The OC/LA release thread.

Anyone seen Tustin 20th in Pasadena, Burbank, etc.?

 

Cool story, bro...
http://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-masumoto-peach-beer-20160819-snap-story.html

 

Very cool. My sister has owned a couple trees there for many years. I had always wondered the exact link to the Masumoto peaches I was seeing on labels..I guess you are the link.

 

nice.

I picked up some matsumoto peach preserves recently... I almost ate half the jar before actually putting it on anything.

 

nice once. congrats

 

The Masumoto article is nice.

Tho, I lol'd at the related story that recommends some pretty mediocre beers...
http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-peach-beers-20160908-snap-story.html

 

Yeah, for us beer nerds that pay close attention to the details like this, it may be a little odd to make the connection between that story and those other, widely available peach beers (and also not to mention *any* of the Masumoto fruited beers by name, in the article).

But for those who are curious, here is a list of the breweries (and one meadery) who got Masumoto peaches and/or nectarines from me this year...


Monkish (already released Same Tree-- may have something or another up their sleeves as well)
Abnormal Beer Company (already released Masumoto Pale Ale)
Homage Brewing (already released Chat Flou-- may have something else coming out later)
The Lost Abbey
The Bruery Terreux
Craftsman Brewing Company
Highland Park Brewery
Modern Times Beer
Belching Beaver
Resident Brewing
Cellador Ales
Council Brewing Company
Superstition Meadery

Also a few cool homebrewers who could make a neat little splash with some elite underground goodness.

Luke Hagenbach
Charles Rapadas
Brian Dick
Kyle Harrop

If you want to stay on top of these releases, and other goings-on with Masumoto peach/nectarine deliciousness, feel free to follow my Instagram feed, @CQBeer. All brewers do their own thang once they get the fruit, and there may be some small odds and ends and experiments or single-barrel one-offs that fly under my radar, but I'm as plugged-in as anyone, and I rep this stuff pretty hard.

EDIT: Didn't realize there's a BA user who goes by @CQBeer. That ain't me. But on instagram, I'm @CQBeer. Sorry for any confusion.

 

Great article in todays Saturday section, well done.

Cheers,

 

Anyone see any Russian River sours recently?

 

I saw about 4-5 bottles of Supplication at WF Venice two weeks ago.

 

BottleLogic and Alesmith collab Stable Orbit DIPA just landed at Hacienda Bev.

EDIT: and Mr. K's

 

Not to derail the thread, but anyone else feel like that batch of Supplication was lacking a bit?

 

Tustin got more 20th this weekend. My friends and I made a dent in their supply (which I guess makes us selfish dickheads), but were still able to leave with a couple bottles each, so there must have been a decent supply left. Man, TBC has come a long way!!! Cheers

 

I don't believe it's getting distribution.

 

It made it to north OC.

 

Yeah, but by what means? Single independent trucking I assume. This is their first bottling, and have never seen their kegs anywhere but at TBC.(?)

 

Speaking of TBC, they just put on Pizza Port Graveyard's. Oh, and for all you Breakfast Stout (and the likes) fans, their own Portola Breakfast Stout is great!

 

I believe it. Never seen their stuff anywhere but the brewery. Probably will soon after this shit though!!!