California Lagers (2024)

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  1. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    Zapf Pilsner from Almanac and Temescal might be the best American pilsner I've ever had. It's so smooth, so deep, so clean. It's an astonishingly good beer. Put that bitch in 12 packs!
     
  2. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Honestly on par with Enegren in my book.

    Their hours are shit , but at least they distro all over
     
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  3. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    Here's a place in Oakland I'd never heard of-- Tenma Beer Project, a dark Czech lager called Moonlit Skies.
    Pleasant grain and cereal aroma with a whiff of roasted chestnuts. Sudsy mouthfeel. Flavor is quite full of roasted barley with a touch of dark caramel. Grainy with a charred edge. Overall, this is quite mellow but the dark flavor emerges into the aftertaste along with a distinct bitterness. Refreshing and thirst quenching.

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  4. ChazMania

    ChazMania Savant (1,040) Jun 13, 2006 California

    Had to take my wife to the SD airport yesterday.....swung by NP in Bankers Hill for a pour. Brought home some excellent NP Helles Lager. I can't figure out (still) how to post pics here so 5 lame points for me.
     
  5. Jesseix

    Jesseix Pundit (913) Mar 18, 2022 California

    Out of curiosity how much do their lager packs go for at the brewery?
     
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  6. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Gonna hit Enegren on Sunday...they got bangers on tap right now.

    Not looking forward to the 1hr drive,but fuck it
     
  7. JBogan

    JBogan Pooh-Bah (1,871) Jul 15, 2007 California
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    I used to live about 10 minutes from where Enegren is now, but it was in the pre Enegren days.

    Seems to be a pattern. I'll live somewhere and the beer scene sucks, then I'll move away and soon thereafter it gets a lot better, lol.
     
  8. elNopalero

    elNopalero Grand Pooh-Bah (5,822) Oct 14, 2009 Michigan
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    Ghost Town’s Necropolis has been hitting all the right spots for me these past two weeks. I’d say it holds up well, but I’m all out of it now.
     
  9. ChazMania

    ChazMania Savant (1,040) Jun 13, 2006 California

    These were $15 a 4pk, certainly on the high side.
     
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  10. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    The Kings of this shit in SoCal
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  11. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Rasenmäher
    This shit smaCKs

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  12. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    What the hell is a rasenmaher?
     
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  13. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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  14. LAFreeway

    LAFreeway Zealot (669) Aug 2, 2023 California

    How was the pub? I need to schedule a trip myself.
     
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  15. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    A must visit if you're a fan of Enegren .
    It's probably my favorite place in the whole world at the moment.

    Have you visited Two Coast on your side?
     
  16. LAFreeway

    LAFreeway Zealot (669) Aug 2, 2023 California

    I work pretty close to Two Coast and have tried all of the available cans, but the timing has never worked out with their hours. Is it worth checking out?

    I got to get out to Enegren, I just never seem to have another need to be in the area.
     
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  17. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    their hours never work for me at Two Coast, but i want to meet the men keeping beer great.

    I never had any need to be at Enegren either...actually , i do! It's ti escape all the shit breweries surrounding me. I'm going again this Sunday for the release of their 23th Anniversary Czech Amber Lager
     
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  18. LAFreeway

    LAFreeway Zealot (669) Aug 2, 2023 California

    I didn’t realize they had the anniversary next weekend, it’s going to be mobbed, but it sounds fun and I like reggae. , I’m really looking forward to trying that anniversary beer, maybe it’s their first attempt at a Pilsner Urquell type lager? I’ve never had an American beer that’s close to PU, they might be the ones to pull it off, but I’m sure that easier said than done.
     
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  19. Jesseix

    Jesseix Pundit (913) Mar 18, 2022 California

    13th anniversary sir :sunglasses:
    Also according to their IG it’s today!
     
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  20. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    13th Anniversary Czech Amber, Protector IPA and High St
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