I've lived in SoCal for awhile now, but unfortunately I will be moving soon. Are there any beers I need to make sure I try before leaving the state? I have seen the list of top beers for the West Coast region, but my question is geared more towards beers that would I can find in stores around here (Claremont). Personally my favorites so far have been A Little Sumpin Sumpin, Arrogant Bastard, Old Rasputin, and Red Rocket. What do you think?
i say go to obriens, hamiltons, or toronado and go drink things they have on tap from local places. then you will be set befoer you move
Don't know if I've seen any bottles of Alpine up here but I have a trip planned down to San Diego and Alpine and AleSmith are on my todo list. I'll keep my eyes peeled for some Kern River as well. My shop of choice has been Total Wine and More, but if I'm over in the vicinity of Lone Hill I'll check it out. Thanks for the tips!
There are what over two hundred breweries in CA-you can't even begin to answer this question-just pick a style an try those.
Head to Lone Hill Liquor, Total Wine RC, and Walnut Liquorette. Or better yet, drive down to AlpineBeerCo and grab yourself a buttload of Nelson, Duet, and Pure Hoppiness.
You need to go to Walnut liquorette and El Cerrito liquor before you leave. You need to have the sours from Russian River, Alesmith Speedway, Bruery beers, Bootlegger's, Alpine, Kern, Bear Republic. A ton more as well.
