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Tickets Via Eventbrite: $25 w/ Souvenir Pint Cup, 6pm Doors/8pm Show)
Berkeley, Calif. -- Thursday, August 15, 2024 -- Triple Rock Brewery celebrates its nearly 40-year tenure as a classic taphouse and eatery in downtown Berkeley with a not-to-be-missed beer bash and live concert presented by KALX 90.7FM, BERKELEY BORN & BREWED, paying homage to their beloved hometown. For the epic throwdown on Friday, September 6, 2024, Triple Rock Brewery enlists Berkeley's own hip-hop ambassador Lyrics Born to perform a special live set with his electrifying band. A limited-edition collaboration beer with Triple Rock and Lyrics Born called Born Brew will be exclusively served during the event (only on Sept. 6). BERKELEY BORN & BREWED tickets are $25/person, which includes a souvenir Triple Rock stainless steel pint cup. Doors open at 6pm with Triple Rock's delicious food and beverage menus available all evening for dining. Lyrics Born hits the stage at 8pm.
Berkeley is home for owners/brothers John and Reid Martin (as well as time residing in Orinda) where nearly after four decades in business, Triple Rock Brewery bustles with over a dozen house beers on tap plus guest beers from Drake's and Bear Republic; along with low ABV cocktails, hard kombucha, ciders, and half-a-dozen wines. Head Brewer Jeff Kimpe brews with inspiration he culls from the community of beer lovers who enjoy exceptional craft beers at Triple Rock Brewery. Kimpe curates a balanced tap list of fresh ales and lagers ranging from simple blonde ales that are crisp and refreshing to West Coast and Hazy IPAs brewed with the newest hop varieties loaded with flavors of tropical fruit, citrus, and berries.
The Triple Rock kitchen is led by Executive Chef Ben Boynton who is renowned for his artisanal comfort foods, including an expertise with American-style burgers. Diners can expect authentic Philly Cheese Steaks, stacked Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Reuben Sandwiches, the best Pub Burgers in Berkeley, as well as the T-Rock Chicken Wings and 3-Rock Nachos perfect for game days, the Daily Driver Torpedo Pretzel, their weekly lunch Chow & Brau Special (sandwich, side, 20 oz. house beer for $12), and much more. Triple Rock's standout lunch & dinner menu is all about elevated bar food with tremendous value with their Smash Burger ($9.75), Oh My Frito Pie ($7.50), Street Tacos ($8), and an array of Salads (House, Classic Caesar, Greek) all priced under $10.
BERKELEY BORN & BREWED -- Triple Rock Brewery (Fri., Sept. 6, 2024)
BERKELEY BORN & BREWED brings the SF Bay Area community together to cheers all things Berkeley -- from amazing Triple Rock beers and food to the sounds of Bay Area hip-hop royalty Lyrics Bornincluding music from his upcoming final album, Goodbye, Sticky Rice (Release Date: Oct. 10, 2024)! Acclaimed as the only Asian-American MC to release 10 studio albums and the first to play Coachella and Lollapalooza, Lyrics Born has helped put Berkeley on the map from his Quannum Recordings debut with Latyrx (with Lateef the Truthspeaker), 1997's The Album, 2003's seminal solo album, Later That Day, to multiple smash singles ("Stop Complaining," "Callin' Out," "I Like It, I Love It," "I Changed My Mind"). The self-proclaimed "funkiest rapper alive" carries on a tradition of weaving funk and soul into classic, boom-bap hip-hop that's established him among the upper echelon of West Coast indie hip-hop artists. Lyrics Born has appeared in Boots Riley's critically acclaimed film, Sorry To Bother You, and the Netflix movie, Always Be My Maybe, starring comedian Ali Wong and Keanu Reeves. He also has produced four seasons of his cooking series, Dinner In Place, featuring Lyrics Born alongside celebrity chefs/personalities Chris Cosentino, Nelson German, JL Jupiter, Gil Payumo (Senor Sisig), among others.
Triple Rock head brewer Jeff Kimpe and Lyrics Born join forces for the special collaboration beer, Born Brew, for BERKELEY BORN & BREWED. Upon entry to the event, attendees will receive a souvenir Triple Rock stainless steel pint cup perfect for enjoying the one-night-only brew featuring North American Pilsner malt with a combo of German Tettnang and American Willamette hops. The slightly herbal and floral pilsner shines at 5% ABV with its crisp and clean finish.
To purchase advance tickets for BERKELEY BORN & BREWED, please visit Eventbrite.com.
About Triple Rock Brewery
Innovation has always been the name of the game for Triple Rock Brewery, from its opening 38 years ago to the present day. Located at 1920 Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley, California, Triple Rock was the 5th brewpub in America. Opened by Berkeley natives, brothers John Martin and Reid Martin in 1986, Triple Rock was at the cusp of a burgeoning new segment of the beer industry with craft beers just starting to attract a cult following. Triple Rock Brewery remains a flagship taphouse on the SF Bay Area beer scene with its original 7-barrel brewing system still in full action and helmed by Head Brewer Jeff Kimpe (via sister brewery Drake's and Pyramid Brewing).
What started as a three-beer operation at Triple Rock Brewery (Red Rock Ale, Pinnacle Pale Ale, Black Rock Porter) led to an expansion of the taphouse at year 10 (1996) and upping the ante from three brews to 10 beers on tap. The multi-tap model was catching on across California and Triple Rock Brewery's success inspired John Martin to open the multi-tap and pizza haven Jupiter (1992) just a few blocks down Shattuck Ave. Martin went on to purchase Drake's Brewing (2008). In 2016, Triple Rock expanded to include a vast new space adjacent to the taphouse called The Richter Room, which was named that because the entire building above the first floor can move 24 inches in any direction on massive base isolators visible in The Richter Room.
Triple Rock was the first brewpub in the United States to use custom made cylindrical-conical fermentation tanks and full brew-sized serving tanks where beer flows from the brewery straight to the bar's tap handles. With zero kegging involved in their operation, Triple Rock's beers have always been as fresh as they could be and poured directly from the tanks to consumers' glasses. In 1986, the Martin brothers hired Michael Lewis, the Head of Brewing Sciences at UC Davis, to help design their brewing system. The brewery was built by JV Northwest who were known for manufacturing premium wine tanks, and the first complete brewery they ever built was for Triple Rock Brewery. When Triple Rock opened only four other brewpubs were in business at the time (Buffalo Bills, Mendocino Brewing, Yakima Brewing, and Manhattan Brewing); other than Buffalo Bills they are all gone now and Triple Rock is the only brewpub with the original owners still running their taphouse.
For More Information Regarding Triple Rock and Lyrics Born, Please Visit:
triplerock.com | instagram.com/triplerockbeer | lyricsborn.com
Media Contact: Jesse P. Cutler, JP Cutler Media, 415.318.9663, jesse@jpcutlermedia.com
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