Beer needed: Work trip to Sacramento

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  1. MC-Hammered

    MC-Hammered Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2013 Texas

    Hi All - I'm traveling to Sacramento, mostly Elk Grove this week for work, from Texas. Any good beer restaurants around that I can drop some company coin at? Good bottle shops?

    I see the Old Town Pizza & Tap house seems to be pretty legit. Thoughts?

    We get pretty good Firestone Walker distro down here, so I'm hoping to try some more local beer that I can't get ahold of... any place to grab a Pliny by chance?
     
    #1 MC-Hammered, Nov 10, 2014
  2. dmsanchez

    dmsanchez Initiate (0) Sep 24, 2014 California

    Check out capitol beer and taproom. They don't serve food though.
    http://capitolbeer.com/on-tap/

    If you're looking for Pliny, burgers and brew in midtown sometimes has it on tap (so did capitol beer about a week ago)
     
    #2 dmsanchez, Nov 10, 2014
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  3. thewaterispoison

    thewaterispoison Crusader (425) Jun 22, 2010 California

    I don't really get to Elk Grove often but it's know that Old Town is the place out there. Don't know your transportation options, but if you are able to get into city, Capitol Beer and Taproom will have a good selection of draft and bottles to choose from. Hot City Pizza down the road from there will work too. Track 7, Device, and Bike Dog are the best local breweries if you can make it to them without making you drive to the surronding areas. Should be able to see Knee Deep bottles around town and maybe Berryessa, Auburn, or Tahoe Mountain on draft.

    Pliny is limited and the shops post when they get them. It will be a Thursday and will sell out that day. Better chance to get on draft. Burgers and Brew on R street usually has it along with Pangaea. There are a lot of other IPA options though that are just as good. You should be able to get some Alpine on draft right now. I think everyone just got Hoppy Birthday.
     
    #3 thewaterispoison, Nov 10, 2014
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  4. MC-Hammered

    MC-Hammered Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2013 Texas

    Thanks for the reply guys - I'll have a car and will pretty much be by myself after work in the evenings, so I don't mind driving a bit. Doesn't sound like I'll be able to get some Pliny unless I find it Thursday evening (I leave friday am).

    Good recco's on the substitute IPAs... will definitely try those. I'm dying to find a grapefruit sculpin as well... We get Ballast Point here, but I have yet to see grapefruit...
     
    #4 MC-Hammered, Nov 10, 2014
  5. SDReaper

    SDReaper Pooh-Bah (2,174) Aug 15, 2013 California
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    Grapefruit Sculpin seems to be rare up north as well. I know the LA crowd got small batches like a month after san diego got ours. I cannot remember if the very northern crowd got theirs or even how much of it.
     
    #5 SDReaper, Nov 10, 2014
  6. thewaterispoison

    thewaterispoison Crusader (425) Jun 22, 2010 California

    You might be able to get some Grapefruit Sculpin but it already arrived and is probably gone.

    Here's a good list of places if you come downtown and want to find a place:

    http://www.hopstotable.com/sacbeermap/
     
    #6 thewaterispoison, Nov 10, 2014
  7. rmdownward

    rmdownward Zealot (648) Feb 10, 2007 California

    Grabbed a bottle of grapefruit in Santa Cruz yesterday...it's making it's way up.
     
    #7 rmdownward, Nov 10, 2014
  8. dmsanchez

    dmsanchez Initiate (0) Sep 24, 2014 California

    Capitol beer just tapped Pliny. Go get some!!
     
    #8 dmsanchez, Nov 11, 2014
  9. MC-Hammered

    MC-Hammered Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2013 Texas

    Nice! How long does this typically last? I fly in tonight!
     
    #9 MC-Hammered, Nov 11, 2014
  10. dmsanchez

    dmsanchez Initiate (0) Sep 24, 2014 California

    Sorry, I don't know how long it'll be available. Give 'em a call and find out.
     
    #10 dmsanchez, Nov 11, 2014
  11. BabaBeer

    BabaBeer Savant (1,217) Oct 1, 2014 California
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    If you don't mind a short drive, there's a great beer store in Davis called the Davis Beer Shoppe. They have different tastings each day (check out their Facebook page to see what's on tap) and a very good bottle selection with a lot of California stuff

    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26088/
     
    #11 BabaBeer, Nov 11, 2014
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