Left: An old Red Nectar Ale label; Right: A current Humboldt Brewing Company logo
Longtime local beer drinkers are sure to be familiar with Red Nectar Ale, the at-one-time locally produced flagship brand of Humboldt Brewing Company that has passed through the hands of a few corporations and brewers since the rights to both the beer and brewery names were sold off, back in 2005. Well, thanks to a COVID-era deal inked by HumBrews owner Andy Ardell and his brother David, both Red Nectar and the Humboldt Brewing Company moniker have come homeboldt. Raise a glass, y’all.
“Yeah, it just kind of stumbled upon us,” Ardell told the