The San Diego area thread

[sdreaper]

October, for my money, is prime sober time.

When I start up my October horror movie marathon, some titles cause me to drink after watching them in order to help erase some of the scenes I just saw.

For me, the prime sober time is just never. Just run a bit more each week and do some regular exercises each morning for like 20-30minutes to make it feel like you are calorie neutral with your drinking. =P

 

[rcubed1]

For those of you looking for the St. Archer of hard seltzer: https://www.brewbound.com/news/josh...unch-ashland-hard-seltzer-brand-in-california

 

[arren]

For those of you looking for the St. Archer of hard seltzer: https://www.brewbound.com/news/josh...unch-ashland-hard-seltzer-brand-in-california

“I’m 40 now and I have three kids — 12, 9 and 5 — and the days of me drinking multiple IPAs after work are long gone,” he said. “This is what my wife and I and my friends have gravitated toward, drinking the hard seltzers because you can still have fun and have a couple of drinks and not really feel it in the morning”

So be responsible and just drink one IPA after work slowly, stupid.

 

[riko1]

So be responsible and just drink one IPA after work slowly, stupid.

Or two Pontos.

 

[rcubed1]

Does he even Flyjack bro?

 

[rcubed1]

A new home for Amplified: https://westcoastersd.com/2020/01/14/amplifying-lemon-groves-brewing-landscape/

Not too far off the 94 which is nice.

 

[rcubed1]

Stone takes a page out of Modern Time's playbook and are calling their new DIPA "Stone Viking Space Probe Double IPA".

 

[smithj21541]

Stone takes a page out of Modern Time's playbook and are calling their new DIPA "Stone Viking Space Probe Double IPA".

Ugh

 

[smithj21541]

Stone takes a page out of Modern Time's playbook and are calling their new DIPA "Stone Viking Space Probe Double IPA".

Ugh

For some reason I was curious enough to look it up on their site. Wow citra and Ella hops really pushing boundaries with this one.

 

[rcubed1]

Welp, a new spot to pre-game at before Padre games: https://westcoastersd.com/2020/01/15/tiny-bubbles-in-church/

 

[sdreaper]

Welp, a new spot to pre-game at before Padre games: https://westcoastersd.com/2020/01/15/tiny-bubbles-in-church/

I'll have to remember that for this upcoming season. Is it baseball time yet?

 

[rcubed1]

I'll have to remember that for this upcoming season. Is it baseball time yet?

Soon as they are done punishing the cheaters. I really want to get out to Peoria for spring training one of these winters.

 

[arren]

Welp, a new spot to pre-game at before Padre games: https://westcoastersd.com/2020/01/15/tiny-bubbles-in-church/

Again I am reminded of how much I loathe Brandon's writing.

I also still don't quite understand Tiny Bubbles - is there any relation between the new brand and the popular gose made by Hollister?

 

[rcubed1]

I also still don't quite understand Tiny Bubbles - is there any relation between the new brand and the popular gose made by Hollister?

So they acquired the rights to Tiny Bubbles from Hollister and are using it for their answer to hard seltzer. Tomme says he's not making seltzer so they are taking this approach with yet another brand.

 

[arren]

So they acquired the rights to Tiny Bubbles from Hollister and are using it for their answer to hard seltzer. Tomme says he's not making seltzer so they are taking this approach with yet another brand.

That's...weird? So are they using the actual Tiny Bubbles beer as a base - or just using the name for ***** and giggles?

 

[rcubed1]

That's...weird? So are they using the actual Tiny Bubbles beer as a base - or just using the name for ***** and giggles?

Just the name.

 

[riko1]

That's...weird?

Weird indeed. Coronado didn't have success managing multiple brands (Monkey Paw, Tusk & Grain), and Green Flash sure didn't win hearts and minds with Cellar 3, so I'm not sure why Lost Abbey would invest in buying and then building another brand -- unless maybe they think the Lost Abbey brand no longer resonates with today's generation of drinkers.

 

[jan63]

unless maybe they think the Lost Abbey brand no longer resonates with today's generation of drinkers.

This sounds like the reason they started The Hop Concept and now this new project.

 

[rcubed1]

This sounds like the reason they started The Hop Concept and now this new project.

I kind of felt like the Hop Concept was a way to differentiate/get away from the Pizza Port/Port brand. Tiny Bubbles sounds like a way to differentiate from the Lost Abbey. It was already confusing for people when it was Lost Abbey/Port Brewing and now it's only going to get worse.

 

[rrryanc]

Weird indeed. Coronado didn't have success managing multiple brands (Monkey Paw, Tusk & Grain), and Green Flash sure didn't win hearts and minds with Cellar 3, so I'm not sure why Lost Abbey would invest in buying and then building another brand -- unless maybe they think the Lost Abbey brand no longer resonates with today's generation of drinkers.

I thought that they had different sets of ownership for different groups as well, so maybe it's tied to that?

 

[arren]

Just the name.

So Hollister is still allowed to make Tiny Bubbles then, just under a different name, presumably? Because tbh, I would rather drink that than 90% of Lost Abbey's portfolio.

Weird indeed. Coronado didn't have success managing multiple brands (Monkey Paw, Tusk & Grain), and Green Flash sure didn't win hearts and minds with Cellar 3, so I'm not sure why Lost Abbey would invest in buying and then building another brand -- unless maybe they think the Lost Abbey brand no longer resonates with today's generation of drinkers.

Wow, I must've missed the news that Coronado took over Tusk & Grain - when did that happen?

 

[sdreaper]

Wow, I must've missed the news that Coronado took over Tusk & Grain - when did that happen?

They had that offshoot brand around 2013 and apparently never really got it off the ground. There were a few releases but that was pretty much it (IPA, ESB, milk stout). St. Archer still has it now, as far as I am aware.

 

[hi im richie]

I didn’t/don’t think Coronado’s Tusk and Grain was/is related to St. Archer’s Tusk & Grain

 

[riko1]

I didn’t/don’t think Coronado’s Tusk and Grain was/is related to St. Archer’s Tusk & Grain

Not sure I understand how two breweries in the same city would make beers under the same branding and be unrelated.

 

[Xul1]

I didn’t/don’t think Coronado’s Tusk and Grain was/is related to St. Archer’s Tusk & Grain

It's a bit murky, but there's definitely a connection there. I seem to recall seeing another story on the link a couple years ago with more clarification, not sure where though.

 

[rcubed1]

Coronado also has a stake (now I think a lesser stake) in South Norte. Part of the reason they got rid of Monkey Paw.

 

[hi im richie]

Not sure I understand how two breweries in the same city would make beers under the same branding and be unrelated.

Coronado nixed it’s brand in 2013; Saint Archer launched theirs in 2015.

I think Xul is on the right track- someone worked at Coronado and brought the name over to SA.

 

[AndresR]

Really?

 

[rcubed1]

View attachment 9344 Really?

Not surprised. Do any of you, save pugsandsuds , go there any more?

 

[Xul1]

Not surprised. Do any of you, save pugsandsuds , go there any more?

I stop in every four to six weeks but usually leave after one beer. Far more often, I walk right past it to hit North Park Beer Co and/or Bottlecraft.

On one level, it's a bummer - I have a ton of great memories there - but they've dropped the ball in a variety of ways over the past few years (as has been discussed here). Mighty curious to see what goes into that space.