Firestone Venice Brewery

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  1. jemwilson

    jemwilson Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2014 California

    Once the beer is flowing, theoretically yes, it will be on the website. Growler AND crowler fills soon-ish!
     
    #661 jemwilson, Nov 4, 2016
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  2. rrrobotRock

    rrrobotRock Initiate (0) May 8, 2016 New York

    Just picked up Huck Yeah & Feral Peach bottles at FW Venice, limit 2 each pp
     
    #662 rrrobotRock, Nov 19, 2016
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  3. wethorseblanket

    wethorseblanket Pooh-Bah (2,893) Dec 12, 2008 California

    From their Instagram post:

    "Attention beer drinkers: the moment is finally upon us. Tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 23, @firestonewalker_propagator is releasing its first in-house brew! We present to you Generation 1, an unfiltered west coast IPA. Stop by & try it on draft!"

    Spoke with the new brewer on Sunday. This IPA clocks in around 7.6% ABV and has Citra and Mosaic hops. They open @ 11am.
     
    #663 wethorseblanket, Nov 23, 2016
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  4. NDogg44

    NDogg44 Zealot (708) Oct 21, 2015 Texas
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    Is there anywhere to find the bottles available for sale at the bottle shop in Venice?
     
    #664 NDogg44, Nov 23, 2016
  5. NDogg44

    NDogg44 Zealot (708) Oct 21, 2015 Texas
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    Awesome - thank you! I'll give them a call a couple of days before I am in town. I'll be there 12/9-11.
     
    #665 NDogg44, Nov 23, 2016
  6. johnInLA

    johnInLA Pooh-Bah (2,350) Jun 12, 2005 California
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    I was wondering if the BA Pacific Gravity Weizenbock was going to be released on Black Friday.

    Saw it on another thread, but can't seem to find a confirmation anywhere.
     
    #666 johnInLA, Nov 23, 2016
  7. PG2G

    PG2G Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2011 California

    Yes, they posted it on Instagram

     
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  8. Earlycsquid

    Earlycsquid Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2013 California

    can't imagine that it's going to be something folks go crazy about. So here's hoping it just sticks around for a while.
     
    #668 Earlycsquid, Nov 23, 2016
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  9. johnInLA

    johnInLA Pooh-Bah (2,350) Jun 12, 2005 California
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    Personally I like Weizenbocks, even more so if they spend some time in the barrel. So I'm looking forward to stopping by and picking up a bottle.

    But I wouldn't expect to lawn chairs setup at 2AM. :slight_smile:

    I would think the odds are good that bottles will survive the day.
     
    #669 johnInLA, Nov 23, 2016
  10. Black_Rider

    Black_Rider Pooh-Bah (2,019) Mar 26, 2013 California
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    interesting choice for their first beer. I'm going to focus on the positive. they're brewing!!!!!
     
    #670 Black_Rider, Nov 24, 2016
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  11. UnknownKoger

    UnknownKoger Pooh-Bah (1,895) Jul 9, 2010 California
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    Sooo according to their IG, they'll be selling gift boxes for $160 of four vintage bottles...one of them is Maltose Falcons
     
    #671 UnknownKoger, Nov 24, 2016
  12. BeersandBread

    BeersandBread Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2016 California

    $169 is what they posted. Highway robbery in my opinion.
    2015 Helldorado and stickee, 2014 parabola and a brownywine.

    Absurd.
     
    #672 BeersandBread, Nov 24, 2016
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  13. Black_Rider

    Black_Rider Pooh-Bah (2,019) Mar 26, 2013 California
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    Enjoying some Parabajava here

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    oh yeah, Moana is a good movie you should go see it
     
    #673 Black_Rider, Nov 24, 2016
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  14. UnknownKoger

    UnknownKoger Pooh-Bah (1,895) Jul 9, 2010 California
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    Wtf
     
    #674 UnknownKoger, Nov 24, 2016
  15. wolf13

    wolf13 Pundit (760) Dec 11, 2014 California
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    Where are the prices and info on what's available.
     
    #675 wolf13, Nov 24, 2016
  16. PG2G

    PG2G Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2011 California

    Their vintage prices have always been insane.
     
    #676 PG2G, Nov 24, 2016
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  17. Vanlingleipa

    Vanlingleipa Maven (1,468) May 19, 2011 California
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    Verdad, dat. I remember my first visit to Paso Robles, gazing slack-jawed at the $75 price tag of an FW XIII, then only 3 years old.
     
    #677 Vanlingleipa, Nov 24, 2016
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  18. BeersandBread

    BeersandBread Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2016 California

    I remember last year during valley bev's Xmas sale this one dude was throwing a tantrum because valleybev was charging more than retail for a 2 year old beer. He tagged firestone on it. Multiple people pointed out that Firestone changes close to double for that same bottle.
    I like Firestone but whoever came up with those vintage bottle pricing formula should be flayed... or at least called a bad name.
     
    #678 BeersandBread, Nov 24, 2016
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  19. johnInLA

    johnInLA Pooh-Bah (2,350) Jun 12, 2005 California
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    The funny thing is most beers do not significantly improve with age. Sure they change, sometimes in interesting ways, more often they either just hold their own, or decline.

    Regardless, none of these cases justify the vintage pricing we often see ( not just at Firestone ).

    This is why I generally avoid vintage sales. I like high end beers, but vintage sale often have the quality / price to far out of alignment for my taste.

    The good news is, the pricing does keep them available for longer time periods, for those that really want the bottles.
     
    #679 johnInLA, Nov 24, 2016
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  20. Briesch

    Briesch Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2014 California

    Just recently saw a Vintage Pack at the Paso site. PNC, FW17, Helldorado, Stickee monkey for $275 or so. Im guessing some people would buy it just for the PNC.
     
    #680 Briesch, Nov 24, 2016
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