The OC/LA release thread.

Have you had it before? Just curious.

 

look like they are only putting out a few at a time so you should have a good chance.

 

ya. like

 

i remember the days when Handy Market was my secret store. Parabola would sit on shelves there for months

at least it's still easy to get a tri tip sandwich

 

El Segundo TJ, you say? I hope they have tomorrow.

 

Just picked up a couple from TJ Huntington Harbour

 

There's a ton of Accumulated Knowledge in the Orange TJ on Meats/Tustin. Also they're showcasing the Underwood canned wine.

 

^ TJs Silver Lake has it. 6.99

 

cracked open an Accumulated Knowledge. it's definitely not a bad beer, but i wouldn't go too far out of your way to get it.

i'm starting to think that New England IPAs are like New York pizza. you can try to make it here, but it's just not the same

 

"By the way you guys, can I just say as a side note, I am loving this can-wine thing, I think it's brilliant. I mean I'm active, I'm gesturing with my hands, and I don't feel restricted. If I was holding a wine glass right now I'd be spilling wine all over the god damn place."

 

Any Framboise de Amorosa sighting in LA or OC? Need it as a bday gift surprise.

 

I found Accumulated Knowledge to be crushable - similar to the Monkish hazies...

But I walked in and out of Trader Joes in like 2 minutes, so I had to knock off a couple of stars from Accumulated Knowledge's rating.

 

Accumulated would definitely be a 5/5 if I had to wait in line. As such, it's only 3/5.

 

"I feel like drinking wine of out a can is conducive to my violent hand gestures when I speak."

 

Picked up 2 bottles of AK at TJ in HB yesterday. Will open today after work. Bad thing about TJs? No cooler to keep them cold.

 

Accumulated Knowledge was bombdiggity and is proof you don't have to wait in line for a bitchin IPA.

 

Although I have not opened my bottle yet, I do like what MT did as far as getting these bottles out to those who chose to purchase. No 3+ hour lines. And it looks like most all of TJ's have been getting the AK bottles in.
Anybody know how many went out to the SoCal TJ's? Case wise?

 

You guys know about the Ignore button, right?

 

to me the biggest difference between the East Coast hazy IPAs i've had, and the ones that have been brewed here (which, admittedly hasn't been many yet) is aroma. i think places like Tree House are dry hopping the shit out of them. i'm no expert (like catchy) but that's my biggest takeaway so far. appearance and mouthfeel are very similar. first Monkish one I had i thought, wow, this is pretty close actually. but none of these beers thus far have had the hop explosion of beers like Julius. where you can smell the beer from 2 feet away from the glass

 

Can we start a petition to send to Monkish that would plead them to make Spock It a year round offering?