Agua Fresca IPA. OK, that is a new twist for sure, maybe not for Bottle Logic Brewing. Might be an interesting beer especially if the hop bill can compound the interest of the fruit notes brought via the fresca part of the beer.
Fresh Agua
HQ IPA
Right now there are two breweries that I can say with confidence can nail a Quad IPA. El Segundo Brewing and Pure Project. The latter has teamed with Bottle Logic for a long but funny named QIPA.
“”A Quad IPA? In This Economy?!” emerges with a pale yellow haze, a hugely tropical aromatic output, and a bullish 12% ABV. Our diversified portfolio of Nectaron, Strata, and Citra Cryo hops lends flavors of grapefruit, pineapple, and stone fruit to the palate’s balance sheet, where bold malt sweetness tempers the punchy ABV and eases the hop bitterness into a delicious depreciation.”
Putting on the Ritz (Carlton)
I got a taste of luxe life in San Juan Capistrano over Christmas at the Inn at the Mission and now not far away is another event that looks extravagant. Below are the details. I will pop back in with why the beer is special at the end…
“The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel’s first Culinary Cookout of 2023 is Brews & Bites – a beachside beer festival with an incredible and diverse lineup of brewers from across the nation and internationally on Sunday, February 19 from 1- 4 pm.
Set on the resort’s lush Dana Lawn that overlooks miles of the Pacific Ocean, attendees will enjoy an afternoon of unlimited beer tastings with a keepsake glass and access to global street food stations serving up wood fire Bavarian pretzels, Korean corn dogs, New Delhi fish and chips, and borracha tacos. Lawn games and entertainment complete the afternoon.”
Here is a link to buy tickets ($150 per person; kids under 9 are complimentary).
Brewery Headliners:
- Bow & Arrow Brewing Co.
- Peoples’ Republic of South Central
- The Bruery
- OffShoot
- Bottle Logic Brewing
- Baja Brewing Company
- Sage Vegan
- OC Local Taproom
This is not a hastily thrown together brewery list. Bottle Logic and The Bruery may not have whales at their tables but even their most basic list of beers are great. Many have not had a beer from Kimberly Rice and Sage and this is a great way to introduce yourself to their beers. They do a lot of farm to table and grow hops via Sow A Heart Farms. For me the headliner is Bow & Arrow from New Mexico. Most of the press is about the owners, and rightfully so, but I have had a couple of their beers and they are great. I say have the beers then read their story.
Sean Suggests for January 2023
Let’s take a little drive around SoCal to taste all sorts of hops from Noble to un-named and Pilsner to IIPA to start the year off right.
Bottle Logic – Semplicitá Italian Pilsner – 5.2% “Saphir and Saaz hops tout delicate aromas of pine and white flowers and transition to the palate with an up-front bitterness. It lingers for a moment and folds into the fresh bready sweetness of the malt base with a medium-light body and effervescent carbonation.”
El Segundo Brewing – Simcoe West Coast IPA – 6.8% – “Once again, we love a hop so much, we had no choice but to name a beer after it. Simcoe’s been around since 2000, making it a classic hop of the West Coast IPA. There’s been plenty of hops that have made a splash since then, but Simcoe has a certain… je ne sais quoi that keeps us coming back for more.”
Ogopogo Brewing / Harland Beer Co. – Merlion 2 DDH Hazy IIPA – 8.5% – “With Citra, Incognito Citra, HBC 586 and HBC 586 Cryo.”
Holiday Cheers – Day 29 – Mulled Memories from Bottle Logic
Getting near the end here, let’s add in a new beer from Bottle Logic Brewing and one of their pastry-esque beers with a memory, a Mulled Memory.
“Apple Brandy Barrel-Aged Mulled Golden Ale with elegant aromas of wintery apple cider curl from the glass of this Apple Brandy Barrel-Aged Golden Ale. A subtle wisp of lactose twists through the base, tethering the delicate apple character to a warming blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and citrus peel.”
Super Dry and Now Dark
Most Bottle Logic Brewing news regards their barrel-aged program and pastry stouts. But I would suggest looking for this Super Dry instead…
The regular Hanamachi is a great beer but this dark malt version looks good plus the label has a real Silence in the Library – River Song vibe.
Popsicle?
I have had beer floats. Beer ice cream. Milkshake IPA’s but never have I seen the following combination…
HINT – look in the bottom right corner
Pour the beer over a popsicle? Obviously it is far more fun than a beer slushie monstrosity and I give all kudos to Bottle Logic Brewing for upping the beer and dessert paring stakes. But now I gotta find the right popsicle flavor.
From the Rickhouse
If you want to learn about barrel-aged beer then the next Beachwood Beer Side Talks event is for you.
Here are the details:
“On May 12th we’re continuing our educational speaking event series with “Tales from the Rickhouse: Barrel-Aged Beers” featuring speakers Julian Shrago, Brewmaster and Co-Owner at Beachwood and Lindsay Langton, Creative Director (Lead Design of Barrel Blends program) at Bottle Logic with Brewmaster and Co-Founder Wes Parker.
$15 Ticket includes a flight of 3 specialty barrel-aged beers hosted at Beachwood Downtown Long Beach.”
Logical Birds
I don’t normally post about popular or whale beers but I do post quite frequently about collaborations so, here we go…
Bottle Logic and Green Cheek have joined Orange County forces for a sour meets rum experience.
“We aged Birds of Paradise in Barbadian rum barrels before steeping the liquid on a vibrant blend of dried orange and grapefruit peels to mimic the citrus-driven bitterness of the cocktail’s Aperol component. A tempering tropical sweetness of fresh pineapple alights on the palate with a peck of fresh lime juice, all culminating in an integrated-but-obvious 14% exhale.”
IP Fighters
Count me as not a fan of the name or IP stretching by Bottle Logic but the beer itself sounds very intriguing. I am sure we can all find beers with questionable names that inside the can was terrific.