So you’ve got a few hundred pounds of raisins that you need to caramelize for that Belgian beer you’re making. How do you do it? Pizza oven? Broiler? Barbecue in the back of a pickup? Well if you’re the nut cases at Port Brewing/Lost Abbey, you dump all your raisins in a hopback, buy a […]

Still life at Karl Strauss A saison that Karl did. I don’t like many of their beers but I like this one. Overall I’m glad belgians are replacing IPA’s as the ‘in beer.’

Andy & Melody Andy is a brewer for Karl Strauss (I forget which location), but he’s not actually at Karl Strauss, he’s at Backstreet Brewing in Vista, Calif. visiting with his buddy Adam who is the new head brewer here. Adam used to brew at the Karl Strauss in Carlsbad, Calif., but now he’s brewing […]

It’s not just the beer, the food is great too thanks to chef Vince

That’s Stone Brewing’s Chili looking at us from inside Pizza Port – or as we call it, ‘beer jail’

We’re here at the Belgian beer festival in Carlsbad. This is Matt Dolman who has been here for7 hours already. he looks like it.

Mmmm…New Belgium La Folie @ Churchill’s Pub

Now I’m having the Monks Cafe sour. I’m pretty sure I’ve met the guy who brewed this.

I’m not saying this is a reflection on the owner, but the menu is so tiny I can’t read it. anyone have a magnifying glass?

CBC Stupid Stout

The beer board

Amanda & Dana

Black Chocolate Stout

Shandy Bass is a lemon flavored and sweetened drink made with “real” Bass beer. Less than .5% alcohol. It is very sweet and tastes vaguely of beer.

Jolly Pumpkin ES Bam on cask @ Churchill’s

Solana’s Anniversary beer. Guru IIPA. Sent it to blog too!

Devotion on a warm spring eve @ Lost Abbey.

Jolietjake & John

MJ’s beer for the night

Greenflash

Inversion IPA @ the Getty Center

I’ve always know that on average beer drinkers have bigger brains that wine drinkers, but now we have scientific evidence. Read the story right here PS: Don’t start thinking this applies to you. Average means that half of you are below the line.

Olfabrikken Porter

Cottonwood Almond Stout

Hoppen’ Frog

Here’s photos from the (almost) just finished Angel’s Share and Veritas `03 release.

The line for Angel’s Share and Veritas `03

John Sean & Dennis

Sweet Water Tavern

Bill Tomme & Nick

Cantillon Saint Lamvinus

Firestone Union-Jack…chug it Vicki!

The mastermind of Hopacolypse Now, Ivan drinking a Sculpin IPA on cask.

Mmmmmmmm…..Pliney the Elder @ Hopocalypse Now

That is Russian River Pliny The Elder. It is big hoppy beer night at Churchill’s

The infamous Bill B (aka: The Duke du Bourgogne) w/a Pliney the Younger

Bpack Marlin Porter & Achilles 2xIPA

that’s Amy and me having a Sticky Stout at Pizza Port, Carlsbad

Sticky Stout

Oude Kriek Boon at the Pizza Port bottle shop

We’re at the Pizza Port bottle shop. Sage is having Sinebrychoff Porter from Finland

Petrus Oud Bruin – a brown ale aged in oak

Kelly from Green Flash

A nice Jubelale on a beautiful SD day

Dave shooting Noah’s Mill and Rowan’s Creek @ Churchill’s. Just kidding Ivan. Although, a great taste w/a good beer.

Derek & Ryan

Far from causing people to get all noisy and violent — extreme beer seems to make a lot of people sleepy. And wear newspaper hats.

That’s me and Tod Mott from Portsmouth Brewing. We are pouring Cate the Great with oak. Yes it is awesome.

Molly, Jim & Brandy Jim asked me if I’d leave Tomme and become his personal assistant instead. Tomme looked worried. 😉

Cambridge Brewery Co Oaky ,we’ve made it to Boston and we’ve come to Cambridge Brewing for a little pre-barrel night warm-up

Cherry Stout 6.0%

Big Man Ale

On Cask; Charles River Porter

Chocolate-Chili Porter 5.8% Very chocolatey upfront with a nice chili heat afterwords. Very nice! Sage took it and drank all of it.

La Fin Du Monde

This is Mike – he is a prosecutor for San Diego. We like him anyway.

Bev & Nancy

Trois Pistoles Ale 9%

Victory Twelve

KC

The Portsmouth Brewery

Mary Jo’s Manning chooses to relax with a Captain Stout from Alpine Brewing

Speedway Stout

An 04 IRS on the wet patio at Stone.

black IPA on cask, IRS and Vertical Epic

We went back to Liar’s Club for lunch then we headed uo to Stone for their Winter Storm. We’re all drinking 02 and 04 IRS now.

The bar

WOW Yes, it’s a blurry and dark picture, but Liar’s Clubs is totally packed.

Alpine Black Forset Stout

Logan the beer stealer is here!

Jealous they can’t go to Apine tonight

Imperial Choklat Stout

Gonzo Imperial Porter

Carsberg Sverige AB Sweden

jolly pumpkin sour xmas ale… yummy

New England ~ San Deigo Game

Tomme would be proud!

Samuel Smith Winter Ale Welcome