Offshoot Beer Co. the hop arm of The Bruery has teamed up with noted midwestern IPA maker, Hop Butcher for the World on a new hazy double IPA, Beach Casual will be dressed up to 7.5% abv.
Butcher on the Beach
Seventh Offshoot
With all the economic distraction around the craft beer niche, it is good to see milestones reached, such as Offshoot Beer Co. attaining the seven year mark!
Here is to another year of beers from The Bruery’s younger sibling.
By 11am
Offshoot Beer Co. started as more or less the hoppy side of the Bruery but they are low key adding in lagers like Viaje and now a Czech-Style Pilsner with the punny name of Czeched Out…
I Have Three Words For You
We know where Stone Brewing is obviously. It is ///Fear.Movie.Lions. But I did not know where Offshoot Beer Co. is. Now I do.
///Dolphins.Escape.Bikes collaboration is a juicy IPA with kiwi and watermelon. Weird flavor combo that but I like the three random words thing and pairing it to collaboration partners.
For the Table
There are certain styles that I am glad to see come back around. Belgian Table beer is one of them and Offshoot Beer Co. has one coming out that you can’t miss on the shelf…
…though I would like to get a non prickly pear / hibiscus version.
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.
Under the Layers
Marine Layer is the latest beer from Offshoot Beer Co. and they are going down layers to a session IPA.
“At just 4%, this hazy session IPA is light, bursting with flavor…”
Have We?
It was probably only a matter of time before Radiant Beer Co. and Offshoot Beer Co. collaborated on a project. It was only a matter, probably, of which type of IPA would be made. And here it is….
…and it is New Zealand-Style IPA whose can you can’t miss because of those sparkly diamond patterns. I like the name to, subtle call back to former employees coming back.
Coasting
Offshoot Beer Co. has a new year round offering and it is a hazy pale ale.
Here is the description: “Bursting with juicy, fruity flavor thanks to generous dry hopping with Mosaic, Strata, Citra, and Cashmere, Coast is ultra sessionable any day of the week. 2-row and wheat malts lend a soft, light mouthfeel for this sessionable ale.”
Once and Happily
Offshoot Beer Co. has a couple of romantic tinged IPAs for that summer wedding….
Once Upon a Time is a Hazy IPA bursting with flavor with enchanting aromas of watermelon, hard candy, and a mix of tropical fruits with a citrus kiss. One taste of this tropical medley, mixed with a hint of sweet jolly ranchers and a long citrus peel finish, and you’ll be ready for any adventure. ⠀
Happily Ever After is a West Coast IPA, pouring a clear straw color that you might just spin into gold. With bewitchingly delicious citrus and pine aromas, the palate rings true to style with a classic piney, earthy, dank flavor, finishing with a citrus medley. ⠀
