How a brand new craft brewery near Yosemite is thriving despite pandemic, fires

SFGATE

September 16, 2020

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If three years ago somebody had mentioned to Rachel and Andrew Sabatine that a pandemic and apocalyptic fires were coming, they might have decided against launching a craft brewery. But nobody told them, so they went right ahead and dedicated their late 20s to Around the Horn Brewing Company, a Gold Rush-themed brewery they dreamed of opening 25 miles from Yosemite National Park’s Big Oak Flat entrance.

The Best Beers We Had at the 2021 Untappd Beer Festival

The Beer Travel Guide

October 9, 2021​

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We’ve yet to take a trip to Yosemite since Around the Horn Brewing opened, but clearly the national park isn’t the only attraction in town. You Stay Classy was one of the best west coast IPAs at the festival… but the real standout was the Tip Top Mocha Pop, a blackberry and coffee fruited sour that blew us away. In a festival that featured several delicious fruited sours, Tip Top Mocha Pop was easily the most distinctive in the field.

Around The Horn Brewing Company scheduled to open in mid-July

The Union Democrat

June 5, 2020

Opening a new business in the wake of a pandemic can be challenging, and that's what Rachel and Andrew Sabatine are doing in Big Oak Flat west of Groveland.

The Sabatines plan to open Around The Horn Brewing Company in mid-July, and they're billing their business as the first craft beer producer in the Yosemite gateway area that includes Groveland. 

Beer of the Week 11/29: Tip Top Lollipop

BeerSighted Podcast/Blog

December 7, 2020
 

The boys sat down to discuss this sour together. Obviously being named Beer of the Week means this one hit the mark, but there's a lot to this one.

Industry Insiders: Around The Horn Owners Rachel and Andrew Sabatine

BeerSighted Podcast/Blog

October 19, 2020

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In this edition of Industry Insiders, BeerSighted sits down with the owners of Around The Horn Brewing Company out of Groveland, CA to discuss their "gold country" themed brewery's early success in a challenging year and their very unique location.