The San Diego area thread

[sdreaper]

Lost Cause has closed the Miramar tasting room, but are selling togo meads at their Bay Park location this week.

(5328 Banks St. Suite B, San Diego 92110) during these hours this week (the Miramar tasting room will be closed):

Thursday: 5-7pm

Friday: 5- 7pm

Saturday: 12-3pm

 

[rcubed1]

Lost Cause has closed the Miramar tasting room, but are selling togo meads at their Bay Park location this week.

(5328 Banks St. Suite B, San Diego 92110) during these hours this week (the Miramar tasting room will be closed):

Thursday: 5-7pm

Friday: 5- 7pm

Saturday: 12-3pm

Get some crowlers from Deft next door. Their porter if fantastic.

 

[smithj21541]

Get some crowlers from Deft next door. Their porter if fantastic.

PP has Plain Irish style Porter. 4.8 and drinks fantastic unfortunately I found out they had it in cans too late.

 

[sdreaper]

Sad times...Quintessence cancelled until May 1st of 2021. =(

 

[rcubed1]

We'll probably see June cancellations in a couple of weeks.

 

[rcubed1]

PP has Plain Irish style Porter. 4.8 and drinks fantastic unfortunately I found out they had it in cans too late.

I was glad to see them can that beer. Is Bacon & Eggs the only other dark beer they have every canned? I can't think of any.

 

[hophead841]

I was glad to see them can that beer. Is Bacon & Eggs the only other dark beer they have every canned? I can't think of any.

They canned Dusk Till Dawn in 2017.

 

[arren]

Welp, is that officially a RIP for nearly every brewery?

 

[rcubed1]

Welp, is that officially a RIP for nearly every brewery?

Huh?

 

[Xul1]

Welp, is that officially a RIP for nearly every brewery?

Hard to say until things get clarified. The whole Bay Area has been under shelter in place but Modern Times was doing to-go pickups in Oakland today so they had some sort of standing to do so, even without a kitchen. I suspect industry groups are working on getting clarity from the governor's office as we speak.

But yeah, if they can't do to-go sales, can't be at work even packaging for distro to grocery stores, and there's no projected end date...******' eh.

 

[arren]

Hard to say until things get clarified. The whole Bay Area has been under shelter in place but Modern Times was doing to-go pickups in Oakland today so they had some sort of standing to do so, even without a kitchen. I suspect industry groups are working on getting clarity from the governor's office as we speak.

But yeah, if they can't do to-go sales, can't be at work even packaging for distro to grocery stores, and there's no projected end date...******' eh.

The optimistic side of me is thinking that these breweries will still be allowed to operate - albeit at somewhat of a skeleton crew. I mean, Russian River just announced that they're doing online sales for the first time for California residents. It's a damn good deal too.

However, the realist in me isn't so positive about the situation. I mean, yeah, whatever needs to be done so that we're not the next Italy - but ****, I feel so bad for what was essentially the livelihood of so many good friends we know and love in this city.

 

[m34josh]

https://www.abc.ca.gov/notice-of-regulatory-relief/
ABC is cutting them slack

 

[arren]

https://www.abc.ca.gov/notice-of-regulatory-relief/
ABC is cutting them slack

Yep.

O'Brien's just announced they're doing growler fills to go. That's huge.

 

[rcubed1]

Yep.

O'Brien's just announced they're doing growler fills to go. That's huge.

That might help the breweries out with some sales that just stopped when the bars and restaurants closed down.

 

[riko1]

Tap Room also selling growlers to go. Double Barrel Speedway 32-oz for $14 is a steal.

Bummer that Toro wasn't able to sell their remaining beer that way...

 

[yabu]

Tap Room also selling growlers to go. Double Barrel Speedway 32-oz for $14 is a steal.

Bummer that Toro wasn't able to sell their remaining beer that way...

WOW!

 

[smithj21541]

Resident is offering delivery [email protected]
They should also have an e-commerce site up and running soon. Just got a couple of 4pks and three Crowlers dropped off.

 

[arren]

Bummer that Toro wasn't able to sell their remaining beer that way...

They're now doing appt-only meets to sell the rest of their wares. Mason Jars of Beatification and Cask 200 Extra Cherry is freakin insane. I set an appt today but quickly cancelled it when I felt a slight dry cough come on throughout the morning. Can never be too sure.

But damn, layoffs hitting our community hard. Shawn straight up got fired at Alpine.

 

[riko1]

I had a reservation for Toro Sunday morning but ended up cancelling when a friend suggested other businesses need the support more right now.

Saw the news about Shawn. And AleSmith laying off like 80 percent of employees, and Karl Strauss laying off over 500 people. Grim times in the industry for sure.

 

[smithj21541]

MT April sale email paints a pretty grim picture to put it lightly. Funny how easy it is to forget about places. Didn’t even think about Karl.

 

[rcubed1]

Grim times for almost everyone on the planet.

I want to support a lot of these places but I don't even know if I'll have a job in a month.

 

[arren]

And AleSmith laying off like 80 percent of employees, and Karl Strauss laying off over 500 people. Grim times in the industry for sure.

Honestly hoping this is just so the employees can collect unemployment, but the realist in me knows better than that.

MT April sale email paints a pretty grim picture to put it lightly. Funny how easy it is to forget about places. Didn’t even think about Karl.

Yikes, didn't even read that email until now. They were one of the breweries that just seemed to be printing money too, with how many locations they were opening up left and right.

 

[Tyrsis]

Honestly hoping this is just so the employees can collect unemployment, but the realist in me knows better than that.


Yikes, didn't even read that email until now. They were one of the breweries that just seemed to be printing money too, with how many locations they were opening up left and right.

I always felt MT was expanding way too rapidly. Like seriously, how many ******* locations do you need?

 

[rcubed1]

What's the word from MT for us non-party people?

 

[smithj21541]

What's the word from MT for us non-party people?

If they don’t over sell capacity on this league sale then they will have to fold up.
Rough over simplification so take it with a grain of salt.

 

[arren]

What's the word from MT for us non-party people?

https://mailchi.mp/moderntimesbeer/k67vikv1fv-779441?e=be5b20dead
tl;dr they're starting April online sales way early so that they can presumably pay their employees. If sales don't go well, there's an open-ended implication that bad things will happen.

 

[rcubed1]

Draft accounts are pretty much gone for breweries now. Those that rely on taproom sales are certainly hurt the most. Packaging breweries have a fighting shot.

 

[riko1]

I always felt MT was expanding way too rapidly. Like seriously, how many ******* locations do you need?

I've thought that, too. Over-expansion has killed a lot of companies. Hopefully their worst case is shuttering some places but at least staying in business.

 

[rcubed1]

Anaheim is probably a money pit right now.

 

[smithj21541]

Anaheim is probably a money pit right now.

But what about the promised pool parties?? Are we just going let that dream die?? “was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?”