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I have recollections of other beers in the house as I was growing up but my first solid memory is of Buckhorn Beer.
It didn’t taste good but on the plus side it came in the stubby bottle. On the con side, you had to buy a case of 24. Thank goodness my parents were wine drinkers who figured out pretty quick that beer should taste as good as the vino. Also lucky to be in Portland as the craft beer boom hit.
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Your Honor,
The L.A. Times basketball sportswriter corresponds with Donald Sterling about the state of the Clippers and in the same spirit I am writing to you.
Why is it, that…
San Diego has Karl Strauss Brewery
Orange County has The Bruery
Pasadena has Craftsman Brewing
Santa Barbara has Telegraph Brewing
Sacramento has Rubicon Brewing
San Francisco has Anchor Steam
even Santa Rosa has Russian River Brewing
…and Los Angeles has ? Why is it that the premier city of Southern California has no major brewery and no football team. My guess is that someone or something is standing in the way.
We have two award winning home brew clubs. A burgeoning beer bar scene and a discriminating food culture. We have all the ingredients and yet I do not see a brewery. Why is that?
I know I repeated myself there but I am genuinely confused. Portland has tons of breweries and new ones opening each month. There are (3) off the 78 freeway north of San Diego and that is not a long freeway.
I urge you to find out where the problem is. We seem to have plenty of liquor stores. How about losing some and adding a brewpub instead?
Now is the time to encourage people to chase entrepreneurial dreams. Not to stand in the way and hold ideas back.
Sean Inman
I’ve got (2) Rogue beers waiting their turn to be tried. First is the Track Town Honey Orange and then I will have some Portland Sesquicentennial.
$10.00 is all it takes to be safe. Completely staffed by volunteers, RideOn Portland will take you (and your car) from the bar you are at to your home.
I hope this is an idea that spreads around the country because in our car first culture it just isn’t as easy to go out and enjoy a beer without always having to monitor how you feel. Now I don’t suggest going out to get wasted. I never have. But if you want to try to big, flavorful beers you need options transportation wise so that you can be safe and have a good time.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is honored to announce the release of Estate Ale–one of the world’s only estate-made beers brewed with 100% all-natural, locally-grown hops and barley, which are produced at the brewery in Chico, California. Inspired by the renowned winemaking region of its Napa and Sonoma neighbors, Sierra Nevada is the first brewery to develop its own terroir. This beer is brewed with ingredients that reflect the flavors of the environment and the seasonal rhythms of nature.
Laboring under the shadow of the Brooklyn Brewery is the SixPoint Craft Ales.
They do a wide variety of styles. Belgian IPA to saison to Hop Obama (since retired).
Their beers are available mostly in New York but they are worth looking for when you need to try something new.
Is it a pale or an IPA?
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The Beer Search Party is blessed to have guest reviewers with specific beer style tastes. One is a fan of the Belgian tripel and the other is my dark beer specialist. And not just any dark beer, we are talking about Old Engine Oil Reserve and the big chocolate stouts. Without any further ado, here is a review of McMenanmin’s Terminator Stout…
“Loved it. Very rich and smooth. Hint of expresso notes. No bite. Very dark almost black with no head. Paired it with sliced havarti rolled with pastrami & tomatoes with garlic mustard. Thanks again for bringing it back for me. On my list of favorites”
All I had to do was sample (4) Beer floats for charity. The most interesting was the Bruery Berliner Weiss with Raspberry Yuzu sorbet. The best overall was the Old Rasputin with Brown Bread ice cream.