The San Diego area thread

[sdreaper]

FYI -- Wild Barrel Brewing's The Inner Circle of the Barrel Club
https://thefullpint.com/beer-news/join-wild-barrel-brewings-inner-circle-barrel-club/

They tossed up memberships early.

I went ahead and am splitting it with a buddy up north. So roughly $161 (after tax) fro 10 bottles of beer and a glass. I have spent more on things I felt were a bigger gamble. Lets see how this one works out.

 

[hi im richie]

They named the hawk Omar (the lesser known Beat Dam bro). Lulz

 

[DannyFullpint]

They tossed up memberships early.

I went ahead and am splitting it with a buddy up north. So roughly $161 (after tax) fro 10 bottles of beer and a glass. I have spent more on things I felt were a bigger gamble. Lets see how this one works out.

Have no idea why they did that unless they fear not coming close to selling out.

 

[chemman141]

They tossed up memberships early.

I went ahead and am splitting it with a buddy up north. So roughly $161 (after tax) fro 10 bottles of beer and a glass. I have spent more on things I felt were a bigger gamble. Lets see how this one works out.

Yeah $1/oz plus a glass? I might have to see if someone wants to split with me. I wasn't really sold on the $300 gamble on a new brewery I have never had beer from, but a split would be half the risk.

 

[arren]

They named the hawk Omar (the lesser known Beat Dam bro). Lulz

 

[sdreaper]

Have no idea why they did that unless they fear not coming close to selling out.

I honestly didn't even have any idea they were open until rcubed mentioned it and then your article about the membership. So, much like Intergalactic, they are basically unknown.

I am also thinking that they got the website up and running but maybe couldn't figure out the timed release all that well so they figured to just sell it right away. I wasn't able to determine the backend ecommerce they were using, although I didn't really try all that hard to figure it out.

 

[SerenityNow]

Trying to keep my cellar collection down, but would be fine possibly with splittig a membership. I've been pretty impressed with Bill Sobieski's beers before from his days at Stone to Hoparazzi. Not a bad bet at all in terms of brewing skills. Style-wise, I'd like to know more about the 10 beers. Are they all sours?

 

[sdreaper]

Trying to keep my cellar collection down, but would be fine possibly with splittig a membership. I've been pretty impressed with Bill Sobieski's beers before from his days at Stone to Hoparazzi. Not a bad bet at all in terms of brewing skills. Style-wise, I'd like to know more about the 10 beers. Are they all sours?

Based on the information about the membership, no, it did not seem like they were all sours since they mention stouts and then sours. But who knows.

 

[chemman141]

Whelp I am a wild barrel member. Here's to hoping their beer brewing is better than their glass washing.

 

[litheum94]

Hey all. I know this is a weird place to do this, but a great Talk Beer member is looking for a bottle of Churchill's Finest to commemorate someone very close to him that passed yesterday.

I have no idea what this takes, but I can provide Portland beer and I have other TB members that can add as well. Sorry for the vagueness. I don't want to put people's personal **** out there without their consent.

Anyway, of anyone can help, PM me.

Cheers.

 

[litheum94]

Hey all. I know this is a weird place to do this, but a great Talk Beer member is looking for a bottle of Churchill's Finest to commemorate someone very close to him that passed yesterday.

I have no idea what this takes, but I can provide Portland beer and I have other TB members that can add as well. Sorry for the vagueness. I don't want to put people's personal **** out there without their consent.

Anyway, of anyone can help, PM me.

Cheers.

This is closed. Thank you.

 

[DannyFullpint]

National craft breweries usually boost their Facebook posts, that's no secret right. GF/Alpine do some pretty neat targeting, because everytime they post something, they get a handful of "Man I love The West Coast IPA" or "GFB is life changing"

They posted a promo about Nelson being back and this had me laughing.

 

[Tyrsis]

Ugh.

 

[arren]

National craft breweries usually boost their Facebook posts, that's no secret right. GF/Alpine do some pretty neat targeting, because everytime they post something, they get a handful of "Man I love The West Coast IPA" or "GFB is life changing"

They posted a promo about Nelson being back and this had me laughing.

We've hit that point in craft beer where a new generation is discovering Nelson all over again and is getting caught up in the hype set by the OG beer. There are very few beer geeks out there now who have had (or can remember) OG Nelson.

 

[DannyFullpint]

benbikes4beer have you ever ridden your bike to the Alpine Brewery in Virginia Beach?

 

[Phischy1]

We've hit that point in craft beer where a new generation is discovering Nelson all over again and is getting caught up in the hype set by the OG beer. There are very few beer geeks out there now who have had (or can remember) OG Nelson.

I 'member.

One if my fondest memories of Alpine was back in '04 doing brewery tours. If we we're at Alpine when they opened we could hit it and then drive to Stone. And one more brewery of the "Far Out" brewery tours.

And watching Val unlock the door and greet us with "What is wrong with you people." welcome.

 

[arren]

Whoa... kingg getting Superstition. Is this a one-time thing or a regular distro deal?

