The San Diego area thread

[Tyrsis]

Crowlers?

no idea

 

[amk1]

Crowlers?

They do have a crowler machine so I'm sure it's possible to get it to go. I'm still not really a pils guy but I liked it as well.

 

[rcubed1]

We need to do a blind Pils showdown.

Lots of quality around now:

Bird Park
Ned Hall (yeah I’m biased)
STS
Spezial
Follow The Sun
Heater Allen
Reality Czech (someone needs to get some)
Trumer
Pfriem
Choppy Surf
Sudwork
Trader Joe’s Pilzner (might as well get a bargain beer in the mix)

What else?

I forgot The Heiress and Bagby Pils.

 

[arren]

The pils on at Original 40 is damn fine.

How is Original 40? I don't want to judge it based on its lineage but, yeah.

We need to do a blind Pils showdown.

Lots of quality around now:

Bird Park
Ned Hall (yeah I’m biased)
STS
Spezial
Follow The Sun
Heater Allen
Reality Czech (someone needs to get some)
Trumer
Pfriem
Choppy Surf
Sudwork
Trader Joe’s Pilzner (might as well get a bargain beer in the mix)

What else?

Firestone Walker Lager
Live Oak Pils
Pick Six Pils (RIP)
Normcore
Summerfest
Rothaus Pils (probably the best I've had)

 

[pugsandsuds]

I’m a few drinks deep after dinner at el comal, so apologies in advance if I’m blatantly missing this, but does that list have anything from eppig? Spoiler alert, they’re gonna win

 

[Brent212]

I'm not a pilsner guy, but had an STS recently and was like "huh, for a pils, that's pretty good". Haven't got that from eppig or any of the others on that list, but again, not a pilsner guy

 

[Sage1]

I’m a few drinks deep after dinner at el comal, so apologies in advance if I’m blatantly missing this, but does that list have anything from eppig? Spoiler alert, they’re gonna win

To be fair, I don’t think their straight up pilsner has been on tap for months now.

 

[smithj21541]

MT6 Today! I'll be at session one. Anybody else?

 

[Tyrsis]

How is Original 40? I don't want to judge it based on its lineage but, yeah.


Firestone Walker Lager
Live Oak Pils
Pick Six Pils (RIP)
Normcore
Summerfest
Rothaus Pils (probably the best I've had)

It's good. Best beers I've had from a brewery barely in its first month. Food was good too

 

[Sebowski1]

We need to do a blind Pils showdown.

Lots of quality around now:

Bird Park
Ned Hall (yeah I’m biased)
STS
Spezial
Follow The Sun
Heater Allen
Reality Czech (someone needs to get some)
Trumer
Pfriem
Choppy Surf
Sudwork
Trader Joe’s Pilzner (might as well get a bargain beer in the mix)

What else?

I'd put up any Amplified lagers against those. Licensed to Pils, Pocketful of Helles... The pils should be on at Live Wire right now. Helles is going in Cali Tap Room (the pretzel place by Hess) next week.

 

[arren]

I’m a few drinks deep after dinner at el comal, so apologies in advance if I’m blatantly missing this, but does that list have anything from eppig? Spoiler alert, they’re gonna win

To be fair, I don’t think their straight up pilsner has been on tap for months now.

Yeah I didnt add them purely because it was a Pils-off, not a general lager-off, but yeah, if it was the latter, Eppig would handily sweep the floor. I still dream of the zwickelbier.

 

[Abigigail]

Yeah I didnt add them purely because it was a Pils-off, not a general lager-off, but yeah, if it was the latter, Eppig would handily sweep the floor. I still dream of the zwickelbier.

Hoppy Pils release on monday, y’all. And it’s being canned...

 

[arren]

Hoppy Pils release on monday, y’all. And it’s being canned...

I love you.

 

[kingg]

Hoppy Pils release on monday, y’all. And it’s being canned...

Cans hitting distro?

 

[jwacky]

Another one bites the dust... or is about to:
https://www.gofundme.com/be-a-savior-donate-to-help-barrel-harbor-survive

 

[rcubed1]

It’s whack-a-mole in Vista: https://westcoastersd.com/2019/07/08/westbrew-to-celebrate-west-coast/

 

[sdreaper]

Another one bites the dust... or is about to:
https://www.gofundme.com/be-a-savior-donate-to-help-barrel-harbor-survive

So I went there twice when they first started out. I was told that I couldn't bring board games from AtEase across the threshold to the brewery and couldn't bring beer across the threshold back to AtEase. So much for a "partnership". Perhaps that rule changed, but I doubt it since there were always a lot of underagers playing games. And I doubt they would risk their license if a beer magically ended up in their hands.

 

[arren]

So I went there twice when they first started out. I was told that I couldn't bring board games from AtEase across the threshold to the brewery and couldn't bring beer across the threshold back to AtEase. So much for a "partnership". Perhaps that rule changed, but I doubt it since there were always a lot of underagers playing games. And I doubt they would risk their license if a beer magically ended up in their hands.

What's the relationship there between Barrel Harbor and At Ease? I almost feel like At Ease was, at times, a lot busier than Barrel Harbor.

 

[sdreaper]

What's the relationship there between Barrel Harbor and At Ease? I almost feel like At Ease was, at times, a lot busier than Barrel Harbor.

I have 0 idea. They are quite busier than Barrel Harbor ever was. For well over a year I am still waiting on a call that someone dropped out of a DnD group so that I could join up.

 

[rcubed1]

I'm surprised their Miramar location is still going. I still haven't been to Barrel Harbor even though I go to Booze Brothers just down the street.

 

[riko1]

I don't know anything about Barrel Harbor but I'm not sure that "my business is failing but I don't think it's my fault even though it kinda is and now I want you to bail me out" is the best argument for a gofundme.

 

[arren]

I don't know anything about Barrel Harbor but I'm not sure that "my business is failing but I don't think it's my fault even though it kinda is and now I want you to bail me out" is the best argument for a gofundme.

To be fair, that sounds like the MO for most GoFundMes.

 

[Abigigail]

Cans hitting distro?

Limited, but yes! You’ll hear from me soon.

 

[theconductor]

How is Original 40? I don't want to judge it based on its lineage but, yeah.

It's good. Best beers I've had from a brewery barely in its first month. Food was good too

Chris is a stellar brewer, and agreed, the pils is fire. I was unable to bring a keg back, but we did snag his Mexican Lager.

 

[rcubed1]

Here's what is going on with Council's space: https://westcoastersd.com/2019/07/10/hopnonymous-brewing-coming-to-kearny-mesa/

And not that anyone probably cares, Local Roots Kombucha took over Toolbox's spot.

 

[kingg]

You've gotta be bat-**** crazy to open up a new brewery in this current beer climate.

 

[arren]

You've gotta be bat-**** crazy to open up a new brewery in this current beer climate.

Word.

The Hopnonymous business model is interesting - the thought of a white-label craft brewery is pretty cool. But I have to think that most restaurants/hospitality groups won't pay the presumed premium for their "own" beer that may be marginally better (or even worse) than, say, the Karl Strauss they have on tap.

 

[rcubed1]

You've gotta be bat-**** crazy to open up a new brewery in this current beer climate.

And on a 3 barrel system! I think Council and Toolbox proved you just can't make any money on that scale.

 

[blackzag05]

Everything is fine. Everything is awesome.

 

[rcubed1]

Everything is fine. Everything is awesome.

#tshirtidea ?