(August 26, 2014 at 12:46 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:

(August 26, 2014 at 12:19 am)Polaris Wrote: Isn't that super malty?

Very. It's not for everyone, and if you're a hophead it won't be your thing at all.

Yeah....I, like most San Diegan beer drinkers, love my hops...I had a beer with 80 IBUs today actually and it could have been hoppier.

(August 26, 2014 at 1:31 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Got a sixer of Blackstone's APA. I am a hophead, and the American Pale Ale is just stupid.

Yick. Tennessee should leave the PAs to the west coast breweries. Seriously. It's like no breweries other than ours know how to work with hops.

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(August 26, 2014 at 1:43 am)rexbeccarox Wrote:

(August 26, 2014 at 1:31 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Got a sixer of Blackstone's APA. I am a hophead, and the American Pale Ale is just stupid.

Yick. Tennessee should leave the PAs to the west coast breweries. Seriously. It's like no breweries other than ours know how to work with hops.

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There are some good breweries here. Blackstone's IPA is actually really good. But my point is that the APA style is just overhopped garbage. Typical American bastardization of a great thing.

Oooh, I'm in on this, as a 5 year resident of SD.

5. The Lost Abbey in San Marcos. Wow. The Mark of the Beast Quadrupel is amazing.

4. Green Flash. 'Nuff said. I agree with Becca. Their West Coast IPA is a perfect example of hops and spices. Try the Road Warrior RyePA for a good twist.

3. Monkey Paw - Best in downtown. I used to drop by on the way to the spaghetteria in Little Italy after work. Memories.

2. Stone - Price aside, Stone's Cherrywood Smoked Saison is one of my favorite brews ever.

1. Ballast Point - Hard to get any better than ballast. Dorado Double Oak Cask=perfection. Their Geuze is the shiggles.

I miss San Diego.

(August 26, 2014 at 12:48 am)Polaris Wrote:

(August 26, 2014 at 12:46 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Very. It's not for everyone, and if you're a hophead it won't be your thing at all.

Yeah....I, like most San Diegan beer drinkers, love my hops...I had a beer with 80 IBUs today actually and it could have been hoppier.

Us Portland beer drinkers do as well, I just often go against the crowd.

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edit...

i just found a really good drink

fill like 10% of the glass with really cheap standard lemonade and 10% really cheap standard apple juice

then fill 80% with alcohol if you want to get smashed

or 80% with water if you want to get healthy

tastes like canada dry mixed with appletiser mixed with melted ice