time to play the "can you name this style by the pictures" game.

[chocotaco]

Did you drive east to get it?

To be absolutely clear, I did take a road heading east at one point to get there, but overall it is slightly west of me.


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[JordanKnudson]

So, it must be north of you, then, and a little west, more than 100 miles. Did you go as far as Firestone Walker (Paso Robles)?

 

[chocotaco]

So, it must be north of you, then, and a little west, more than 100 miles. Did you go as far as Firestone Walker (Paso Robles)?

No.

 

[MrFeltimo]

Is the beer in question an award winner?

 

[chocotaco]

Is the beer in question an award winner?

Yes.

 

[MrFeltimo]

is the brewery less than 10 yrs old?

 

[chocotaco]

is the brewery less than 10 yrs old?

Yes.

 

[MrFeltimo]

Are they a small batch brewery?


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[TCGoose]

I'm gonna take a stab.

Telegraph brewing California ale


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[chocotaco]

Are they a small batch brewery?

I am not sure how to define "small batch brewery," but I would say it would fit most definitions.

 

[MrFeltimo]

Bravery brewing's
Equinox?


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[chocotaco]

Bravery brewing's
Equinox?

No and no

 

[chocotaco]

I'm gonna take a stab.

Telegraph brewing California ale

No and no

 

[chocotaco]

You guys want a hint or should we stick with the yes/no format? There are some questions that would get you there fairly quickly, but thinking of the right questions is the hard part innit?

 

[TCGoose]

Oh wait, I think I may know the brewery, but let's check. Is the brewery located in the Sierra Nevada mountains?


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[chocotaco]

Oh wait, I think I may know the brewery, but let's check. Is the brewery located in the Sierra Nevada mountains?

My geography isn't what it should be, but I *think* it is just barely. So that's a "yes?"

Edit: Did some checking and the answer is a more definitive yes.

 

[MrFeltimo]

Sierra navada pale ale?


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[MrFeltimo]

FYI, I love the 20 questions theme, albeit I can't stand it when my kids wanna play at the dinner table.


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[chocotaco]

Sierra navada pale ale?

No and no

 

[MrFeltimo]

Is it a collaboration ale?


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[chocotaco]

Is it a collaboration ale?

No to collaboration, yes to ale.

 

[chocotaco]

Summary of the clues so far, for your sleuthing convenience:

1. Not Pliny.
2. Not Sculpin.
3. It is in the Pale Ale family.
4. It is not a yeast-driven style (it's all relative, of course, but take this to mean that it's a hop-driven style)
5. It is brewed on the West coast
6. The brewery is less than 25 years old.
7. It is not quite a "local brewery" for me.
8. I had to go to the brewery itself to get this particular beer.
9. The brewery is more than 100 miles from me.
10. I took an Eastbound road on the way there, but it is slightly West of me "as the crow flies"
11. I did not go as far as Firestone Walker (Paso Robles) which is roughly 266 miles from San Clemente. So it is more than 100 miles from San Clemente but less than 266 miles.
12. The beer in question has won at least one award.
13. The brewery could reasonably be considered a "small batch brewery" for most people's definition of that term
14. Not from Telegraph Brewing, and not their California Ale
15. Not from Bravery Brewing and not their Equinox Ale.
16. Brewery is located within the official boundaries of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, probably, but only just, and possibly not
18. Not from Sierra Nevada and not SNPA
19. Not a collaboration

 

[TCGoose]

Kern River...

Just outstanding IPA??


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[chocotaco]

Kern River...

Just outstanding IPA??

OOOH!

Sooooo close

 

[chocotaco]

Kern River...

Just outstanding IPA??

*Ahem* err, I mean... yes and no.

 

[MrFeltimo]

Kern river XPA?


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[chocotaco]

Kern river XPA?

Nope. Someone is going to swoop in with the answer any second now.

I can't contain this hint, because we're so close and I just wanted to brag in the first place! Kern River has exactly one beer that you can only get from the brewery, and only if you're lucky

 

[MrFeltimo]

Isabella blond?


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[chocotaco]

Isabella blond?

No

 

[chocotaco]

Nope. Someone is going to swoop in with the answer any second now.

I can't contain this hint, because we're so close and I just wanted to brag in the first place! Kern River has exactly one beer that you can only get from the brewery, and only if you're lucky

To be clear, I meant there is only one beer that is the intersection of these two conditions. (Only from brewery) X (Only if lucky)