Reports from the trenches of the San Diego beer scene

Field Report: The Neighborhood

Posted March 25th, 2009 by Chris

 

Before heading to 4th and B for comedy night with Craig Gass, the wife and I decided to stop at a place called The Neighborhood.  Located on the corner of 8th and G, Neighborhood offers a 4-page menu with only 1-page dedicated to food and the rest to their extensive lists [...]

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BOTW: Lightning’s Black Lightning Porter

Posted December 19th, 2008 by Chris

Beer of the Week!
Beer of the week is a feature we will be running, you guessed it, every week.  We will mostly feature local brews, but will occasionally mix in some others.
The first edition will cover Lightning’s Black Lightning Porter.

Beer of the Week:  Lightning Brewery - Black Lightning Porter
Serving Type: 22oz. Bottle
Price: $4.99
ABV 8.5%
Style: Baltic [...]

Tags: BeerOfTheWeek, Lightning, Reviews

Head-to-Head: Port’s Old Viscosity Dark Ale vs. Lost Abbey’s Judgment Day

Posted December 19th, 2008 by Nate

We know this isn’t exactly an apples-to-apples comparison.  I don’t know how to categorize Old Viscosity, and apparently neither do they (from the label):
“We know you’ll come to love and appreciate everything about Old Viscosity even if we never tell you exactly what kind of beer it is”
However, we figured it would be fair to [...]

Tags: DarkAle, HeadToHead, LostAbbey, Port, Reviews