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One of the first to really dive into cans is back with more IPA for hop fans.
Pizza Port – Bressi Ranch Fish IPA has gone from house IPA to six-pack.
I don’t know much about surfing or surf culture other than the videos you see on YouTube which are crazy. This IPA is not named for a generic fish but the fish surfboard. Per the brewery this IPA “has bright citrus and tropical notes, followed by hints of lemon, gooseberry, and melon.”
Time to head back to the legacy breweries and try some of their new (and new-ish) offerings.
~LIGHT
Anchor/ Brewer’s Pale Ale5.3% ABV
“Brewers’ Pale Ale is a bright and fruity American Pale Ale bursting with hop aroma and flavor. Its appearance is straw colored with a creamy, white head and nice lacing. The ale has aromas of grapefruit, passion fruit, citrus peels and dank piney hops. It’s a crisp and quaffable Pale Ale packed with complex hop flavor, finishing fairly dry with a nice balanced drinkability.”>
~MEDIUM
Allagash/ Map 407.5% ABV
“Map 40 is a Belgian-style stout blended with cold-brewed coffee from Speckled Ax. Black in body with a tan, reddish-tinged head, this beer’s aroma is strong in coffee and light in roasted grain. Brewed with dark chocolate malt, chocolate malt, roasted barley, and brown malt. A light nuttiness accompanies tastes of chocolate, raisin, and a resounding coffee note that weaves its way throughout. This is a rich, creamy stout with a clean finish.”>
~DARK
Pizza Port/ Bacon and Eggs8.0% ABV
“With award-winning cold-pressed coffee from Bird Rock Roasters of La Jolla, this Coffee Porter is black in color with a khaki tan head. Strong coffee flavors with rich chocolate and roasted malts. ”>
All of these beers can be found at Sunset Beer Co. (unless they got bought up real quick)
I would expect nothing less in label art than this from the combo of Pizza Port and 3 Floyds….
Very trippy and skull driven. All for a session IPA. You won’t be able to miss it on shelves for sure.
The folks at El Segundo have ticked off another bucket list collaboration partner (at least in my mind) with their latest DIPA with Pizza Port.
Day One is November 3rd and the brewery taproom will have special beers going or you can find bottled that day bottles to-go at reputable craft beer stores.
Another canned offering from Pizza Port will make you stop, and not for surfing but for bitterness. Surf Stop is a new pale ale coming from the brewery south of us.
Pizza Port has now been around for 30 years. And to celebrate, each of their Southern California brewpubs will be canning the Pub Release Series throughout 2017.
Nine beers are on the board and to help you plan your visits south from LA, here is the current schedule…
• March: Solana IPA (Solana Beach)
• May: The Jetty IPA (Ocean Beach)
• June: The Fish IPA (Bressi Ranch)
• July: Bottle Shop 10th Anniversary IPA (Carlsbad)
• August: TBD Beer
• September: Fest Bier Traditional German Lager (Bressi Ranch)
• October: TBD Carlsbad Village Beer (Carlsbad)
• November: Dusk Till Dawn Imperial Porter (San Clemente)
• December: Liquid Mistletoe Style TBD (Bressi Ranch)
Liquid Mistletoe sounds intriguing to me.
If I had been given the following True/False question, I would have gotten it wrong.
Have AleSmith and Pizza Port collaborated on a beer?
Now they have, which means that trick questions are now more logical. And of course it is hoppy, we aren’t living in a bizarro world.
If you are a Pizza Port and Port Brewing fan then you will like hearing that they have another location in the works (oh and they will be canning some beer there too)
It is in Bressi Ranch, which I am not familiar with but that is beside the point, there is time lapse video to be watched with quirky music……
One of the hardest things to do in opening a brewery isn’t brewing the beer or designing the logo or hiring staff. Nope, one of the hardest things to do is find a suitable location. One that doesn’t require breaking through mile after mile of red tape and that can fit into your vision for now and the future.
And in California, what with prices still being higher than in other parts of the country that problem is exacerbated. Even for someone like Jeff Bagby who has Great American Beer Festival medals galore.
But now the good news. The Bagby Beer Company has taken that step and found a place to call home in Oceanside. They have taken over an old car dealership space. If all goes well, construction will begin in 2013 and maybe if the process goes according to plan beer will be made.
The San Diego scene shows no sign of flagging.
Many a day I wish that Pizza Port was closer than San Clemente. Luckily L.A. gets the occasional beer and Blue Palms has done Pizza Port Tap Takeovers. But I think I may need to check out this special event in a Galaxy, far, far away…
The names are great and thankfully avoid the crappy prequels altogether though I don’t know if I could stride up to the bar and ask for a Bantha Poodoo.