Tag: Tarantula Hill Brewing

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Sean Suggests for August 2025

This month, let’s climb the ABV ladder.  Starting in the 4’s and working all the way up into the 12’s! We will also climb the state of California from San Diego through to Ventura.

MadeWest Ventura Lime Light Lager – 4.2% – the original “Golden, full-flavored light lager made with the finest ingredients to achieve a clean crisp refreshing finish.” plus lime.

Pizza Port / Tarantula Hill Ultimate Rush IPA – 7% – “Brewed with a generous heap of dank hops, this West Coast ripper floods the senses with notes of Sauvignon Blanc grapes, bright lemon zest, mango skin, chopped papaya, kumquat, and stone fruit. The finish is dry and resiny, loaded with citrus zest and dank pine…”

North Park Quadrangular Quad IPA – 12% – “This quadruple dry-hopped Hazy Quad IPA boasts an impressive lineup of Mega Terps, Krush, Manilita, Peacharine, Citra, Waimea, Nectaron, and Nelson Sauvin, which offer aromas of fruit punch, pineapple, and lime peel. Consider yourself warned – this one packs a 12% ABV punch hidden amongst flavors of red berries, guava, and pineapple fruit leather.”

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Sean Suggests for May 2025

I did warn that this month would have Irish here, there and everywhere and the first of the three beer choices this week.  But then we quickly move on to Italy and then we might need some food to go with the last choice.

Sullivan’s Irish Gold Golden Ale – 5.2% – “As lagers were brewed in the 1800’s, this is a traditional kettle-hopped Golden Ale with early & late hop additions for a clean, citrus finish and a rich, copper / gold colour. Brewed by a true master, the beauty of this ale lies in its balance, sessionability and subtle apricot & tangerine tasting finish.”

Tarantula Hill / Relentless Brewing Feel the Flow Italian Pilsner – 5.5% – “Brewed with our good friends at Relentless Brewing Co, this Italian Pils was brewed with tradition in mind using 100% Italian floor malted Eraclea pilsner malt. Hopped generously in the boil with German Perle & French Aramis and then fermented cold & dry hopped judiciously with Saphir & Tettnanger before being lagered for 6 weeks! Soft breadiness leads the way to a clean bitterness, with waves of floral and soft spicy notes, and finishing with a spritzy carb that compliments the finish.”

Highland Park Brewery Burger Eyes West Coast IPA – 7.3% – “West Coast IPA with a dry hop combo of Mosaic Cryo, Mosaic Hyperboost, Columbus Cryo, Chinook, & Cascade. Bursting through the fluffy white foam is an array of aromas like citrus zest, dank weed, & evergreen pine. This is the beer to reach for while enjoying this month’s collaboration burgers during Burger Month.”

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Five Tarantulas

Tarantula Hills Brewing in Thousand Oaks has hit a significant milestone.  Saturday, June 22nd is their 5 Year Anniversary.

Festivity Details include:⁠ (yays and nopes are mine)

5th Anniversary Beer + Brewer’s Special Keg⁠ – yay!

Smoked Old Fashion Cocktail⁠ – yay!

El Rey Oyster Shooters⁠ – nope

Great Lineup of Live Music⁠ – OK

Birthday Sundae flavored Ice Cream⁠ – yay!

5th Anniversary Merch⁠ – OK

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Sean Suggests for April 2024

Time to play, one of these things is not like the other. I am a fan of collaborative beers and so that is two-thirds of the theme this month.

Enegren Brewing / Bierstadt Lagerhaus American Reinheitsgebot – 4.8% – “Being two breweries that share a passion for exceptional, filtered, and crisp German lagers, we decided to brew one of our all-time favorite beers for this year’s American Reinheitsgebot: an American Helles Lager. This classic beer is crafted with American malt and hops, staying true to its style. Make sure to swing by Frühlingsfest and grab a taste before it disappears!”

Santa Monica Brew Works Todo Chido Mexican-Style Lager – 5% – “this crisp Mexican-style ‘surfveza’ is pure golden refreshment. Enjoy the bright, well-balanced taste with delicate notes of orange blossom and a touch of tangelo.”

Wagon Wheel Brewing / Tarantula Hill Wagon Full of Tarantulas –  6% – “We set out to brew a Hazy Single IPA and the resulting brew is a Tropical fruit bomb that is out of this world! Wagon Full of Tarantulas is a Hazy IPA featuring HBC 630 and Mosaic hops. This beer is layered with flavors of papaya, grapefruit and pineapple.”

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San Diego Spider

Tarantula Hill Brewing is making a big leap to the San Diego area, San Marcos specifically as the Thousand Oaks based brewery will utilize the space once used by the Draft Republic restaurant.  This news was first broken by Brandon Hernandez at SD Beer News.

Will an outer rim of L.A. brewery fly in San Diego County?

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Four Spiders

Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. up in the Thousand Oaks area is turning 4 years old this year and in a bit of a twist of the script are releasing and Anniversary lager which will be coming out June 24th.

If you complain that there are too many IPAs and too few lighter beers, this may be what you need to try.