Category: Guide to better beer

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Sean Suggests for August 2024

Gonna lean into the hops for August seeing as how we are nearing fresh hop season. Here are three SoCal IPA’s to add to your shopping cart.

Benny Boy Brewing Hazy Persuasion IPA – 6.3% – “first ever hazy has landed and a juicy one with an intense amount of Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe.  The result is a light, pillowy body with a dank fruity nose.”

Beachwood Patio Project – 7.1% – “Get ready to fire up the grill, grab a deck chair, and start sippin’ this new aromatic West Coast IPA featuring Mosaic & Citra hops!”

Riip Beer Riip’n Greens – 7.5% – Back to Back winner of the Best of the West Coast IPA National Throwdown at the TopWire beer garden at Crosby Hop Farms.   

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Enter the Hall

Add a new city to the Hall of Fame locations.  Cooperstown, Springfield and Cleveland and now wherever the future home of the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame.

Led by Board of directors Marty Nachel, Aaron Gore, John Freyer, Matt Simpson and Lisa Morrison plus web and logo designer, Katherine Reyes have announced the launch of the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame.  

All I know is that there better be a bar inside.

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One Batch of Schoolmates

The Stone Brewing One Batch Dispatch series is back with the new Schoolmates Hazy Double IPA.

Here is the beer description from he brewery: “This particular hazy double IPA features a unique new hop called Anchovy. Don’t panic – despite the name, you can expect ripe watermelon flavors combined with dankness and orange cream character from “new classic” Citra.”

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Here is your first look at the label for XXVIII – 2024 Firestone Walker Anniversary blend.  I will update you when the blend details are available but know that if you are in California or the FW distribution network that you should get a bottle or two even without knowing what is inside the bottle.

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Lagunitas Review # 1 – A Little Sumpin’, Sumpin’

There are quite a few Sumpin’s in the Lagunitas Brewing back catalog but the latest is a near DIPA range Wheat IPA. So, this month, I thought that I would review a couple from this heritage brewery that is still hanging on after more halcyon days.

The wheat Sumpin’ pours a swirl of orange and yellow. Getting orange peel on the nose. First sip is close to an orange pekoe tea flavor but something seems off here. There is an earthy undertone that isn’t fitting in well. Or maybe it is just to tea tannic for my tastes. Doesn’t taste 7.5% though.

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Limited Larks

You may recognize the name Hoplark as the creator of hopped teas and waters that I usually see at Whole Foods but can also be bought online.

You may not know that they also have limited editions like…

..or like this…

…might be a good alternative when the sun rachets up the heat.