A Visit to the Ruhstaller Beer Taproom

This past weekend I made a trip to Sacramento to visit the Ruhstaller Beer taproom, one of our favorite beers that we carry at Eat.Drink.Americano! This small hole-in-the-wall place may look like an ordinary office building from the outside, but once you step down into the taproom you'll feel surprised as to why bars and other beer companies haven't thought of this before. The only way I knew exactly where to go was the subtle Ruhstaller signage of the little boy's face marking the entrance.

When entering the taproom you'll see displays discussing Ruhstaller's history to the left, as directly in front of you is the taproom with casual seating and an entertainment room for visitors. Even though they only sell beer at the taproom, the taproom has a welcoming environment for people to bring their entire families over to have a place to hang out Thursday - Saturday.

My favorite feature of the Ruhstaller taproom was seeing their beer bottle displays; I love that they have unique labels for each type of beer they make. There's even a beer bottle shelf that acts as a room separator between the taproom and entertainment room (with comfy seating and a pool table)! It made me reminiscient of our wine bottle chandelier we have at Eat.Drink.Americano... maybe we'll have to work on a beer bottle display to add to the restaurant ;)

After looking around the taproom my friend and I had 2 flights of beers consisting of the Gilt Edge Golden Lager that we carry at Eat.Drink.Americano as well as their other year around beers 1881 and CAPT, and decided to try all of their experimental beers they had on tap! It was fun tasting the variety and getting something new that Ruhstaller is working on for production before it's official. If you're ever in Sacramento, the Ruhstaller Brewery is a great place to visit!

Ruhstaller Taproom Hours

Thursday - Saturday: 3 PM - 9 PM 

Located at:

630 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Hope everyone's having a great week!

xx,

-Tori

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FARM 2 FORK: Ruhstaller Beer

Last week I had the pleasure of taking a stroll out on the Ruhstaller Yard & Farm located near Sacramento, CA. Here Ruhstaller has a sweet set up on their farm that allows visitors to come by on the weekends for beer tasting and provide a space for visitors to hang out and enjoy some farm-to-fork beer!

Here's a shot from the front of the yard with the farm behind the large tractor and wooden structures.

They were in the process of picking their last harvest last week!

Here's a shot from the back, there's quite a lot of bees and wasps so be sure to wear the right type of clothing if you plan on visiting! But it's safe enough to sit on the hay bales under the shade to enjoy some craft brew and hang out!

Ruhstaller beer is one of our customer favorite's at Eat.Drink.Americano and we were so glad to visit the farm! They also have a tap house located in Midtown Sacramento on J Street... We will be paying a visit over there next week, so stay tuned!

Until next time Ruhstaller... for now we'll enjoy a cold craft beer at Eat.Drink.Americano.

xx

-Tori

THE WEDGE

For people who are new to Eat.Drink.Americano, you should know that although we enjoy serving all-American dishes, we also enjoy providing dishes that also suit our vegetarians / vegans. Our ingredients are all locally sourced & organic make each meal fresh just for you!

After being around Eat.Drink.Americano all summer I've come to find that many of our veggie lovers are a huge fan of our Wedge salad. Our wedge salad contains a wedge of butter lettuce, pickled red onions, cherry tomato, applewood smoked bacon, gorganzola, house croutons & housemade herb dressing.

I paired the wedge salad with the chili soup we serve on Thursdays and it was DELICIOUS! If you try the wedge salad be sure to tag us in your photos with #EatDrinkAmericano!

xx,

-Tori

Arts District Local Art Markets | #ArtsDistrict

THE ARTS DISTRICT MARKETS

If you're a fellow jewelry lover, vintage picker or just simply love exploring the Arts District, the Flea Market and Farmer's Market are great places for you to check out!

The Arts District Flea Market

Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday the Arts District hosts a local flea market near Urth Cafe. The market holds around 30 vendors each day and is open from 11 AM - 7 PM. The Flea Market is a great place to scope out some unique hand made items and neat vintage pieces, while meeting vendors local to the area!

 

I really appreciate how much time and effort vendors take into making each of their booth's special and customer friendly so shopper's don't feel shy when browsing all of the different merchandise. This market is primarily focused on women's clothes, jewelry and accessories, however there are men's clothing, vintage knick knacks and art booths also at this market.

 

The Arts District Farmers Market

The Farmers Market still offers shoppers a selection of hand made and local goods, however they also provide some delicious gourmet food and fresh produce at the market as well! This market takes place 5-9 PM every Thursday night in the Arts District about 4 blocks from Eat.Drink.Americano as one is heading towards Little Tokyo.

 

The Farmer's Market is a little more low key and encourages shoppers to browse around, grab some food and hang out in the Arts District for the evening. This market has produce in one area, surrounded by gourmet ready made food and local art vendors. In the center they always set up an eating area so shoppers can also sit and listen to the live music that often plays at the market.

Hope to catch you at the next one!

xx,

Tori

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Lunch Time Favorites | #EatDrinkAmericano

Lunch time is my favorite time, so here are some pictures from my food diary I've kept over the past few weeks!

The New York Style Pastrami Sub...

~ salads galore ~

~ garden fresh flatbread ~

My favorite! Chicken Tomatillo Soup & a Garden Fresh Flatbread.

Wednesday soup special ~ Chicken Tomatillo Soup

Don't forget to enjoy an iced cold craft brew or refreshment!

Happy eating!

xx,

Tori

Sizzlin Oxtail Sliders | #EatDrinkAmericano

Dinner time is the time to indulge! It's the meal at the end of the day where you can give yourself some time to bite into a savory meal. One of my favorite dinners at Eat.Drink.Americano is our oxtail sliders!

I love the arugula and oxtail meat combination in a sandwich. These bite sized sliders are more filling than you'd know and is delicious with a small cole slaw salad on the side.

I always enjoy going with a friend and splitting the two sliders and another dish so we can try a few different things off the menu.

Hope to see you here soon!

xx,

Tori

Boba Places | #ArtsDistrict

There's two AMAZING boba places in the Arts District right next to Eat.Drink.Americano, and I admit, every time after I go to eat in the Arts District I always stop at one of these places for dessert afterwards!

1. OZERO Tea & Desserts

I stumbled upon this place while walking past Angel City Brewery into Little Tokyo and instantly fell in love with their Tea Floats that they sell. Their tea floats is your choice of tea or milk tea topped with frothy milk and a scoop of vanilla or matcha green tea ice cream, Mmmm! So good. You can get their drinks with or without boba, but of course I always go for the boba added!

2. Urth Cafe

So we all know Urth Cafe has some great organic food, but what I really go there for is their green tea blended boba drink. The best part about their green tea boba drinks is getting it sweetened with different flavors (I always get coconut). Whenever I indulge in a blended green tea I feel like I'm drinking a dessert! AND, if I have extra room in my stomach I love enjoying their matcha green tea tiramisu cake. They're the perfect portion size for a 2 person dessert, or a little snack for now and a snack for later... ;)

Hope this inspired you to try some new dessert / boba places in the Arts District, let me know if you've tried anywhere else in the area!

xx,

Tori