What Beers the Winemakers are Drinking

"It takes a lot of beer to make wine" is a common saying. Also, "If you want to make a million dollars in the wine business start with two," but we're talking about beer here.

From interviews with a few West Coast winemakers by Forbes. The most popular seems to be Russian River Brewing's Pliny the Elder, a double IPA. However, many that do day drinking during the long harvest days are consuming something of lower alcohol such as pilsners and pales. That's why Russian River makes a seasonal Great Beer/Great Wine pale.

Article from Forbes