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Cask Night: Ballast Point Sea Monster w/ Extras!

[ March 25, 2010; 12:00 am to 7:00 pm. ] 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 [...]

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Victory at Sea Bottles @ Ballast Point

Ballast Point has bottles of Victory at Sea available now at both locations.
Scripps Ranch (map)
Linda Vista (map)

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Sea Monster & Victory at Sea @ Ballast Point Today!

[ November 11, 2009; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. ] 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)

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Sculpin Cask @ Ballast Point, Scripps Ranch

[ June 25, 2009; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. ] Cask tapping @ 11:00 am til it’s gone.

Site - http://www.ballastpoint.com/

Click here for a map to BP.

See ya there!

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Field Report: Ballast Point Brewery

Bernie @ Ballast Point
Ballast Point is located 5 minutes from work so I find it hard not attend their weekly, Thursday cask offering.  On this day they had the ever popular Sculpin, extra hopped and hand-pumped, what more could you ask for.
Sculpin was full of flavors, mostly citruses like orange and grapefruit, and balanced with [...]

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22 oz Sculpin IPA @ Ballast Point

Just got back from Ballast in Scripps Ranch.  Picked up two bottles of Sculpin and two bottles of their new Tongue Buckler Imperial Red.  Amber, the server, said this stuff goes quick and should be in stores next week but from experience I know this stuff (Sculpin) is hard to find.
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Specialty Brew Battle @ Ballast Point

[ March 12, 2009; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. ] Where: Ballast Point, Scripps Ranch (Map)

When:  Thursday March 12, 2009

“It is on like Donkey Kong!  Our first ever brew battle is set to take place this Thursday, March 12 at our Scripps Ranch brewery.  As some of you may remember, a few months ago we brewed an Imperial Stout we called the Sea Monster.  This beer [...]

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Head-to-Head: Ballast Point Big Eye IPA vs. Blue Frog Grog & Grill Big DIPA

This week we’re pitting a local favorite against an out-of-town challenger.  Blue Frog is a brewpub in Fairfield, north of San Francisco.  We’ll see how they’re double IPA fairs against the tried-and-true quality of Ballast Point’s offering after the jump.

Ballast Point Big Eye IPA
Nate: Drinking this beer is like visiting a friend’s [...]

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Cask Night: Ballast Point Sculpin @ Hamilton’s Tavern

[ January 23, 2009; 5:00 pm; ] Website: www.hamiltonstavern.com

Where: Hamilton’s Tavern (map)

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Ballast Point Night @ The Live Wire

[ January 16, 2009; 5:30 pm; ] “Just a friendly reminder that tonight is Ballast Point Night at the Live Wire!  They’ll be tapping kegs of the always popular Yellowtail Pale Ale, the refreshing Wahoo Wheat, a reserve keg of Fathom India Pale Lager, and an extremely limited release keg of one of the finest India Pale Ales to come out of [...]

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