Craft beer Drinkers Unite!

[Chicago Lefty]

I have a couple Fortunate Islands I plan to drink this weekend. Haven't had Modern Times before.

[toddnt]

It's good, but most of the local San Diego breweries are doing well.... Eight new ones just opened, brings the total to 90+ here!

[fore_life]

I'm gonna pop one in a little bit.

What's your favorite brewery in San Diego?

[toddnt]

That's a tough one... High ABVs - Lost Abbey. IPAs - Green Flash. Stouts - Alesmith.


Lost Abbey by a nose..

With Belching Beaver, Modern Times, Ballast Point, Karl Strauss, Stone and Coronado Brewing Co it's tough.

[bub72ck]

 

Beer Mail from Ohio. A couple of you will be getting some White Rajah. Good stuff!

 

I realized today this has become a big snowball. I have so much beer. Fridge is full and I have 30+ beers to go out for trade which means close to that coming back.

[toddnt]

Three years of aging has mellow this one...

[toddnt]

Being released Monday....

[fore_life]

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That's a tough one... High ABVs - Lost Abbey. IPAs - Green Flash. Stouts - Alesmith.


Lost Abbey by a nose..

With Belching Beaver, Modern Times, Ballast Point, Karl Strauss, Stone and Coronado Brewing Co it's tough.
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Those top 3 were my favorite places we visited too.
Though I think I like ballast point more than green flash, I loved the little Italy tasting room, but I'm so a sucker for cask ales.
Btw went to my local spot, they had the bourbon barrel old numbskull..... $38!!!??!!! What!

[toddnt]

I think the 'skull sold for $24 when released by brown ticket.... I'm planning on going by BallastPoint tomorrow, never been, their liquors are good! Just made chow reservations and they have a blackberry sour that I'm tempted to drive up and taste now.. Gotta feeling they're gonna knock GF outta top three!

[fore_life]

There's a decent bottle shop next to the little Italy location, I think it's actually called bottle shop haha

Both times I've been to the ballast point room, the girl who looked like a blonde Olivia Wilde was VERY generous with tasting pours. Wife appreciated it too haha

[One_Putt_Blunder]

Absolute bonkers crazy week. First beer in a week or so, nothing special just one of my regulars, really is more of a strong DIPA than Barleywine but very good. Beer trade bait in the background getting ready to ship tomorrow to some of you finally. Have not restocked my supply since Masters weekend so looking forward to the trades coming in.

 

[toddnt]

Ballast Point is an official A$$ kicker.. Instead of a growler(which they have) you can get it canned in 32ouncers... Their food- albacore.. Side of beef tartare was off the hook. Pictured are the blackberry sour and the Thai chili ginger and lime.

[1puttTUT]

That food looks really good. San Diego, right?

[Chicago Lefty]

Wow Ballast Point looks amazing!

 

It's 45 degrees and raining all day. Sounds like Dark Lord Day! Ugh....

 

[bub72ck]

Absolute bonkers crazy week. First beer in a week or so, nothing special just one of my regulars, really is more of a strong DIPA than Barleywine but very good. Beer trade bait in the background getting ready to ship tomorrow to some of you finally. Have not restocked my supply since Masters weekend so looking forward to the trades coming in.

 

 

Just call that the Firestone Walker gift set.

[toddnt]

Yeah, it's the Mira Mesa Ballast Point, the smaller brewery is in Little Italy.

[fore_life]

Knocked off some of the daisy cutter last night, really enjoyed it! Smooth easy drinker, nice change of pace from the usual high abv or hop bombs I tend to favor

[swats]

Wow Ballast Point looks amazing!

 

It's 45 degrees and raining all day. Sounds like Dark Lord Day! Ugh....

 

 

Lucky man! Have fun!

[Chicago Lefty]

Made a slight detour on the way...

 

[ChristopherMcDonald]

Got myself an Valiant Brewing Axiom Trappist style ale yesterday. Love this style of beer so excuse to try it

[mflores]

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Knocked off some of the daisy cutter last night, really enjoyed it! Smooth easy drinker, nice change of pace from the usual high abv or hop bombs I tend to favor
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Next time have them grab some Senita from Half Acre - outstanding beer. Hows the Zombie?

[fore_life]

Zombie was legit, got one more bottle left (bottled 4/08/15). I like pliney better.

Just picked up a growler of alpine duet, excited to finally try that one

[Chicago Lefty]

Dark Lord 2015 in the books...time to enjoy some fine beers at the hotel.

 

[fore_life]

Wow wow wee wow

[Chicago Lefty]

If anyone ever wanted to goto Dark Lord, this sums it up in 5 pics.

 

 

 

 

 

[toddnt]

What's is that??

We need to talking trade,

[Chicago Lefty]

[Chicago Lefty]

Best part of my weekend haul...

 

[1puttTUT]

Damn, nice haul!

[fore_life]

Anyone drink mead?

Picked up a bottle of superstion meadery's tahitian honeymoon, went to the tasting room in Prescott yesterday, it's incredible!!!

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/superstition-tahitian-honeymoon-mead/211342/