Tour the Sacramento Area’s Best Breweries With Rob Archie of Pangaea Bier Cafe | Eater SF

"Not far from UC Davis, Sudwerk Brewing (pronounced sood-verk) is one of the oldest area breweries specializing in lagers and pilsners and, in my view, has endured remarkably — winning Great American Beer Festival brewery of the year in 2021 — while continuing German-rooted recipes started by founders Ron Broward and Dean Unger. Under Trent Yackzan (who bought the brewery in 2013) and partner Ryan Fry they keep producing clean, refreshing beers like the People’s Pilsner brewed with Hallertauer and Tettnang and a malty but not sweet Märzen Amber; on a sunny day the lively outdoor patio filled with students and locals is exactly the place to enjoy a pilsner and the sliders made from beef raised on the brewery’s spent grain and reared at UC Davis." - Lou Bustamante