Ale, Beer, Stout appreciation

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atk
US beer update...

San Luis Obispo - popped to Woodstock pizza and had some more Fig Mtn beer, wishing I'd got the Founders Watermelon Gose but forgot to bring any cash with me, would have popped into Firestone's taphouse across the road too

Santa Cruz - entered a total burrito coma when we arrived, no beer

Yosemite - June Bug Cafe had a few beers on, tried some super bland pale ale and then a really hoppy IPA to restore the balance. Neither stood out, and while I wouldn't recommend it for boozing, if you need food or accommodation just outside the valley it's a great spot.

San Francisco - day 1:
- Cellarmaker tap house = fuckin' a! Tried 4 or 5 of their beers in 5oz measures (the perfect sample size?) including a collab with Cloudwater. Also tried somehting made with cryogenic hops, very nice
- City Beer Store - one hell of a bottle shop! Just at the end of their SF beer week with a "sea of sours", tried 3 or 4, Cascade's 'Tangerine Dream' and Sante Adarius' 'Contact Barrier' were the stand outs. They had 750ml bottles of Trappist Achel Blonde, took a lot of effort not to buy one.
SF day 2, currently hotel boozing - Logsdon Farmhouse' 'Seizoen Bretta' is nice and refreshing. Got Crux Fermentation Project's 'Half Hitch' coming up next, an imperial mosaic IPA...

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rhb in reply to @atk

Will your Liver make it to NZ with you? ;)

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atk in reply to @rhb

5oz tasters are just less than 1/3 a pint. I think it'll be ok :p

Only managed a couple more mini drinks last night at a little dive bar called Toronado. Almanac's Blueberry something? was nice and tart. Sante Adairius 'Four Legs Good', a barrel aged belgian quad. Mmm...

Popped out to get some food at an Ethiopian cafe down the road, split a $20 platter between us and could still barely move afterwards. Edible plates ftw!

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