The San Diego area thread

[DougOLis]

My buddy in the League waited too long to get his order in and we missed out on Shrine of the Forsaken Gods. Anyone have a bottle they'd trade? Something from Casey?

 

[SanDiegoJoe2011]

That beer sucked though.

IMO, none of the bottles that I've listed really deserve the hype they get.

 

[chemman141]

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.

Isn't the Pils getting canned? I sure hope so...

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.

Part of me thinks the beer is so good no one wants to trade it away. Can you think of a beer (of the same style) you would rather have than BAVSS/RBAVSS? I sure cant....

 

[DannyFullpint]

Isn't the Pils getting canned? I sure hope so...


Part of me thinks the beer is so good no one wants to trade it away. Can you think of a beer (of the same style) you would rather have than BAVSS/RBAVSS? I sure cant....

Spezial Pils is already canned.

 

[chemman141]

Spezial Pils is already canned.

Nice, is that new? Or did I somehow just pass that up at the local shop?

 

[sdreaper]

Nice, is that new? Or did I somehow just pass that up at the local shop?

Been in cans for at least a month so far.

 

[chemman141]

Been in cans for at least a month so far.

Damn, I should have had my buddy pick me some up along with the .394 cans he grabbed me. Another thing I sadly don't see much of up here in Ventura County.

 

[DannyFullpint]

Those Mr. Padre cans haven't been very good lately.

 

[arren]

Those Mr. Padre cans haven't been very good lately.

That's sad to hear. Old or just off?

 

[DannyFullpint]

That's sad to hear. Old or just off?

Off. I'm sensitive to the D.

 

[evilc]

Those Mr. Padre cans haven't been very good lately.

I've noticed that. Bottles same same, cans poop.

 

[rcubed1]

Yeah, the .394 cans I bought were also hazier than I remember. Going to have to stop buying that beer awhile.

 

[chemman141]

Those Mr. Padre cans haven't been very good lately.

Seriously? Well that makes me happy I just spent $15 on 6 cans. I hope mine are good :-/

 

[Tyrsis]

Seriously? Well that makes me happy I just spent $15 on 6 cans. I hope mine are good :-/

FIFTEEN WHAT THE ****

go buy Pizza Port cans, man

 

[ThatGuy1]

FIFTEEN WHAT THE ****

go buy Pizza Port cans, man

Is there an April can btw? Not sure I can make it till the Jetty comes out

• March: Solana IPA (Solana Beach)
• May: The Jetty IPA (Ocean Beach)
• June: The Fish IPA (Bressi Ranch)

 

[blackzag05]

Off. I'm sensitive to the D.

#tshirtidea

 

[Previously]

That beer sucked though.

You brought up hype and trade demand, not taste or quality.

 

[DannyFullpint]

I dare anyone. ANYONE to get something past ehammond1. Good ******* luck.

 

[gregkoko]

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.

Send me all the BA/Rye VSS please and thank you

choo choo

 

[chemman141]

FIFTEEN WHAT THE ****

go buy Pizza Port cans, man

I know It had been a while since I had the .394. $13.99+tax from the brewery sure as **** burns on a 6 pack of cans and now to find out they aren't the same quality I had a year ago. Sad feels. Pizza port cans are FTW

 

[Spoonsock]

Does toronado post taplist anywhere?

Twitter

 

[rcubed1]

I know It had been a while since I had the .394. $13.99+tax from the brewery sure as **** burns on a 6 pack of cans and now to find out they aren't the same quality I had a year ago. Sad feels. Pizza port cans are FTW

$11 or $12 at Trader Joe's.

 

[chemman141]

$11 or $12 at Trader Joe's.

Damn, well sadly my TJs doesnt carry it up here in Ventura County and it would also be stored warm. Good price though.

 

[quetzalcoatl]

the 394 i had that i bought a week ago is good. dated 3-15 i think.

 

[chemman141]

the 394 i had that i bought a week ago is good. dated 3-15 i think.

dope that's what my buddy grabbed me.

 

[Sage1]

$11 or $12 at Trader Joe's.

shelf-warmed ftwait

 

[arren]

shelf-warmed ftwait

You say this, but I'm still drinking cans of Pick Six brewed in early February that I got from Costco, and they hit the spot just as fine.

 

[rcubed1]

I think mine are canned 3-20 or 3-30. Can't remember if which one was for 394 and which one was for Luponic Rev 5. I was just happy to find fresh sixers or both for cheap.

 

[Sebowski1]

Off. I'm sensitive to the D.

I've never liked that beer. I probably have posts in here saying the same. I am also sensitive to diacetyl. I really don't think that's it though. I've been finding more and more Mosaic beers giving me that "buttery" flavor. I've basically sworn off Mosaic focussed beers. Almost every single time I think a beer I think tastes like diacetyl I check the hop profile and it has Mosaic. Dissolved Oxygen in a growler, Crowler, canning line can really bring that out too. Diacetyl is too much an amateur problem for the likes of AleSmith.

Edit: My checkin from January 2015: "Malty and a little diacytel. I do not get the hype behind this beer."

 

[arren]

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

Going back into the thread to second this. Still have three cans that aren't stored properly and they taste awesome.