[pct-l] Trail Ales

[David Keller]

> >>So Cal
> >>has a relative dearth of good microbrew-style ales.

A dearth of good microbrews in So Cal?!?  It took a beer-related post to 
finally get me fired up enough to contribute to the PCT list.  Of course, 
the fact that I'm having a few fine southern California beers tonight is 
probably also fueling my semi-outrage.  I must respectfuly disagree with the 
above statement.  So Cal has many excellent locally brewed beers.  I suppose 
they may not be available along the trail. . .but I do remember the store in 
Idyllwild with the pizza place in it had a reasonable selection.

Although technically its more of a "meso-brewery" than a micro-brewery, 
Stone Brewery has one of the best IPA's and Imperial Stouts out there (in my 
opinion).    Pizza Port Brewing in Solana Beach, Carlsbad, and San Clemente 
consistently put out some excellent, award-winning beers.  If I'm not 
mistaken, I believe Pizza Port won the Great American Beer Festival's small 
brewery of the year award in '04 and '03.  Their Doheny Double IPA, Poor 
Man's IPA, and Dawn Patrol Brown Ale are excellent.  Oggi's Brewing has a 
great stout and double IPA.  And even though its a chain, the Rock Bottom 
Breweries in San Diego and Long Beach (and probably other places I haven't 
been) usually have a couple of great beers and has at least one 
cask-conditioned ale on tap.  Newport Beach Brewing Co. and Santa Barbara 
Brewing Co. aren't too shabby either.  And once you move up into Northern 
Cali. . .well, don't get me started ;)

Just had to defend to fine brewers of Souther California.

Cheers,

Aaron Keller (Roadrunner)


>From: Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: pmags at yahoo.com
>To: PCT MailingList <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] Trail Ales
>Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:27:37 -0800 (PST)
>
> >>So Cal
> >>has a relative dearth of good microbrew-style ales.
>
>Found that to be the case as well.
>
>Now, on the CDT you go through Colorado and Montana.
>Wonderful beer country. Wyoming and New Mexico were
>pretty much Bud Light country.
>
>In New Mexico, you could probably finance a hike by
>collecting all the "empties" found along the road.
>
>(Stuck in a quiet office with a blizzard outside!
>Power galore this weekend! :D)
>
>
>
>
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