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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 [...]
‘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
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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
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I say never! But after reading WorldClassBeer.com‘s article I may have to reconsider. What do you think?
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Ballast Point has bottles of Victory at Sea available now at both locations. Scripps Ranch (map) Linda Vista (map)
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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 @ [...]
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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 [...]
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: [...]
Just got wind that the Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido received a shipment of some of Alpine Brewing’s favorites. Arguably the best single IPA out there, Duet, will be in limited quantities alongside one of my top 5 IIPAs, Pure Hoppiness and other Alpine fav’s, Alpine Ale and Willy. So get out there… Holiday Wine [...]
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It starts today, 11/6, through 11/15. Find an event near you at sdbw.org. We’ll see ya out there…