READY YOUR FINEST GLASSWARE! August has been blessed with a delicious cache of special release beers, each purpose-built to spirit-guide your palate through a midsummer night’s dream of pure liquid decadence. On the roster this month: double dry-hopped magic, a killer Kolsch-style creation, Tiki radness, barrel-aged wizardry, & some chocolatey, marshmallowy goodness that’s virtually guaranteed to make you feel like royalty.
IN ADDITION, we have crazy-delicious Mystery Shore Vacation Blend Coffee Beans (35% Kenya New Gaturi, 35% Ethiopia Kochere Worka, & 30% Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tanzania Insani Peaberry) up for grabs to compliment your haul of beer treasure.
Quantities–as per usual–are limited, so make sure you’re ready when the sale starts on Saturday at 10AM if there’s anything you can’t live without. Pick-ups will begin 8/14 in San Diego / Los Angeles / Encinitas and 8/16 in Portland / Santa Barbara. Full details, as well as the sale link, are below:
DEEDS & EXPLOITS W/ COFFEE & VANILLA
This blend of bourbon barrel-aged strong ales was lavished with vanilla beans and bourbon-and-vanilla infused, house-roasted coffee. The result is a mind-blowingly decadent flavor fiesta with notes of coffee cake, bourbon, oak, and a subtle fruit character that brings the whole thing home in an incredibly satisfying fashion.
ABV: 14.3%
Format: 22oz Bottle
Price: $32.25
Total Quantity: 2,850
Bottle Limit:
BLANC ON BLANC ON BLANC ON BLANC
This hazy wonder was made with a hefty portion of Sauv Blanc grape must and stuffed to the gills with Nelson Sauvin, Hallertau Blanc, & Citra hops. The result is an insanely delicious DIPA exploding with mango, passion fruit, gooseberry, and floral white wine grape notes.
ABV: 7.7%
Format: 4-Pack of 16oz Cans
Price: $23.75
Total Quantity: 1,700
4-Pack Limit: 18
STAR PROJECTOR: TIKI EDITION
Inspired by the classic Painkiller tiki drink, this delicious mega-Berliner is loaded with pineapple, orange, coconut, and a hint of nutmeg that produces both island vibes & endless refreshment. Urban legend has it that if you hold one of these glorious cans up to your ear, you can hear the distant surf of a forbidden coast.
ABV: 10%
Format: 4-Pack of 16oz Cans
Price: $26
Total Quantity: 1,600
4-Pack Limit: 18
LILLIPUT
Brewed with Bohemian Pilsner malt and hopped with German-grown Spalter Select, this extensively lagered kolsch-style ale sports notes of biscuit, Meyer lemon, honey, pear, and a hint of jasmine tea. It’s complex, crushable, extremely legit, and a perfect fit for a 19.2 oz can.
ABV: 5%
Format: Single 19.2oz Can
Price: $3.50
Total Quantity: 5,000
Can Limit: 24
HARVEST OF MEMORIES (COLLAB W/ BEARDED IRIS)
The 2nd iteration of a 2018 collab with our Nashville homies at Bearded Iris, this stellar display of hopped-up haziness is positively stuffed with Motueka & Strata hops. The result is a seriously delightful DIPA with a soft, pillow-like mouthfeel and vibrant notes of mango, berries, and peach.
ABV: 8%
Format: 4-Pack of 16oz Cans
Price: $21.50
Total Quantity: 3,000
4-Pack Limit: 18
DOUBLE DRY-HOPPED EFFECTIVE DREAMS (COLLAB W/ GREAT NOTION)
Batch two of our collaborative efforts with the fine folks at Great Notion is a truly majestic titan of murk. This thing is stuffed to the brim with Citra, Mosaic, Southern Passion, & Galaxy hops, yielding tropical aromas of mango and zesty, piney citrus notes on the back of a pleasantly full body.
ABV: 7.5%
Format: 4-Pack of 16oz Cans
Price: $21.50
Total Quantity: 3,000
4-Pack Limit: 18
MEGA DEVIL’S TEETH AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS W/ COCOA, COCONUT, & MACADAMIA NUTS
This shockingly tasty imperial stout is a dark, delicious dessert vortex that was aged in fragrant, oaky bourbon barrels and subsequently loaded with a king’s ransom of cocoa, coconut, and macadamia nuts. Ready your taste buds for a beautiful trip down a river of chocolate and tropical radness.
ABV: 13.5%
Format: Single 12oz Cans
Price: $16.25
Total Quantity: 3,700
Can Limit: 24
ANALOG: RED CABERNET FRANC EDITION (COLLAB W/ LO-FI WINES)
We brewed this surpassingly delicious saison with fresh-pressed whole-cluster cab franc grape juice and fermented with house microflora before sending it on an extended stay in some freshly-emptied red wine and port barrels. The result of the blend is a complex and seriously lovely amalgamation of oak, funk, and wine character that’s going to totally brighten your day.
ABV: 8.7%
Format: 375ml Bottle
Price: $13
Total Quantity: 885
Bottle Limit: 3
ANALOG: BARREL-AGED RIESLING EDITION (COLLAB W/ LO-FI WINES)
We brewed this surpassingly delicious saison with fresh-pressed whole-cluster riesling grape juice and fermented with house microflora before sending it on an extended stay in some freshly-emptied red wine barrels. The result is a complex and seriously lovely amalgamation of oak, funk, and wine character that’s going to totally brighten your day.
ABV: 9.2%
Format: 375ml Bottle
Price: $13
Total Quantity: 753
Bottle Limit: 3
MYSTERY SHORE VACATION BLEND COFFEE BEANS
**The deadline for these will be 14 days from the first day of pickups
This magical bag of beans is as intriguing as it is delicious. This meticulously curated blend (35% Kenya New Gaturi, 35% Ethiopia Kochere Worka, & 30% Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tanzania Insani Peaberry) boasts beautiful notes of red apple, tangerine, and carmel-sweetness accented by hints of mezcal margarita in the background. It’s honestly hard to imagine a lovelier way to greet the day.
Format: 12oz Bag of Whole Coffee Beans
Price: $18
Total Quantity: 95
No limit
Important notes regarding Harvest of Memories DIPA, DDH Effective Dreams IPA, Blanc on Blanc on Blanc on Blanc DIPA, & Mystery Shore Vacation Blend Coffee Beans:
- While the rest of the sale has the standard 2-month pick-up window (ending 10/15/2019), the pick-up window for Harvest of Memories, DDH Effective Dreams, & Blanc on Blanc on Blanc on Blanc is 30 days only. That means that the last day to pick these up is on 9/15/2019. No exceptions.
- The pick-up window for Mystery Shore Vacation Blend Coffee Beans is 14 days only. that means that the last day to pick these up is on 8/30/2019. No exceptions.
The first day to pick-up bottles and cans will be 8/14 in San Diego / Los Angeles / Encinitas and 8/16 in Portland / Santa Barbara. We’ll be hosting release parties at all locations on their respective first days for pick-up. We’ll have a bunch of special beers on tap, and there will be no shortage of good vibes, so that’d be a pretty ideal time to grab your beers.
The sale will go live on Saturday at 10AM HERE.
**Sale beers will appear on the linked page at 10AM on Saturday. No password will be required**
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