Stone has been pumping out a great imperial Russian stout for many years now, but for the most part they have stuck with what works and haven’t made many changes. The few exceptions include the very rare 2008 bourbon barrel aged version and the 2013 Espresso variant, both of which received very high ratings and […]
Golden Road has made a decent name for themselves with their IPAs and hefeweizen, but have never ventured into the bottom fermenting world of lagers. That changes with the introduction of 329 Lager, an easy drinking beer that pays homage to our generally agreeable climate here in Southern California. The name of the beer comes […]
This weekend has two great events to look forward to. The first is a bit out of my usual radius, but guarantees to be a great time. Firkfest is the the creation of Greg Nagel of OC Beer Blog and Brad Kominek of Noble Ale Works. For those not up on their lingo, a firkin […]
Firestone Walker reached a milestone for their Barrelworks wild beer endeavor, their first bottled sour. Feral One represents a cuvée of their efforts over the last few years and the beginning of more great things to come. Since its beginnings, several of Firestone Walker’s brewers have been playing around with wild beers, at times hiding […]
Well it turns out my predictions were right last week. Firestone Walker debuted their brand new session IPA, Easy Jack, at the release of Feral One. I was lucky enough to be there to get to try it and get all the fresh dirt on the future of this brew. So let’s recap a bit […]
I know your probably thinking, another Stone review means another high alcohol hop bomb, but in this instance you’re only half right. Stone Brewing recently added their tenth beer to their year round line up, Go To IPA, a sessionable IPA with a big flavor. For a refresher on what a session IPA is, check […]
Are you a fan of sour beer and have nothing going on this Saturday? GOOD NEWS! Firestone Walker is going to be releasing their very first bottled sour beer, Feral One on Saturday 3/8/14 at the Barrelworks in Buellton. The catch is that it will only be for sale at the Barrelworks and will probably […]
The humble wheat beer doesn’t get a whole lot of love in the craft beer community. Sure, a wit will capture that fancy of beer nerds for a moment here or there and, on rarer occasions, maybe even a hefeweizen (all of which I’m going to blame on Shock Top). That being said there is […]
I’m not gonna lie, Bear Republic is one of those breweries that I kind of forget about until I’m in the moment of drinking one of their beers and realize that I should give them more play in my rotation. And boy am I glad I had one of those moments the other week when […]
THE SESSION IPAS ARE COMING! If you haven’t heard yet, the session IPA is going to be a very popular style this year and to start off this onslaught I figured we’d start with a new contender in the LA beer scene, Pizza Port Brewing Company Ponto SIPA. Let’s start with a quick primer on […]