may cali trip for this east coaster.

lots of choices for sure! def alot of interesting stuff. Im not a big seafood person, but few ppl with me might go crazy for that lobster burrito. ha

 

any runners in here? any good races in that time stretch? besides runyon, might sneak one or two quick 5ks in when I'm not getting fat on all this good food haha. I was hoping to find a beer related one - but only seen a few in summer so far. they do a series by me spring - fall that's expanding. but hasn't hit cali yet. doh. cheers all. thanks again.

dan

 

oh, if I could get there I would. mountain view born. farthest north I'm going is sb haha. I haven't been back in years. hopefully next yr though. too many damn weddings with flights and sf is not a cheap trip lol.

 

what's going on guys. mid trip update. hit lost abbey, societe, toolbox, alesmith, & modern times so far. all solid stuff. bottles from few misc others. sad sundays were only days I could get to sd w/ all the wedding stuff (on bright side, my hotel had free open bar nightly 530-730!) council is closed then,sigh . days were jam packed. on bright side, temecula was actually pretty solid. I had consecration & supplecation bottles pretty cheap at the bar for bar prices, pliny on draft, just missed blind pig by a night, & tons of sick food. temecula is kinda a gem for what it's worth for food and uncrowded bars. kinda a revived scene. but lots of solid stuff, never drove more than 3 miles to anything from hotel. met a few super cool BAers & still got some spots left. barrelworks, bruery, & hopefully noble / bottlelogic. to the bottle & pint guy, I'll def be stopping there. one of the owners is friends with my cousin. we actually bbq'ed with them today a few-and I'm at the hotel next door lol go figure. they were real nice. thanks for all the help. cheers.

 

got few things at liquor depot. but he was very persistent on buying others for RR stuff. told me to come down and didn't have pliny when I got there. just a few of the lesser sours. not a huge deal, still got it. but just shoot straight. sorrel had pliny. chill spot, great food. I didn't get a chance to hit many shops there. hit both the barons - got pliny at one and avery sour at the other. killarneys had an awesome fridge of bottles for on site. some overpriced - but some pretty fair. public house and 1909 were awesome eat spots though with decent lists, but just good chill spots with good enough selection, good food, & not crazy crowds. everything was on a whim for me most of the week. so it was perfect. back home in ct or ny, places like that have big waits for dinner or weekends.

 

slightly possible I went overboard lol. great trip though. shout outs to the ppl I met, super nice. hope to trade again later. enjoy the sip & other stuff. got an email today we might be cutoff indef now. 1 can left for me, haha dohhhh. but I'm sure it'll be back. *fingers crossed. and that's a 2010 melange. got the only bottle the day after left. score!

 

No problem. It was good. My favorites though wereally public house and eat marketplace up the road. that place is super awesome and unique!