For an elegant time, you won't find anything as lavish and memorable than Blackbird Kitchen & Beer Gallery. Recently revamped, this restaurant/bar not only supplies a massive variety of solid craft beer, but contains a dedicated cider bar that pours all colors of the rainbow. Not only does The Capital allow us to relish in superb food and drink, but it offers an artistic scene that in addition feeds our souls. Sacramento Ballet’s annual event Beer and Ballet, sponsored by rustic and historic Ruhstaller Beer, allows us to see inside the minds and hearts of the company’s talented dancers, all the while sipping on ale made purely from locally grown ingredients.

Naturally, I adore this city because I live here but it is only because this city adores me back that I am able to enjoy it to its fullest, and I wish that everyone, everywhere will one day know just what I mean. While we drink between the bars and breweries and bike amidst the shadows of oak leaves, Sacramento grows among us and each day us among it. It feels pretty good to root for the underdog, especially when that underdog makes you feel like part of the team.

By Nat Fladager of Hops & Dots

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