Urban Roots 2.0: Bustling brewery and restaurant launches long-awaited barrel-aged beers

by Blair Anthony Robertson / Comstock’s Magazine

It would be safe to say that Peter Hoey has mixed feelings about barrel-aged beer.

The brewmaster and co-owner of the highly regarded — and very busy — Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse in Sacramento is aware that many of the beers that will take the brewery’s reputation to new heights simply can’t be rushed.

They have been brewed and then poured into dozens of wood barrels that once held wine or bourbon. And then they sit. And sit. A year goes by. Then 18 months. Employees had been fielding inquiries daily at the brewery and restaurant on V Street where eager fans were wondering how much longer it would be before they could have what’s inside. Now they can finally find out. 

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