California West Coast IPA Thread (2022)

They have. Old cans at an LBS near you....

 

RIP in peace never 4get

 

Speaking of Alpine, how’s Mcilhenney’s doing these days?

 

Just fine. Back to flying under the radar.

 

Had Rock Me All Mosaic from Urban Roots earlier today and it was an absolute mosaic blueberry monster. Super delicious. I took home some cans of their Reigning Tacos and it's much softer and less impressive. I don't know anything about "palisades" hops, but this beer isn't selling me on them

 

Didn't the Green Flash brewery get shut down?

 

Yes. I've seen some really old stock Alpine cans floating around here.

 

Rock Me All Mosaic from Urban Roots is a doozy if you like those blueberry notes that mosaic can throw

 

Saw that Bullit from All Seasons Brewing here in L.A. won gold at The Bistro's 24th annual IPA festival - anybody try this yet (or anything else from the brewery)?

 

Here is the full list of winners from the Bistro IPA Fest. SLICE from Lincoln (Norcal) got 2nd.

The Bistro 24th IPA Competition Finalist-
1. All Season Brewing - Bullitt IPA
2. SLICE / Ghost Town Collab - Gruesome Greens
3. RIIP -1020
GHOSTOWN - HAMMER SMASHED EXP 586
WONDEROUS - DDH CREEK PARK
BEACHWOOD - AMALGAMATOR
BLAKER BREWING - DANK IN THE BOX
COOPERAGE - TRIMCOE
FIELDWORK - BLUE ROOFS
GREEN CHEEK - HAPPILY DECEASED
HIGHWATER - HOP RIOT
HOP DOGMA - HELLO IN THERE
NARRATIVE FERMENTATIONS - LUCIDE
ORIGINAL PATTERN - PATIENCE GRASSHOPPER
PIZZA PORT CARLSBAD - LOCALS ONLY
SIERRA NEVADA - WEST GHOST
THERE DOES NOT EXIST - STELLER FARM

 

on the topic of Slice, it appears Beachwood and Slice are collaborating on a WC DIPA

 

Ok guys...
This one’s really good.
Added to site and wrote a full review.
bistro 2nd place. Slice/GT.

 

Ghost town does the best westies in the bay area, pretty sure I've been making this claim since 2019. And I think it's still true!

On a related note, there's this little brewery out of Chico that's got a lot of shelf space making this beer called Dankful. And damn if that ain't a fine west coast ipa. If they can keep it up these folks at Sierra Nevada might really go somewhere

 

Pizza Ports latest 6pk Ocean Air is not a west coast offering. What a shocker. I don’t recall PP last hazy in cans?

 

Never?

 

After lunch at Green Cheek CM with three 4pks of their latest offerings (2 WC & 1 Hz) and a RSD pick up. I come to find out that not only The Moment When Our Relenting Minds Calm and Leisure Takes It’s Rightful Grasp is a great west coast double but also a collab with their “Buds” There Does Not Exist. Bonus! Two outstanding breweries in their own right collaborating to make 1 great beer.

And what about the title? A mouthful. The perfect music for this perfect beer.

 

According to the Instagram post, not only is it a collab with TDNE, it’s a version of Psychic Advisor brewed on GC’s system but with a different hop bill. Nice little experiment and really quite delicious. Glad I grabbed a 4 pack.

 

That's a fine album you're spinning in the background there. Goes well with your profile pic.

 

Thx V. In the same time and space with Rubycon & Ricochet. Nice to see you not only enjoy good beer but good sounds to go with your beer.

 

Fun conversation about Wondrous and WC IPAs for those interested