James

I am doing the following Saturday due to the event at the San Diego Historical Society with Alpine on Friday evening that I am attending. But yeah, the limit is no issue and will still be going. Head out that Saturday if you can. I will probably hit up a few different breweries as well.

One of my local spots, I am there two or three times a week. I liked HM, not so much with SOS but I am not big on stouts. I like my beer big and hoppy usually.

Beachwood Brewing Melrose IPA is now in bottles. Really good IPA, arguably their best beer.

Went to Kern River on Saturday. Was near there for my grandfathers birthday so why not have some Citra? That beer is tough to beat, so damn good. El Segundo has bottles of their Citra and Two 5 Left 2IPA back in stock. Both are excellent.

Went to Select Beer Store yesterday for the Drake Aroma Coma and Prieta release. Select Beer Store is an interesting place where you get gents walking in and talking about their month long vacations on their yacht. The owner and workers are cool guys but there is a level of pretentiousness with them as well as they brag about having the cleanest taps in Los Angeles. Although the more that I watch Bar Rescue, the more I appreciate that they are proud of that fact. Now on to the beers. Started off with a flight of Drakes: Denogginizer, Brown is the New Black, Aroma Coma and Aroma Prieta. Started with the Brown since it wasnt what I was really there for. Very good but not great and not what I wanted so I paid little attention and tossed back the Denog as well. When I moved on to the Aroma's I decided to start with Prieta. Its a very floral IPA due to the NZ hops, very smooth and clean but a bit of that floral taste resonates on the palate. What was interesting is how different the Coma tasted. Coma is its usual easy drinking smooth Summer IPA. Perfect for drinking on a hot day with none of the floral notes that were obvious with Prieta. As I finished the tasters I thought I preferred Prieta. However, as the night went on and the pints continued to pour I changed my mind. I give the nod to Coma but both are great and should not be missed. Next week at Mohawk I am looking forward to having each on cask and tasting the difference since they triple hopped the cask using the NZ Prieta hops in the Coma and vice versa.

Look for Prieta at your favorite watering holes. You should be able to find it that way.

Nice little write up on Noble's outstanding Naughty Sauce. So glad they got a new head brewer. http://www.westcoastersocal.com/tag/naughty-sauce/

SD peeps, check out this event. I will be there, sounds pretty cool. http://www.sandiegohistory.org/calendar/historyhappyhours

Prieta is not being distributed from what I heard. Aroma Coma was pretty easy to find last year. I would say the Hopocalypse is bs in all honesty. I havent heard of them brewing it outside of Feb. Interesting that they said that.

Yeah, I made reference to Bell's entering CA possibly a page or so back. That would be a nice addition out here.

He was drinking while writing, it happens. Here are some reviews of beers from last night. The Bruery Or Xata : 10/10 I was mad that I missed the pour at Beer Belly last month so I wasnt missing last night. Great cream beer. The cinnamon and vanilla are obvious and the damn thing tasted more like Horchata than beer and still sits in the 7's to provide a punch. Highly recommend. Goose Island Night Stalker imperial Stout 8.5/10 A bit of a beast right here at 11.7%. Not a chocolate or coffee flavor but more earthy (looked it up and the plums being incorporated surprised me. Not a huge stout guy therefore a little lower rating but a must have for stout fans. Goose Island Sofie Paradisi Saison 9/10 My style of beer as you can taste the obvious citrus backbone. Easy, light drinker. Really good stuff. The rest was meh quite honestly. Matilda, their pale ale, was nothing special and the Honkers English Bitter was much the same. Tonight it is off to Select for the release of Aroma Coma and Preita.

Funny that we were talking about this yesterday and today there is an article. I forgot that the Knothole does have Noble but it has never been actually available the half a dozen or so times that I walked over and checked. I would be happy if I saw more Pujols HR's with meh beer though. The Angels, Athletics and Dodgers are striking out when it comes to craft beer. The potential these teams have to endorse and support local craft breweries while enhancing America’s pastime is amazing. Just think of how much better it would be seeing Albert Pujols, Brandon Moss or Matt Kemp blast a homer while you’re sipping a fresh pint of beer from a local brewery. http://www.beersinparadise.com/?p=15864

Actually going to the Daily Pint tonight to give this a try among other beers of theirs. I know many say the Bourbon County is really good but outside of that we shall see. I don't expect much though. Also heading over to try The Bruery Or Xata. Blonde ale spiced with vanilla and cinnamon. Supposed to be their take on a Horachata.

But does it help with Psoriasis?

They did. I think misters full of beer are really the way to go though.

Just a relaxing day. Nothing special as of yet. probably hit up Societe etc as well.

Besides being a bit hot, yes it was.

Hermosa does an iron man event that just passed. i watched and laughed but did not partake. Run a mile, paddle a mile and then down a six pack. Good times.

I know they did which does kind of suck but like you said, just means we all hit up the local liquor stores.

Been to both and yes they both are great and not the ordinary fest.

I am sure you don't.

Awesome that they are bottling those. I wouldnt mind getting my hands on one. Aaron, doing an Alpine run on the 20th.

Those beer festivals are highly overrated. Usually only two or three actual brews that are hard to find and the rest is just the norm yet one pays $40 or so for a handful of tasters. However, there are ones such as Firestone Walker, Anderson valley etc that are really good. Although, it is fun to go to one and watch someone down Le Freak and see how the evening proceeds......not that anybody here has ever done such things.

I would imagine the SLH barrel aged are all on tap or cask, not bottled

Good cause, good beer.