Figueroa Mountain is Lagerville’ing again in April. As has been in the past, it is an impressive assemblage of breweries. It is certainly worth the trip up the lower Central Coast to get your taste buds lager’d.
Lagerville 2024
Agua Sante Stubbies
One of my favorite packaging options is the stubbie glass. Maybe nostalgia for what I saw my Dad buy when I was a kid but I just love that littler bottle.
And Figueroa Mountain is bringing it back around for their Agua Sante Mexican Lager which I think is a perfect fit…
Food GPS July 2019 Posts
Lagervilla
If you can’t make it to the Figueroa Mountain Lagerville event this year, well you can take a little piece home with this 5-way collaboration on an Italian Style Pilsner. Central Coasters love the Tipopils and this looks to be an homage to that style.
Lagerville
If you are the type that needs to see the brewery line-up before a festival, well maybe this will have you driving to Buellton in July…
…that is a darn good representation of the major California brewing communities (plus a couple overseas entrants) and it’s lager to boot. Check out the tickets HERE.
Hazy Prestidigitation
With spring well underway now, it is time for the seasonals to roll in and one of them is from Figueroa Mountain.
Perfect for evenings at the Magic Castle.
Featured Review – Mosaic Pale from Figueroa Mountain
Our second canned beer from FigMtn is their Mosaic Pale.
Pours a dark orange. Initial biscuity malt strikes me. Orange rind aroma. Orange and pine bitterness. Medium hoppy for this drinker. As it warms the pine needle taste takes the center stage. Tastes fuller than 5.5%. Almost like a Red IPA which is one of my favorite sub-styles because of the heightened interplay of malts and hops.
Featured Review – Point Conception from Figueroa Mountain
This month, the featured review spotlight is on Figueroa Mountain and we start with their newest IPA, Point Conception.
Point Conception pours a bright orange clear color. Jammy and spicy hop nose. First sip brings the West-Coast bitterness that is quite different from many IPA’s today. Pepper note constricts the mouth a bit. Grapefruit notes come in lightly. This is quite a wet beer despite the spice profile.
Old Hands – New IPA’s
The Mid-Majors of the California brewing world are aware of the trends big and little but they all seem to give the trends a shot. Just in different ways….
Matt Brynildson from Firestone Walker approached a Hazy IPA via the Weizenbock making their Mind Haze with 40% wheat and oats in the bill and by precise hop additions.
Karl Strauss head brewer Sean Albrecht used their Small Batch program along with a trip to the East Coast as inspiration for their nautical themed Boat Shoes Hazy IPA.
Lastly, Figueroa Mountain used a trip to Yakima Chief to create a new IPA that they named after California geography with Point Conception IPA.
Fig(ure) 8
Not a week goes by without an anniversary around Los Angeles, and here’s a November party to plan on, at Figueroa Mountain in Buellton.
What caught my eye, more than the invite to dress in 1920’s style is the 8th Anniversary beer, a “small-batch, barrel-aged release developed to be reminiscent of an Old Fashioned cocktail with notes of oak, vanilla, caramel, orange, and cherry.”
8th Anniversary Ale will be available to-go in 22oz., wax-topped bottles, in limited supply for $15.99 at the event. You can also purchase the 7th Anniversary Ale beer which have been pulled from a secret supply for a double win.