Beer #884-958 / Day #151-152: The Single Greatest Goddamn Beer Event In The Western Hemisphere

Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival. 

Wait.  

Just read that again and ponder it for a moment.  

Now that I’ve attended FWIBF, that’s how much reverence I’ve attached to FWIBF.  The name of FWIBF can only be spoken or read with a brief pause in order to reflect on the fact that it’s The Single Greatest Goddamn Beer Event In The Western Hemisphere.

I’ve never attended this gathering, and I didn’t do much research on it.  I briefly scanned the list of brewers, knew it would be awesome, and put it out of my mind.  What didn’t occur to me until I got there was this cross-section of breweries represented The Best Of The Best.   The recent LA area brewfests I’ve attended we’re most likely just free rein to whoever wanted to pay for a booth.  And as unmatched as Denver’s annual Great American Beer Festival is, and as competitive as it is for breweries to even get a table at GABF, there is still a lacking element of meticulous quality control.  This is the upper hand of the FWIBF.  It’s not just an open casting call.  It’s like GABF, pared down to manageable size, with the riff raff weeded out.  Participating breweries have been invited by Firestone Walker.  They are the upper echelon of not only Domestic, but International brewers as well.  

When geeks get extra geeky about their beer, who do they name drop?  Fifty/Fifty?  Three Floyds?  Surly?  Mikkeller?  Cigar City?  They’re all here!  And not until I arrived did I get the full impact of what a treasure trove of geekdom this was.  

Sure, you guys are cute and all, but wine? WTF?

At this tent was a plethora of beers I’ve never heard of, but each one was better than the previous.  At that tent was a beer I had only heard about from friends or read about online, and here it was, freely flowing on tap for unlimited pours.  I’m never going to make it to Tampa, FL for Cigar City’s annual release party for the highly sought after Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout.  But here it was in my home state. In arm's reach, to enjoy without restriction until the keg runs dry.

The wife & I ventured North through the featureless Central Valley of California, turning West on Hwy 46, past Brown Material Road, past the death site of James Dean, to the uppity booze mecca of Paso Robles.  We convinced our wine-addicted friends The Beckers to trek to Paso the same weekend.  The Mrs. would have enjoyed FWIBF for about two hours, then would have tugged at my shirt tails for the next four hours begging to leave.  There was no way I was leaving this event until they kicked me out (which is what ultimately happened), so I pawned her off on The Beckers for a day of wine tasting adventures, while I indulged in my hobby/passion/obsession for the day.

My pal Barnaby Struve, VP of Three Floyds Brewing, was kind enough to comp my entry, so I was allowed to partake in the Brewer’s VIP early entrance privileges.  This gathering was tightly organized, with every detail given attention.  Not only was each beer geek issued a tasting glass, but also a small tray for food samples, as well as a booklet listing all breweries alphabetically and noting what they were pouring… even calling out specific kegs as “Rare Beer”.  They even gave us miniature golf pencils to take notes. There was plenty of elbow room, plenty of free water for hydration, multiple vendors plating up free food samples.  And center stage, a generous sampling of the finest beer on the planet, many of which are not otherwise available in Califonia. 

Sockeye fans are dumb.

True to form, and determined not to conform, Barnaby from Three Floyds sported a Bastard Noise T-shirt while pouring at their booth.  Since he got me in, I repayed him with a super shitty CDR copy the Sockeye “Barf On A Globe” collection of songs from compilations and split records.  Nobody knows who Sockeye is (including you), and out of the few people who do know Sockeye, even fewer are actually fans of Sockeye.  But Barnaby is that rare off-kilter type of gentleman who actually is a fan, and was genuinely happy to receive it.  I got in early on 3F’s stellar Yum Yum Pale Ale (which they describe as “pale ale-ish”), their Barrel Aged Blot Out The Sun Imperial Stout which nearly made me weep at its perfection, and I was lucky enough to be present when they opened their only two available bottles of the Ol Leghorn Barleywine, a collaboration brew with Firestone Walker that I have yet to find on a shelf, even at Firestone.

Rubbin elbows with this Surly couple

I schmoozed by way across the event center to greet a few more old pals, most notably Todd & Linda Haug, the power couple in charge of the mighty Surly Brewing out of Minnesota.  Thanks to US Air, the Haug’s luggage was lost, and therefore, they had to buy clean clothes for the day at a nearby Target.  Also out there somewhere in their missing bags were the Surly banner, and accompanying Surly tchotchkes like stickers and beer can koozies.  In spite of the setbacks and frustrations, they commandeered their tent with some of the finest brews known to mankind, and I happily sampled their legendary Darkness Stout and the long-awaited Pentagram dark sour.