 

[sdreaper]

Whoa... kingg getting Superstition. Is this a one-time thing or a regular distro deal?

It is suppose to start seeing distro out here for their regular offerings.

 

[davemont]

My memories of OG Nelson are hazy now...

 

[evilc]

My memories of OG Nelson are hazy now...

Not really for me. I mean, I am not Xul so can't explain it. The missing components of the current versions are the soft mouthfeel, no bitter finish, and that initial rye bite.

 

[davemont]

Not really for me. I mean, I am not Xul so can't explain it. The missing components of the current versions are the soft mouthfeel, no bitter finish, and that initial rye bite.

I couldn't resist. All joking aside, you nailed it for me with the initial rye bite as something that seems missing. And the hopping has never been duplicated to my palate.

Back to the joke, I do think the hazy hop profiles these days might cause a re-evaluation of the IPAs from the glory years of the past, but such is the cycle for the inevitable progression in this hobby, (from Instarone to grizzled dortmunder drinker, with credit and apologies to dontdrinkbeer)

Gotta run, they're releasing a new table beer somewhere...

 

[SerenityNow]

I cannot remember OG Nelson. Sad! I'll depend on others to tell me if a current batch tastes like it, though it'll probably be #FakeNews (Spoken in my best Donald Trump voice).

 

[Xul1]

On one hand, I think OG Nelson has become a bit of an overblown myth - not necessarily here but in broader circles - considering how much batch-to-batch variability there was and the fact that while it was usually at least good, it wasn't always a transcendent experience. On the other hand, there was a certain ephemeral greatness about the beer that displayed itself more often than not, and some of what made it unique - especially the soft mouthfeel and low bitterness - makes it seem ahead of its time considering where the NE IPA style has gone.

Either way, it has become clear that GF is never going to nail the beer perfectly, which is unsurprising considering those unique qualities - soft mouthfeel and low bitterness - stand in contrast to GF's house character for hoppy beers. It seems like the beer is good for what it is at this point, but it's 2017 and there are more options for great hoppy beer than ever. Some people want to keep scratching that itch as much as they can, I choose to groove on new beers rather than a moderate facsimile of something I have many fond memories of.

 

[amk1]

I couldn't resist. All joking aside, you nailed it for me with the initial rye bite as something that seems missing. And the hopping has never been duplicated to my palate.

Back to the joke, I do think the hazy hop profiles these days might cause a re-evaluation of the IPAs from the glory years of the past, but such is the cycle for the inevitable progression in this hobby, (from Instarone to grizzled dortmunder drinker, with credit and apologies to dontdrinkbeer)

Gotta run, they're releasing a new table beer somewhere...

I have a beer you and Sarah really need to try... Can I meet up with you sometime this coming week or next weekend?

 

[arren]

On one hand, I think OG Nelson has become a bit of an overblown myth - not necessarily here but in broader circles - considering how much batch-to-batch variability there was and the fact that while it was usually at least good, it wasn't always a transcendent experience. On the other hand, there was a certain ephemeral greatness about the beer that displayed itself more often than not, and some of what made it unique - especially the soft mouthfeel and low bitterness - makes it seem ahead of its time considering where the NE IPA style has gone.

Either way, it has become clear that GF is never going to nail the beer perfectly, which is unsurprising considering those unique qualities - soft mouthfeel and low bitterness - stand in contrast to GF's house character for hoppy beers. It seems like the beer is good for what it is at this point, but it's 2017 and there are more options for great hoppy beer than ever. Some people want to keep scratching that itch as much as they can, I choose to groove on new beers rather than a moderate facsimile of something I have many fond memories of.

There was certainly variability, but the profile was always consistent, with those key characteristics. We could easily leverage the same criticisms to Duet* too - a beer which arguably bested Nelson depending on the batch. Nelson just gets all the attention because of the sexy hop profile.

But you're right, there's a wide world of great IPAs, some of which are getting largely ignored.

On that note, nobody sleep on Fremont's Field to Ferment series. Centennial was fantastic, and I'll be getting my hands on Citra soon too.

 

[reidjoshua1]

Speaking of Nelson... just posted from Resident

Today we release a new beer called Tavern Road; our interpretation of a well-known and highly regarded San Diego landmark beer. This 7.4% ABV and 50 IBU American IPA was made with malted Rye and a heavy dose of Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealand. The Nelson hops deliver a pungent flavor and aroma consisting of white grape, passion fruit, lychee and mango. We have wanted to brew this one for some time, and we hope you enjoy it. Yes to growler fills.

 

[SerenityNow]

On that note, nobody sleep on Fremont's Field to Ferment series. Centennial was fantastic, and I'll be getting my hands on Citra soon too.

Who's got it?

 

[arren]

Who's got it?

Geoi has it, as does Bottlecraft.

 

[Original Fake]

I got the Citra. It's fantastic.

 

[rcubed1]

Out in AZ this weekend and I picked up Superstition Marion. Not cheap mead but it's cool to hear we might be getting it now. Now if we could just get Funkwerks which is all over the place here.