Mexican and Beer

Living in San Diego you can't help but eat Mexican food at least a few times a month. Instead of popping your typical south of the border beer and adding a lime, why not chose a craft beer to pair with your taco. I picked up Deschutes Fresh Hopped Mirror Pond. The cilantro and jalapenos I added was a wonderful match with the Cascade hop. I bought all the ingredients at the Olive Tree including the freshly ground chuck. Deschutes Fresh Hopped Mirror Pond is only available for a limited time.   

Black Xantus

Nectar Ales - Black Xantus - 11% - 22oz

Tasting Room Menu

Schonramer Pils - Private Landbraurei Schonram
La Citrueille Celeste de Citracado - Bruery/Stone/Elysian
Fresh Hop Mirror Pond - Deschutes
Velvet Merlin - Firestone
Moonlight Porter - Rock Bottom La Jolla(ON TAP)
Temptation - Russian River
Witch's Hair Pumpkin Ale - Manzanita
Our Own Bavarian-Style Doppel Weizen - Lagunitas
Bitter Monk - Anchorage Brewing Co.

I love pork chops and a perfect pairing for pork chops is a doppelbock. I chose Ayinger Celebrator. The rich malty flavors of Celebrator compliments the slight fattiness of pork on the bone. A great hearty meal. You can pick up Ayinger Celebrator and this juicy pork chop at the Olive Tree.

Damnation Batch 23

New and returning brews:

Birra Del Borgo - Duchessic - 5.9% - 375ml(Italian Saison blended with 1 year old Cantillon gueuze)
Knee Deep Brewing Co. - India Red Ale - 22oz(new brewery from outside Sacramento)
Manzanita - Witch's Hair Pumpkin Ale - 8.8% - 22oz
Port Brewing - Santas Little Helper - 10% - 22oz
Russian River - Damnation Batch 23 - 11% - 375ml
Russian River - Pliny - 8% - 500ml (bottled 10/14)
Stone - Double Bastard - 10.5% - 22o
Stone/Elysian/Brurey - La Citrueille - 5% - 12oz (pumpkin beer)
Victory - Otto Ale - 8% - 750ml -$9.49(a smoked dubbel)


Beer being poured in the Tasting Room. One more week of GABF winners:

Mammas Little Yellow Pils - Oskar Blues
Ommegang Witte - Ommegang
Session Black Lager - Full Sail
California Ale - Telegraph
Hazelnut Brown Nectar - Rogue
AleSmith IPA - AleSmith
Double Jack - Firestone
A.B.L.E Stout - Pizza Port Ocean Beach
Old Numbskull - AleSmith

Cheers,
Mike

La Citrueille Celeste

La Citrueille Celeste - Bruery/Elysian/Stone - 5% - 12oz
Double Bastard - Stone - 11% - 22oz

Bruery Faster, Bigger, Better, Boulder

The Bruery/Dogfish Head - Faster, Bigger, Better, Boulder - 8.25% - 750m(sold out)
AleSmith - YuleSmith - 8.5% - 22oz
Anchorage - Bitter Monk - 9% - 750ml
Deschutes - Fresh Hop Mirror Pond - 5% - 22oz
Deschutes - Hop Trip - 5.4% - 6pk
Jolly Pumpkin - Oro de Calabaza - 8% - 750ml
Kern River - Class V Stout - 8.5% - 22oz
Marin - IPA - 7% - 22oz
Drakes - IPA - 7% - 6pk 
Goose Island - Pere Jacques - 8% - 22oz

GABF Flights

New Menu in the Tasting Room. All GABF Winners:


Mamas Little Yellow Pils - Oskar Blues
Witte - Ommegang
DBA - Firestone
California Ale - Telegraph
Jamaica Red Ale - Mad River
AleSmith IPA
A.B.L.E Stout - Pizza Port Ocean Beach 
Double Jack - Firestone
Old Numbskull - AleSmith

The Tasting Room is open Thurs, Fri, Sat 4-10 p.m.

AleSmith YuleSmith

AleSmith Winter YuleSmith has arrived!!

Russian River Temptation

New Menu in the Tasting Room:

EKU Pils
Reutberger Export Hell - Klosterbrauerei Reutberger
Velvet Merlin - Firestone Walker
Oktoberfest - Hacker-Pschorr
High Tide - Port Brewing
Biere de Miel - Brasserie Dupont
Little Sumpin Wild - Lagunitas
DuganA - Avery(ON TAP)
Autumn Maple - The Bruery


New arrivals to the store:


Grand Teton - Black Cauldron - 8% - 750ml - 
Grand Teton - Wake Up Call - 7.5% - 750ml - $9.99
Hacker-Pschorr - Oktoberfest/Marzen - 5.8% - 6pk - $9.99
Hair of the Dog - Blue Dot - 7% - 22oz - $7.69
Kern River - Just Outstanding IPA - 6.8% - $4.99
Lagunitas - Bavarian-Style Doppel Weizen - 9% - 22oz -$4.99
Port Brewing - High Tide - 6% - 22oz - $5.99
Russian River - Blind Pig - 6.105 - 500ml - $4.99(Bottled 9/30)
Russian River - Pliny the Elder - 8% - 500ml - $4.99(Bottled 9/21)
Russian River - Temptation - 7.5% - 335ml - $12.99(Batch 6)
Sierra Nevada - Estate Homegrown Wet Hop Ale - 6.7% - 500ml - $9.99


Congratulations to all the winners at the Great American Beer Fest in Denver last weekend, especially the winners from San Diego. Big shout out to Yiga and the crew at Pizza Port Ocean Beach for bringing home the award for Small Brew Pub of the Year.

I put a list together of all the winning beers that are available in the store right now:

Hazelnut Brown Nectar - Rogue - Gold "Specialty Beer"
Midas Touch - Dog Fish Head - Bronze "Specialty Honey Beer"
Melange a Trois - Nebraska - Gold "Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer"
Pale 31 - Firestone - Gold "American Style Pale"
AleSmith IPA - AleSmith - Silver "American Style Strong Pale Ale"
Double Jack - Firestone - Silver "Imperial IPA"
Jamaica Red Ale - Mad River - Silver "American Style Red/Amber"
Mama's Little Yella Pils - Oskar Blues - Silver "Bohemian Style Pilsner"
Octoberfest - Samuel Adams - Bronze - "German-Style Marzen"
DBA - Firestone Walker - Gold "Ordinary or Special Bittter"
Sofie - Goose Island - Bronze "French and Belgian-Style Saison"
California Ale - Telegraph - Gold "Belgian and French-Style Ale"
Old Chub Scotch Ale - Oskar Blues - Bronze "Scotch Ale"
Old Numbskull - AleSmith - Silver "Barley Wine-Style Ale

Let the debate begin.

Cheers,

Mike

Port High Tide Freh Hop IPA

Get it while it's fresh!

Port Brewing - High Tide Fresh Hop IPA - 6.5% - 22oz