The OC/LA release thread.

I'm going to whole foods in tustin tonight. I'll report back if I see any.

 

@Mike100proof kept his word. Mr K's got the Smog City kumquat sasion today! Cheers Mike

 

I tried to.

 

I personally really liked the bottle of paradox #3 , sucks to hear some had bad bottles and also Mr Ks recieved Smog City Kumquat along with love child #5

 

Any $ on the Paradox bottle. I'm hearing some bad things on Padarox and others saying its okay.

 

I bought mine at Stearns Bixby $14 per bottle and I purchased #3 #17 #24 when they all released on the same day

 

Stearns bixby just posted their shipment of Smog city Kumquat and Goldie

 

Smog City hit Amazing Grapes in RSM today too.

 

Hmm, gotta keep my eye out for some Love Child #5.

 

Have you had your #17 yet? If I had liked mine I would have walked right back to the store to get #3 and #24.

 

Lazy Acres in Long Beach got Love Child #5 in, so it should be popping up

 

Both Vendome near CSUF and Mr. K's got Love Child No. 5 in today. Limit 1.

Solid beer.

 

Paradox #24 was not bad. From the description, I was hoping it would be similar to ToD w/C&V, except with cacao replacing the vanilla. It came off more as a milder tartness with notes of cherry, tobacco, and leather. If you were looking for it, the cacao peeked its head later as it warmed.

As for the other two Paradox release - we all can figure out what a sour stout and dry hopped sour are gonna taste like. I wasn't as interested in picking those up because those styles can already be found in the market. Those struck me like they would be equal at best to something like Le Terroir or ToD, so why not just go with the surer thing?

That all being said, I'm glad people are at least talking about Paradox and that they made their way to CA. This was the first I had heard of them, so I looked them up and saw they had some interesting offerings. Sounds like they might be kind of hit or miss since they're largely experimental, but I would be very interested to try something like their salted grapefruit or watermelon sours they put out since they're not combinations you see everyday here.

 

Just trying to pass along any info I get from my reps. Anything new or interesting comes along I'll keep you guys posted. Beachwood should be hitting distro this week. Melrose, Udder love and Rye like an Eagle. Cheers!!

 

Any reason why Rye Like an Eagle is hitting the distro even though it's been out for a couple of months? Moving too slow at Beachwood? (which is a shame since it's definitely their best barrel aged beer since BA Full Malted Jacket)

 

I saw rye like an eagle at whole foods long beach earlier today

 

Yeah I had all 3 already I enjoyed all 3 to be honest the dry hop sour was the better one in my opinion

 

I just have to put my 2 cents here on the latest Ruination 2.0... It sucks. Inferior beer to the original. And it's stupid gimmicky marketing to call this beer "ruination" it's like "new coke". I mean, why not just call the beer by some new name instead of tricking consumers into thinking they are getting something else. Anyways, hate to be a hater but Stone is really screwing the pooch lately. (aside from enjoy by 6 packs which rock)

 

Another HPB release http://www.eventbrite.com/e/hpb-cherry-****z-bottle-500ml-release-tickets-16780923193

 

beat me to it.

sh*t, i've spent Lost Abbey type money on HP bottles so far. i think i'm part of the unofficial inaugural bottle club...