Posted October 26th, 2010 by Chris
It’s autumn and time for the pumpkin brews to hit shelves. We see the expected such as Shipyard’s Smashed Pumpkin and Dogfish Head Pumkin Ale but are always hoping for something new as we do when shopping for brews in general. This year we San Diego(ans)/(ites) get something special.
From Alpine Brewing:
“Gather ‘round while I tell you a story about and ale called “Ichabod.” Well, it was about 18 months ago by my recon. We just completed our brewery expansion when we hurried to make our annual fall specialty, “Ichabod 2009.” When time came to get the barrel aged pumpkin spiced elixir ready for bottling we discovered it just wasn’t ready. So, we had no such beer last year. But, we had another 12 months to age this special ale and it will be released on Saturday, October 30th, when doors open. “Ichabod 2009” is a lightly sour, tart pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg ale aged in a mix of red and white wine barrels 1.5 years. Available in 22 oz. bottles only, we’ll only have one keg for the pub, so no growlers. Two heads are better than none…”
From Manzanita Brewing:
“Our second batch of Pumpkin ale is going strong in the fermenting tank.”
And will reportedly be ready in just a few weeks.
So if you’re like me and not too into the Pumpkin Ales but enough to both try something new and support the locals, then head over there and “Get Some”.
Tags: Alpine, pumpkin
Posted July 29th, 2010 by Chris
‘t Koelschip (The Refrigerated Ship), a Dutch based brewery, claims to have made the strongest beer in the world. The Dutch brewery claims to have concocted a 60% (120 proof) brew that has topped the charts in terms of alcohol content. Read more at Canada.com
Tags: BeerNews
Posted July 26th, 2010 by Chris
With more unusual brews, Dogfish Head is obviously challenging the market in exploring new paths as well as reviving the roots of some early predecessors. Read more scientificamerica.com
Tags: BeerNews, dogfishhead
Posted March 24th, 2010 by Chris
Got this in the email today -
“It is too early to declare the beginning of summer. True, the days are getting longer and the weather is heating up. The mighty San Diego Padres are, indeed, gearing up for another stellar run at mediocrity. But it’s not quite summer yet. That means it’s not too late to pour a cask of huge, 10%ABV Stout at our Scripps Ranch taster bar. The very last cask of the 2010 version of our infamous Sea Monster Stout will be tapped at 11am tomorrow, Thursday, March 25. In addition to a small amount of cinnamon, oak chips which have been soaked in Ballast Point Spirits’ very own Three Sheets Rum were added directly to the cask. This one has been mellowing for a few months, which is always a good thing for this type of brew, and it should be as good as it can get. Come by and join us for a pint (or a half pint if you don’t have a designated driver). Hope to see you all here. Cheers!” – Ballast Point
You can count on me being there…
Tags: BallastPoint, Cask
Posted March 11th, 2010 by Chris
I say never! But after reading WorldClassBeer.com‘s article I may have to reconsider.
What do you think?
Tags: BeerNews
Posted November 12th, 2009 by Chris
Ballast Point has bottles of Victory at Sea available now at both locations.
Scripps Ranch (map)
Linda Vista (map)
Tags: BallastPoint
Posted November 11th, 2009 by Chris
This is huge news being that those two beers are their BIGGEST BP offers! BP will also be hosting tours throughout the week for those interested in their brewing process and who want to meet their head brewer.
For tour and tap information visit www.ballastpointbrewingandspirits.com.
When: Today, November 11, 2009.
Where: Ballast Point Brewery @ Scripps Ranch (map)
Tags: BallastPoint
Posted November 10th, 2009 by Chris
I’ve been wanting to try Mission’s offerings for quite sometime now and I hear they are bottling and distributing regularly. But when I saw this post on the SD Brewers Guild site about Mission releasing a special collaboration IIPA I was super stoked. Here’s the word from our friends over at SDBG:
“This is a special release of the Armada Imperial IPA, which is a collaboration brew that was created by Mission Brewery and Dean Rouleau of San Diego Brewing Co. It is a Double IPA at 9.25% alcohol with big hops, big malt, and is deceptively smooth. Only 20 kegs were produced, so visit one of the locations listed to try it. Also, on Friday the 13th you can meet the brewers (Dean Rouleau, Brian Scott, and Geoff Killen) and taste Armada on tap at San Diego Brewing Co. Cheers!”
Location: Pizza Port, Toronado, Hamiltons, Newport Pizza, O’Briens, The Ritual, Blind Lady, Stone, Neighborhood Bar, San Diego Brewing Company, and the Brewers Guild Fest starting November 6th
Tags: IIPA, Mission
Posted November 10th, 2009 by Chris
Beer selection as reported by SD Brewer’s Guild:
On Draft:
07’ Vertical Epic
08’ Vertical Epic
09’ Vertical Epic
Chipotle Smoked Porter
Mikkeller / Stone / Ale Smith Triple
Double Dry Hopped IPA
12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
CASK – Vanilla Bean Smoked Porter tapped at 4pm
- Sublimely Self Righteous W/ Simcoe
Location: SD Tap Room 1269 Garnet Ave. San Diego, CA 92109 (map)
Starts: 11:00 AM
Tags: Stone, Taproom
Posted November 10th, 2009 by Chris
Beer of the Week - Don De Dieu
This weeks BOTW goes to Canadian Brewery, Unibroue whose beers I’ve seen plenty of times but for some reason never gave a shot. This time around I was tipped off by friend, co-worker, classmate and fellow beer-mate Mr. Mike Knize whose beer geekness I’ve only recently discovered.
Mike had read the blog and gathered that our allegiance to local brews was solid and wondered if we ever/would ever venture out of San Diego and maybe try something different. So I said, “what do you have in mind?” He told me of this brewery up in Quebec that brewed some of that best strong ales around and hinted at a few of his favorites and well me being me, I head to the local bottle shop, forgetting Mike’s list, and I’m greeted with a four Unibroue beers.
Now the art on these labels is intense, there’s what looks like Noah’s Arc on one, a creepy castle on another and some other indescribable thing on another. Now, without my list, I’m a bit lost and almost ready to head back to the locals area and pick up some tried and true SD favorites but I don’t. Instead I grab for the Don De Dieu, partly because there’s a picture of Noah’s Ark and partly because I didn’t know what I was doing.
On to the review…. Read the rest »
Tags: BOTW, BuyThisBeer, Unibroue
