Posts Tagged: California
California: Black Orchard, The Bruery, Placentia
Posted by on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 in - 2 comments
A discontinued beer. Great. It's not even listed by the brewery. Never made their blog...oh, yes it did. Still, its departed. Yet there it is, cooling is the cistern. I picked this up in Ithaca because I had never seen on of their brews this far east and was please to see the price below ten bucks …
Session 39: Collaboration? Call O' Bore-a-tion?
Posted by on Friday, May 7, 2010 in - 6 comments
That's not very clever. Or polite. But one must pun as one can. And one has to be always on watch for indulgence - especially when it comes to marketing... or is it marketability. That is what Stan mentioned: "Collaborations are good business, good marketing, good fun and often result in …
California: The Hairy Eyeball, Lagunitas, Petaluna
Posted by on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in - leave a comment
I found this at Bessettes yesterday as I was roaming a corner of northern New York for something to do. Not much to go on from the label other than it's 8.83% and comes from a pretty dependable source. They even planted their own hopyard. I know I've had the Brown Shugga and Hop Stoopid but I … read more »
The Hobby Of Not Drinking Everything
Posted by on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in - 8 comments
Good article in the Los Angeles Times today by Evan George on the hobby of the beer stash. The hero of the story is Mr. Arrieta: • To grab a beer, Israel Arrieta doesn't just stroll to the fridge; he has to walk out his back door to the side of the house, where he pries a chicken-wire screen off …
Day 13: Xmas Photos Of Beer Are Still Arriving
Posted by on Saturday, November 28, 2009 in - leave a comment
I am a little less than pleased with the idea of Xmas beer today. I did the math and realized that one bottle out of the six - usually a sensible session - overwhelmed the others, sneaking an extra 38% of strength into the evening. Oh, for a session beer culture. Not sorry headed or anything but …
Ribs Trickery: Not A Beer Bath But On The Side
Posted by on Sunday, September 27, 2009 in - leave a comment
The arc of the making and consumption of ribs lasts at least 48 hours in our house. Slabs, usually pulled from the freezer after being collected over a number of weeks, are lowered into pineapple juice with coffee grounds on Friday night. No beer in the marinade for me - pineapples have something …
Why Rye: Hop Rod, Bear Republic, Cloverdale, California
Posted by on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 in - 3 comments
I've had a Bear Republic stout, the red and the brown as well as a pale ale and liked them all... but then there's this one made with, you know, rye. You have to wonder about rye beer, that less popular and less interesting cousin on beery family tree. The only one that ever blew me away was …
California: Levitation, Stone Brewing, San Diego
Posted by on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in - 1 comment
I've liked pretty much all the beers by Stone I have had but do have pick a time when I can have one. All big bottles of big brew. Except I picked up this one at C's of Oswego yesterday and it was neither big... or big. My traveling man on the inside at the brewery told me that this the lighter …
Cali: Jamaica Red Ale, Mad River Brewing, Blue Lake
Posted by on Thursday, February 12, 2009 in - 3 comments
I picked up a few Mad River beers when I was at Finger Lake Beverages in Ithaca the other week. After I had their Steelhead Double India Pale Ale the other night, I wish I had bought more. • Like the DIPA, their Jamaica Red pours thick. The fluid fills the glass in wide swells of caramel … read more »
California: Imperial IPA, Green Flash, San Diego
Posted by on Thursday, September 11, 2008 in - 3 comments
I picked this one up at C's Farm Market in Oswego a few months ago but this is no beer for the heat and the sweat: 101 IBU and 9% so it is safe to say this is a big hop bomb. I noticed that Stonch has said goodbye to his pub's summer ale. But that also means hello to other things. Like big hop …
