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News from Beachwood….”In the beginning… Beachwood’s beer was written on small chalkboards and hung from behind the bar. It’s a tradition we continue at our original brewing location in Long Beach. As a tribute to that, we’re launching “Chalkboard Series,” a rotating selection of small-batch canned beers, available only at Beachwood’s own locations.”
The series started last week with a classic pale ale. Their first-ever pale ale in cans.
As if Bottle Logic Brewing wasn’t popular enough, now they are sending out R&D cans that will set the avid beer geeks into overdrive. Below I saw the info:
“Chris, Ben, and Sam, who make up our Special Projects Division over on the 7BBL Pilot System, have been cranking out strange and wonderful new fresh beer experiments. We’ve built out this new label template to get our favorites packaged and into your hands for off-premise exploration!”
The first two releases (probably already gone) give an idea of what to expect down the line…
• #AssonanceAndConsonance: Imperial Sweet Stout • 10% ABV • Cinnamon Coffee Cake-inspired Sweet Stout brewed with lactose and finished with ONYX Coffee Lab beans and cinnamon.
• #ItsNotDelivery: Pale Ale • 5% ABV • It’s a beer! This pizza-inspired pale ale was built on a combination of malt selected to mimic the flavors of pizza crust, then brewed with tomatoes, fennel seed, basil, and oregano!
Near San Diego, in the town of Santee is Manzanita Brewing. They are a small-batch brewery with five year rounds beers and a few seasonals tossed in throughout the year.
We are a Small-Batch Craft Brewery in Santee, CA. We are passionate about Quality Craft Beer. We will have 5 year round beers and many seasonal beers available throughout the year.
Here are two beers that caught my eye….
Gillespie Brown; “a malty and sweet brew followed by a toasted chocolate flavor. Its dark brown appearance and deep roasted aroma translates into a smooth warm distinct finish.”
“A pint of Manzanita Horizon Red Ale is guaranteed to deliver a great initial malt flavor with a roasted grain aftertaste and dry Irish finish every time.”