Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest 2013...

Yeah my bad, I saw in to and not in from. But since he is flying into LA I would say start the trip up early, just cruise up the 101 and hit up the Barrel Works on the way up.

 

any cigar fans? I plan on bringing a couple, maybe more.

 

Believe it or not some of us visit Paso when there isn't even a beer festival going on. It's a big wine and food destination.

 

I've never had that happen. Would be a first. Ice in the jockey box, ice in the tub with the keg = just fine. They'll be using both, just like last year.

 

61min. BA Noble rot. Alesmith Cream Ale. BA Speedway. Habanero Sculpin. BA Indra Kunindra

 

Gigantic Whole in the Head with an Oregon Albacore Tuna Melt from Bunks, please.

 

Just had the rum barrel recently at Local Habit and it was fantastic.

 

Good to hear. It was gross (to me) at Barleywine Fest at Toronado this year.

 

Sure hope Surly is bringing a third beer.

 

you are preaching to the choir on this one. Those 2 very rarely see the light of day, a more realistic hope would be Moe's Bender and or Diminished Seviin or something else.

 

Super secret beer from Lagunitas.

 

Excited to see what Lagunitas has that is so top secret. If it is Waldo I would be excited.

 

7 beers from Pizza Port! At least we know they aren't messing around.

 

And being from Paso I can't even find what half of them are. Very interesting.

 

No, I think it's just that Ballast Point BA stuff is wildly divisive. For spirits they use their own barrels, and every single one I've had just tastes like straight-up acetone to me. They've all been so terrible thinking about it literally makes me angry. But then all my friends love them and rave about how good they are. I think it's just one of those beers.