The San Diego area thread

[cquiroga]

So you don't want any more 7lbs or the other one i have in the works?

P.s. while my fridge may be close to filled, I always have room for stone fruit sours

Do not misquote or misunderstand me, sir.

There's always room for Dick brews.

 

[Sage1]

So you don't want any more 7lbs or the other one i have in the works

 

[chemman141]

Rye BAVSS is hot fire. Dig the Rumskull too, but no Rum BA beer impresses me much compared to what CCB puts out.

I'd argue that prairie rum beers are fantastic as well.

 

[evilc]

They got nothing on SF & Seattle public markets. #talkpublicmarkets

Perfect weather.

 

[arren]

Does toronado post taplist anywhere?

Not really. It's never bad though. There anything you're looking for in particular?

 

[arren]

Old Rumskull is insane. I think rcubed's Untapped review nails it - there's some heavy coconut and tropical presence that's messing with my mind.

 

[Stubs]

Not really. It's never bad though. There anything you're looking for in particular?

Friend heading into town. She was asking for recs.

 

[arren]

Friend heading into town. She was asking for recs.

The easiest way to figure it out is to search for the venue on Untapped and check the recent check-ins.

 

[disapowzment]

Friend heading into town. She was asking for recs.

As a traveler to this beautiful city once a year. Toro, fall, societe, and modern times are always on the top of my list.

 

[Stubs]

As a traveler to this beautiful city once a year. Toro, fall, societe, and modern times are always on the top of my list.

Fall?

 

[disapowzment]

Fall?

It's right down the street from toro. Cool vibe beer is decent.

 

[Tyrsis]

Rumskull was good, but Rye Viet blows me away. There is a Hershey Syrup thing going on and it's delicious.

Also drank two pints of Spezial pils. Man, that's a fantastic beer.

 

[DannyFullpint]

Spezial pils is so ****** good.

 

[Tyrsis]

Is it weird that I am borderline offended that I just don't see any SD beer get on that hype train? I know it's stupid, but BA Viet / Rye Viet should be a beer that people are going after... and there's just nothing. No one cares.

There's a few Modern Times BA beers that people would lose their **** over... if they came out of some obscure midwest brewery.

 

[Xul1]

Is it weird that I am borderline offended that I just don't see any SD beer get on that hype train? I know it's stupid, but BA Viet / Rye Viet should be a beer that people are going after... and there's just nothing. No one cares.

There's a few Modern Times BA beers that people would lose their **** over... if they came out of some obscure midwest brewery.

100% agree, both Alesmith and MT have put out a couple of god tier beers (and a lot of beers a step below god tier but still awesome) over the past couple years with minimal interest from outside of San Diego. BAVSS, BA Olde Ale '14, Barbados Rum MP w/ Coconut & Vanilla...slap another label on those and they'd be fetching a king's ransom.

Part of me is offended because I'd like to see our local breweries get their due credit for absolutely crushing it, but part of me is selfishly glad that these beers fly under the radar. I have zero interest in trading, and both I and the friends I drink with enjoy these beers, so it's nice to be able to acquire them with a minimum of hassle.

 

[Tyrsis]

Part of me is offended because I'd like to see our local breweries get their due credit for absolutely crushing it, but part of me is selfishly glad that these beers fly under the radar. I have zero interest in trading, and both I and the friends I drink with enjoy these beers, so it's nice to be able to acquire them with a minimum of hassle.

Absolutely - I'm content to drink these beers. But I also like trying lots of other stuff, and it seems absurd that I can't trade any of these off. I'm wondering if we tend to make them in higher quantities, and without the line ******** that other people go through - this is just driving their value down.

I hate beer sometimes.

 

[evilc]

Alesmith has been doing proxies awhile now. That's a big reason the trade hype is low. People who would normally trade for it just buy it.

 

[SanDiegoJoe2011]

Absolutely - I'm content to drink these beers. But I also like trying lots of other stuff, and it seems absurd that I can't trade any of these off. I'm wondering if we tend to make them in higher quantities, and without the line ******** that other people go through - this is just driving their value down.

I hate beer sometimes.

I absolutely believe that this is part of the "problem."

I mean, in most of the ISO:FT posts, people will post:
-2 bottle per person
-500 bottle count
-Line started the night before

I too gave up on trading after giving up too much Alesmith or Modern Times to chase down the latest offering from another geographic area just to realize that every beer I gave up was better than the "prize." There are definitely some exceptions, but for most part this has been the case.

 

[Phischy1]

Entitlement Problems.

 

[Tyrsis]

Drank last Effective Dreams.
ZFG that I bought so much. Completely worth it.

 

[ButlerinSD]

Looks like League Members took all of the JK collab bottles, not listed for sale in the MT Bottle Sale to the public.

 

[smithj21541]

Drank last Effective Dreams.
ZFG that I bought so much. Completely worth it.

Just in time for centaur gardens...

 

[arren]

Just in time for centaur gardens...

Meh, not a huge fan of that beer.

 

[arren]

Few thoughts:

1) Rye BAVSS is supahotfire. I don't understand how AleSmith has such commanding control of that beer. Ridiculous.

2) b3 DDG is mediocre teetering on bad. I get no depth of funk on it, just a lot of tart dryness. If I blind tasted it, I might have assumed it's an Almanac sour.

3) Pizza Port Solana IPA is ******* great. Really bitchslaps my hazy sensibilities down to earth.

 

[Xul1]

1) Rye BAVSS is supahotfire. I don't understand how AleSmith has such commanding control of that beer. Ridiculous.

Agreed, easy 4.75 beer for me. Between that and the cask of 2014 BA Olde Ale, Alesmith gave me some serious mouthgasm action today.

Chock Full O' Nuts Speedway was surpisingly good, too. I've always thought Speedway was a great canvas for adjuncts but it's impressive to throw **** coffee at it and still end up with a good result.

 

[arren]

Chock Full O' Nuts Speedway was surpisingly good, too. I've always thought Speedway was a great canvas for adjuncts but it's impressive to throw **** coffee at it and still end up with a good result.

*insert Kopi Luwak joke here*

 

[Previously]

Is it weird that I am borderline offended that I just don't see any SD beer get on that hype train?

Was Velvet Speedway the last one?

 

[SanDiegoJoe2011]

Was Velvet Speedway the last one?

Abnormal Beers
-One M3 closed for 2 Rye BAVSS on BA
-I'm not even mad, but I wish had more M3 to trade for Rye BAVSS, ha
Alesmith Velvet
Lost Abbey Cable Car, DDG

 

[evilc]

2) b3 DDG is mediocre teetering on bad. I get no depth of funk on it, just a lot of tart dryness. If I blind tasted it, I might have assumed it's an Almanac sour.

Total ******* garbage. I'd love to hear what drunk Tomme or waterboarded Tomme thinks about it.

 

[Tyrsis]

Was Velvet Speedway the last one?

That beer sucked though.