The San Diego area thread

[MastaM]

I have some 18, 19, and 20

 

[rcubed1]

Anyone check out Burgeon in Little Italy yet?

 

[rcubed1]

The Karl/Beachwood collab is fantastic.

 

[riko1]

The Karl/Beachwood collab is fantastic.

Agreed.

 

[smithj21541]

Been gone 3.5mo and what I wouldn’t give for a Mosaic and an order of beer pretzels is a pretty short list.

 

[rcubed1]

Been gone 3.5mo and what I wouldn’t give for a Mosaic and an order of beer pretzels is a pretty short list.

You moved to Texas?????

So sneaky.

Will send that for Live Oak beers.

 

[smithj21541]

Frisco is a dry town Thanks to Dave I found live oak at a store close to downtown but all they get is hefe. There may be need to go to Austin in the next month or so fingers crossed.

 

[Sage1]

Anyone check out Burgeon in Little Italy yet?

Went yesterday – nice little spot. I don’t end up in Little Italy very often but I’ll definitely add it to the rotation when I do make it down there (they had more than a few non-hazies!). Got to talk with stawn for a bit, and Nunes was also working and mentioned he’s enjoyed being able to come up with beer-food pairings. I don’t know if this was particular to yesterday, but the wind was whipping up some serious vortexes in the front sidewalk/patio area (I was sitting inside though).

 

[riko1]

I can't wait to go there before a show at the Casbah.

 

[Tyrsis]

oh boy

 

[sdreaper]

Fresh keg of 2021 BAVSS tapped at Alesmith. They kicked the current when I asked for a couple pours but the beertender brought out a fresh keg.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck, it's as close to 2014 as one can get.

 

[LSUPT]

Fresh keg of 2021 BAVSS tapped at Alesmith. They kicked the current when I asked for a couple pours but the beertender brought out a fresh keg.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck, it's as close to 2014 as one can get.

Whaaat they changed a keg just for you? Jkjk I definitely gotta get over there and try that; it’s an all timer for sure.

 

[sdreaper]

Whaaat they changed a keg just for you? Jkjk I definitely gotta get over there and try that; it’s an all timer for sure.

Ha. I wish it was just for me, but they have so many new ppl behind the bar that I'm not special at all. =P

 

[MrDave]

Hi. I'm visiting my brother for a couple days in El Cajón. He doesn't drink beer. Flying into SD obviously. Any locals want to tell me where I can stock up on decent, fresh, non-hazy, hoppy beer on the way to this desert town I know nothing about?

 

[sdreaper]

Hi. I'm visiting my brother for a couple days in El Cajón. He doesn't drink beer. Flying into SD obviously. Any locals want to tell me where I can stock up on decent, fresh, non-hazy, hoppy beer on the way to this desert town I know nothing about?

Either stop off at NorthParkBeerCo, or else swing into BineNVine.

 

[Josh2]

Hi. I'm visiting my brother for a couple days in El Cajón. He doesn't drink beer. Flying into SD obviously. Any locals want to tell me where I can stock up on decent, fresh, non-hazy, hoppy beer on the way to this desert town I know nothing about?

Whats your definition of "on the way" and where in El Cajon? The city is kinda expansive and any recs could be 30+ mins away.

That being said, most liquor stores you'll stop at will have a decent selection of local hoppy beers.

 

[pugsandsuds]

After just spending a couple hours at McIlhenney (new Alpine), it’s worth driving out there if you’ve got ~45 minutes. Probably only 20 min east of El Cajon

MrDave (forgot to click reply)

 

[Arbitrator]

Hi. I'm visiting my brother for a couple days in El Cajón. He doesn't drink beer. Flying into SD obviously. Any locals want to tell me where I can stock up on decent, fresh, non-hazy, hoppy beer on the way to this desert town I know nothing about?

Try El Cajon Wine & Spirits, which usually carries Burning Beard, North Park, and other goodies.

 

[MrDave]

Gotcha, thanks guys. Any particular local SD breweries not on my radar churning out the kinda goodness I can expect from my local go-to's: Altamont, GhostTown, Faction? I've been out of the hunt for years and haven't been down there since hitting Alpine, Societe, etc back in 2014 or so.

 

[DannyFullpint]

North Park Beer
Burgeon
Pure Project
Pizza Port
Craft Coast

 

[MrDave]

Holy ****, I didn't realize I'm like right next to Santee. Home of "Freddy Loves You" and evilc right?

 

[sdreaper]

Tickets on sale tomorrow, 10am PT for Bagby's Zwanze event. Pricey @ 90 per, for six 6oz pours (assuming the zwanze pours are 6oz). Requiring proof of full vax, not just a negative test, so that is nice for ppl like me.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zwanze-day-2021-tickets-167984613501

 

[smithj21541]

And as expected jester king is the only location in TX Last one I went to was 2015 it was the wild stout year.

 

[rcubed1]

$105 after fees. Oof.

I thought it was too expensive a few years ago.

 

[sdreaper]

$105 after fees. Oof.

I thought it was too expensive a few years ago.

Yeah, that pricetag is really really rough.

 

[rcubed1]

Yeah, that pricetag is really really rough.

Looks like they are still for sale almost 10 minutes after going on sale. I guess they hit a target price for not selling out instantly like past years.

 

[Tyrsis]

I stopped going in 2018, got in to it with them on Twitter over it. Just absurd pricing. I searched my email... my first Zwanze in 2013 was 25 bucks.

 

[riko1]

The Bagby Zwanze events I attended were super fun, but a lot of it was sharing bottles with friends at our table. When they jacked the price in 2018, we decided to just have our own Zwanze every year, sharing bottles with friends at home and making some kind of Belgian dish, and haven't looked back.

 

[rcubed1]

Well it looks like they still sold it out. At that price you're already half way or more towards a box of lambic being shipped to you from Belgium.

 

[smithj21541]

I stopped going in 2018, got in to it with them on Twitter over it. Just absurd pricing. I searched my email... my first Zwanze in 2013 was 25 bucks.

That was an EXTREMELY entertaining thread It also showcased how most of these small breweries tend to not be very good at business. Not knocking bagby just how tone deaf their replies were in that instance.