Filmmaker and cicerone
Craig Noble’s CRAFT beer documentary will make its Bay Area debut at The New
Parkway Theater in Oakland on Thursday, April 10. The tour began in Portland,
Ore., on April 3.
Noble’s coast-to-coast
journey includes an apprenticeship at a farm brewery; beer schooling in Vermont
that led to a cicerone certification; and the development of his own farmhouse
ale recipe. “Part of the immersive nature of this process was the brewing of
the Farmhouse Ale, which is documented in the final section of the film,” wrote
Noble. Go here to see a trailer.
Noble’s documentary
takes a look at how breweries are maintaining the quality, creativity and
integrity that thirsty beer connoisseurs have come to expect. It takes the
audience behind the scenes for a glimpse at how the trailblazers, rogues and
misfits of the beer world craft better beer. Breweries featured in the
documentary include Crannog Ales, Driftwood, Lagunitas, The Commons, Port
Brewing, The Lost Abbey, Hops and Grain, Odell, Funkwerks, Captain Lawrence,
Enlightenment Ales, Allagash Zero Gravity, the American Brewers Guild, Dieu du
ciel! and Bellwoods Brewery.
Noble, who hails
from Vancouver, will be in attendance for the 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. screenings,
with a Q&A session after each showing. Beers from Lagunitas and other craft
beer from Northern California will be available.
Following the
premiere in Oakland, CRAFT will be screened in San Diego on April 14, before
heading east for a screening in New York on June 4. The tour will wrap up in
Vancouver on June 26.
Where: The New Parkway Theater, Oakland
When: Thursday,
April 10, at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
How much: $10,
available in advance through The New Parkway Theater
