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Once again, let’s give it up for the selection in not California beer stores but California grocery stores

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People love to bitch and moan about the $18+ 4-packs of 16oz cans that have become so common in taprooms with the hazy IPA explosion, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone bitch about the PtE equivalent cost on a per ounce basis of $30.25.

I mean, I buy it whenever I come across it, too, but somehow RRBC is exempt from the conversation.

For the record I’ll gladly pay that ($18) for a four pack from Great Heights and love me some Fruity Pebbles particularly since most pints cost around 8 bucks at breweries/bars…your question made me think of what are the actual ‘whale’ offerings in the U.S. and globally these days that people will pay top dollar for? I’d put Russian River, Treehouse and The Alchemist up there in the U.S.  Globally I guess Cantillon, the Trappist brewery that makes Westy 12 in Belgium? What others am I missing?

Fun fact: did you know there is a Taco Bell in Pacifica, CA that (1) is right on the beach and (2) has their own (surprisingly OK) IPA brewed for them?

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Also, just a few miles down south in the same center in Half Moon Bay, you can visit Half Moon Bay Brewing (good beers and food…just don’t order the fish tacos) as well as Hop Dogma. Their Alpha Dankapotamus just won a gold at the US Beer Open Championship for West Coast IPA

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In the Bay Area for a couple of weeks and got to visit my favorite beer bar (Toronado) for a Pliny AND got to try the triple dry hopped Pliny for President (twice)!

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23 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Icy Boys, imo.

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Damn. It’s SO plentiful out here these days that you can just pass it up

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Jupiter Amber, Berkeley CA

 

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Hefeweizen

 

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1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

RIP Franconia Brewing. Texas’ 5th oldest craft brewery


They've been closed for a year or two. 

Damn, Independence Brewery has a wonderful hazy IPA seasonal called Golden Beach Cryptid right now. It's made with Moteuka Hops from New Zealand and it's super citrusy and super tasty. My favorite beer of the last few months.

19 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:


They've been closed for a year or two. 

Were any of their beers ever any good? Can't think of one that I had and liked more than "it's fine"

franconia kolsch was good when it first came out but i haven't thought of them in years. 

just got back from CO. backcountry pizza in boulder had pliny for president. bierstadt slow pour pils still delicous. brought back a full cooler of shit we can't get in tx...weldworks, la cumbre, bierstadt, trve, etc. also hadn't thought about ska brewing in a long time but it was everywhere. 


just got back from CO. backcountry pizza in boulder had pliny for president. bierstadt slow pour pils still delicous. brought back a full cooler of shit we can't get in tx...weldworks, la cumbre, bierstadt, trve, etc. also hadn't thought about ska brewing in a long time but it was everywhere. 


mdmost and I were just there as well this weekend and I agree on Bierstadt’s pils being delicious. Plus, I felt so fancy whilst drinking what with the doily and all

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1 hour ago, stc said:

franconia kolsch was good when it first came out but i haven't thought of them in years. 

just got back from CO. backcountry pizza in boulder had pliny for president. bierstadt slow pour pils still delicous. brought back a full cooler of shit we can't get in tx...weldworks, la cumbre, bierstadt, trve, etc. also hadn't thought about ska brewing in a long time but it was everywhere. 

 

7 minutes ago, mdleast said:

 


mdmost and I were just there as well this weekend and I agree on Bierstadt’s pils being delicious. Plus, I felt so fancy whilst drinking what with the doily and all



 

 

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1 hour ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Black Stack French Pils
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Italian Pils not good enough for you?

59 minutes ago, mdleast said:

mdmost and I were just there as well this weekend

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3 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Italian Pils not good enough for you?

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Love me some Italian pils.

(I have no god damn clue what the difference is)

13 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Love me some Italian pils.

(I have no god damn clue what the difference is)

one immediately surrenders when the Germans show up, the other goes well with pasta?

34 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

one immediately surrenders when the Germans show up, the other goes well with pasta?

And haphazardly assists the Germans in their evil schemes.

2 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Heading to Mt Hood and Portland this weekend. What’s the cool, new spots there?

Where abouts in Portland are you staying?

Passing through, so pretty flexible. Camping near Mt Hood and then spending a night at Nehalem Bay State Park. 

ones on the list so far:

pFriem in Hood River and/or Ferment next door

Solera

On 4/10/2024 at 11:45 AM, Hornius Emeritus said:

1973, Leakey Texas, Falstaff IMO

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Reminds me of when I was learning to scuba in lake Travis in the 90s. Shit ton of that style can on the bottom of the lake. 

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1 hour ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Passing through, so pretty flexible. Camping near Mt Hood and then spending a night at Nehalem Bay State Park. 

ones on the list so far:

pFriem in Hood River and/or Ferment next door

Solera

Double Mountain as well has some real good pizza in Hood River too. Volcanic Bottle Shop is like a mile away more in town too. Haven't been to the Hood River Common House yet.

Occidental's Fresh Hop Pils I think just came out and one I really like every year. Loyal Legion in Portland is always good too. But I still just enjoy going to the classics like Belmont Station and John's Marketplace. 

 

I really enjoyed Occidental's taproom down under the St. John's Bridge. Not sure how well that would work with your plans but it's a fun stop if you can swing it. It's fairly close to the airport. 

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Looks like a Loyal Legion spot opened at PDX last week. Looks pretty sweet. 
 

one of my good friends (local that is out of the country) recommended:

Great Notion

Wayfinder

Away Days

John’s Marketplace

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Texas Brewery/Brewpub #300

 

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There is no brewpub in Texas that has more money behind it than this place (I dont count Altsadt, they package their beer). Holy shit what a property. Too bad the beer sucks ass

Texas Brewery/Brewpub #300
 
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There is no brewpub in Texas that has more money behind it than this place (I dont count Altsadt, they package their beer). Holy shit what a property. Too bad the beer sucks ass

this talyard’s brewing joint in sugar land is in for $10-15M. it’s a production brewery in addition to taproom & restaurant, but good god. i haven’t been yet and i imagine it will do very well, but the payback period on that kind of investment is a looong time.
2 minutes ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:


this talyard’s brewing joint in sugar land is in for $10-15M. it’s a production brewery in addition to taproom & restaurant, but good god. i haven’t been yet and i imagine it will do very well, but the payback period on that kind of investment is a looong time.

I saw some footage that someone posted on my IG feed and damn it looks massive

If they got all that done for $15 million they are extremely good negotiators.

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