffers from Seismic Brewing Co.
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