Two San Diego breweries are at it again with AleSmith and Stone Brewing’s latest collaborative brainchild, Dual Exposure. This bodacious brew hit the shelves this week and is teeming with both breweries’ esteemed expertise in the double IPA game. Citrus flows through the body of this frothy concoction, melding hops with drinkability to yield a supremely covet-worthy beer…
For years, Brewmaster Matt Brynildson dreamed about creating a beer club that would directly connect Firestone Walker’s most interesting beers with the brewery’s most passionate fans. That time has now come with the launch of Brewmaster’s Reserve—a beer club dedicated to “the best of the best” from Brynildson and his team. Brewmaster’s Reserve is limited…
The rumors about Wookey Jack are true—Firestone Walker’s wildest and wooliest IPA is back for a limited time, straight out of the brewery’s Propagator pilot brewhouse in Venice, California. Starting on Tuesday, January 12, Wookey Jack will be available via a small-batch run of 16-ounce cans in a four-pack format. Availability of this legendary black…
California Wild Ales, San Diego’s Sour House, and the city’s only all-barrel-aged sour brewery, has announced it will open a second tasting room in Ocean Beach, Calif., located at 4896 Newport Ave. The brewery will take over the same location as Two Roots Tap Room and offer a regularly rotating tap list of wild ales…
Shmaltz Brewing Company officially turns 24 this Hanukkah season as the largest, the smallest, the most award winning, and astonishingly still the only Jewish celebration beer company in the country. And what a time for Anniversaries as the roller coaster of a year just keeps rolling. With so much uncertainty still looming for 2020 and beyond, couldn’t we…
Drake’s Brewing is excited to announce the return of their beloved seasonal sipper, Tree Beer IPA, made with spruce tips and juniper berries at 5.5% ABV. This limited release will be available on draft and in 4-packs of 16oz. cans, Wednesday, November 25, at Drake’s Barrel House (San Leandro) and Drake’s Dealership (Oakland), and then arrives at Drake’s BARN (West Sacramento) on…
The 21st Amendment Brewery launches an exclusive San Francisco brewpub series the CHALKBOARD PROJECT featuring astonishingly fresh 21st Amendment limited-edition beers (16 oz. cans in 4-packs) that commemorate the creative minds behind chalkboard designs for thousands of beers at breweries across the country. The series debuts with Hop Solo Hazy IPA (6.5% ABV), a lush Galaxy hop-forward stunner set to be…
21st Amendment Brewery rings in the 2020 holiday season with two seasonal stunners ready to entice tastebuds with the sweet, mouth-puckering tartness of Hell or High Pomegranate (4.9% ABV, 12 oz. cans in 6-Packs, Draft) and special 10th Anniversary release of the annual winter spiced ale, Fireside Chat (7.9% ABV, 12 oz. cans in 6-Packs, Draft). The beloved Hell or High…
Because three bottles of Velvet Merkin are better than one… Introducing the limited-release Velvet Merkin trio including a bottle of 2017, 2018 and 2019 vintages. A must-have for barrel-aged stout enthusiasts showcasing subtle variations gained from one year to the next. Velvet Merkin has signature barrel-aged stout aromas, with rich flavors of dark chocolate, vanilla,…
It’s time for AleSmith’s Annual 3-Day Speedway Grand Prix event during San Diego Beer Week! The event will feature eight different specialty Speedway Stout variants broken into two flights (aka Laps) priced at $14 per lap. Speedway Stout has been a favorite in AleSmith’s year-round lineup since 1999. Its flavor is dominated by chocolate and roasted…
Stone Brewing announced that a sum of more than $140,000 will be given to employees who were laid off due to COVID-19 shutdowns in a second round of disbursements from the Team Stone Relief Fund. The donation is announced as San Diego entered the most restrictive Purple level in California’s system of coronavirus tiers. In…
Drakes Brewing’s brew team cranked out a delicious new small batch beer last week, Sweet Boys Unfiltered IPA (6.5% ABV). It’s now on draft and available in 16 oz. cans at all Drake’s locations, with limited availability throughout the Bay Area. Enjoy tropical, citrus, and dank aromas, thanks to an experimental hopping technique. Brewers Asher and…
Firestone Walker Brewing Company, in collaboration with adventurer Dylan Efron, today launched Flow State—an episodic monthly video series that challenges world-class athletes and performers to embark on unfamiliar outdoor exploits. The first episode of Flow State documents Brazilian professional skateboarder Leticia Bufoni as Efron puts her to the task of rock climbing to confront her fear of heights. Future…
Stone is excited to announce their third Pilot Series beer: Stone Features & Benefits IPA. There’s no way you can make an insanely flavorful, hop-forward IPA in true Stone fashion while keeping it under 100 calories, right? And surely not with just 2.9 carbs, gluten-reduced and 4% ABV! Well, Stone’s brewers, along with the rest…
Caveman Spirits Company is excited to announce the launch of Caveman Vodka at the Paleo f(x)™ Virtual show on November 14, 2020! Move over potatoes and grains, there is a new Paleo inspired alternative coming soon to retail store shelves, a Vodka distilled from California Grapes. Handcrafted, naturally Gluten Free from the source, and infused with the…
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