Smog City (2019)

Anyone seen BA OE on shelves anywhere in San Diego still?

 

You won.

 

I can probably source a couple for you around me if you absolutely still need it. I think a few liquor stores in the LB area still have some.

 

Opened my first 2019 Infinite Wishes tonight.

Excellent beer.

Well done, once again, Smog City

 

RE: Infinite Wishes. I got to try the French Toast variant at the brewery and the Mocha at Steelcraft Long Beach. Much preferred the regular IW to either. And not because the other two were bad, but the base beer is just so delicious.

 

Wow Pop in 6pk bottles. Plus crowlers coming soon. I guess Smog will stick with the bottles for nostalgia.

 

Cool, so I didn't miss out anything special. haha

IW bottles still at Smog available togo ? I'll have to swing by soon. And try French Toast on draft, if available.

 

Last I was there, yes. In fact, they had a few archive bottles of things too. Just had to ask. Not variants, but a friend ended up getting last year's and this year's IW.

This was just last week.

 

I opened up a '15 IW a few weeks ago. It was incredible. It was so smooth.
As far as the variants, the Coconut Vanilla was really, really good. Followed by the Mocha. The French Toast didn't do it for me. I didn't get any maple and only light cinnamon.

 

I was there on Sunday and they still had plenty to go.

 

opened a bottle of '15 Bourbon O.E. last week and hot damn has this thing held up!

 

Bourbon OE comes back on the 18th.

 

2nd batch or archive?

EDIT:
Never mind, I guess its that time of the year. I was thinking this last came out in Nov.... but that just happened to be when I last picked up 2018 bottles.

I always look forward to Bourbon O.E. Never a line, never hyped, but yet one of the best barley wines in Southern California consistently, year after year..

 

This is like 6th batch or something, but maybe only 2nd with the actual label instead of placeholder generic.

 

I'm almost positive that this is the 5th year bottled. '15 & '16 were the old Barrel Collection label. '17 & '18 were the special label. It was released in '13 but only on tap. And I think it was out in '12 also, but maybe only special events.

 

Yeah, I meant 2nd batch in a year. But in the end I really meant "It's Bourbon O.E. time of the year already?"

Been a fan of Bourbon OE since 2013.

 

Soooo I don't know if they want me saying this, but I can't help myself.

Was there today and just happened to be in the right place at the right time and got a taste of their yet un-named, not on the board, experimental hazy ipa and GODDAMN it was amazing!!!!!!!

Not super murky or overly "juicy" like most west coast versions that are meh. This was more of a drier version, crisper version a la Other Half. It was really, really great. No joke.

 

So the secret is Smog makes great beer?

Shhhhhh.

 

They weren't exactly slinging out full pours for everyone in the tap room, so it seemed still a bit under-the-radar whether intentionally or not.

 

That’s funny. I was always told, by multiple people, that they wouldn’t brew a hazy ipa.
“Too much hype.”
They did release One Step Removed last year that was their take on a hazy without the haze.
But I mean, another brewery right around the corner was adamant about not brewing any ipa’s and that changed. Had a sign and everything.