I met up with Dustin Durrance, a friend of Dave Witte’s from Richmond, VA (then again, isn’t everyone a friend of Dave Witte’s?), and beer nerd who follows this stuff way more than I do.  He’s a super cool dude and clued me in to some of the “must haves” I wasn’t even focused on, such as the Kern River Citra Double IPA.  Then I ran into some old cohorts from the San Jose hardcore/grind/punk scene, the group of which are all mega beer nerds, and at several points throughout the day we connected and bonded over our mutual love of high quality brews and high speed bands. 

This is how they say "Cheers" in Richmond

Bottom line, it was a mass of pleased humanity.  We were all simultaneously tipsy, ecstatic, euphoric. 

Unlike most other Fests I attend, on this day very few of my samples were poured out midway to make room for something different.  The glass was small, and most pours were a third to half full, so I managed to make my way through an astounding 55 samples.  A nice lead on trying this many beers was unexpectedly gaining access about 40 minutes before the main gates opened (Thank you again FFF!).  Out of 55 total beers this day, maybe only 4-5 were “pretty good”, but even that description is likely reliant upon the fact that the bar had been raised to its highest point across the board.  On a day when every brewer was exceptional, and bringing their A-Game, anything considered “decent” was still exceptionally better than any day-to-day brau out there.  Within the confines of this compound, the extravagance of high quality sudsery felt debaucherous.  With unlimited access to many of the greatest beers on the planet, I felt like Caligula, violating every keg within arm’s reach. Off the cuff I would have described each of these beers as “one of the best”, on a day when EVERYTHING was The Best.

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For now, I'm breathing deeply, relishing the memory, but keeping focused on my next conquest.  Did someone say "quadruple digits"?  Stay tuned!

The tally continues…

5/31 – The Single Greatest Goddamn Beer Event In The Western Hemisphere, plus a few nitecaps at the diviest bar in Morro Bay:

884 - THREE FLOYDS YUM YUM PALE ALE - Self-described "Pale Ale-ish", but “Yum Yum” describes it perfectly.  Yum.

885 - FIRESTONE WALKER / THREE FLOYDS COLLABORATION OL LEGHORN BARLEY WINE - Hopped, barrel aged barley wine. As unreal as expected.

886 - THREE FLOYDS BLOT OUT THE SUN STOUT BARREL AGED - Holy. Eff. One of my favorites. Of all time. You're not allowed to try this. Don't even look at it. In fact, don't even read this.

887 - CIGAR CITY HUNAHPU'S IMPERIAL STOUT 2014 - Was beginning to think I'd never get to try this elusive behemoth. Massive, heavy cinnamon & cocoa, unique compared to other imperial stouts

888 – SURLY DARKNESS RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT - The legend continues.

889 – SURLY PENTAGRAM - Heavy cherry and "barnyard funk", dark, dank, tart, brilliant, and somewhat evil

890 – BOULEVARD GINGER LEMON RADLER - Melted frozen popsicle, lemon & ginger overload, I should be floating in an inner tube

891 - DOGFISH HEAD WINE BARREL AGED BLACK AND BLUE - A one-off? Damn, I got lucky. Major dark berry jammy powerhouse, mildly sour, mmhmmm

892 - MIKKELLER ORANGE YUZU GLAD I SAID PORTER GRAND MARNIER BARREL AGED - Aged in Grand Marnier barrels, subtle flavors, still can't rightfully say I know what yuzu tastes like

893 - MIKKELLER TENDERLOIN APA - Usually only available at their SF taproom, but sampled at FWIBF, love it, not overly hoppy, enough hop kick but still well balanced

894 - BRAUFACTUM ROOG RAUCHWEIZEN - Smoked beer that is thankfully mild on the smoke, fruity, floral, really unique, excellent

895 - BEAR REPUBLIC TARTARE ROUGE RED SOUR - Serious funk like a "corked" bottle of wine or a pungent bleu cheese, mildly & wonderfully moldy and weird sour. Great!

896 - BEACHWOOD DENVER JACKHAMMER – Creamy with a bite, listed at 100+ IBU. As Bon Scott would say, I’ve got The Jack.

897 - FIFTY FIFTY COFFEE-VANILLA ECLIPSE – Considering how crazy expensive all of their beers are, sampling their wares here was a golden opportunity. I avoided the mile long Russian River line and opted for the ¼ mile long Fifty Fifty line instead.  This beer puts all other beer to shame. Aged in oak bourbon barrels, espresso, vanilla, coffee.  Brought me to the verge of tears.  Thank you Baby Jesus.

898 - PIZZA PORT SOUR BEER HUNTER 2013 – Heavy on the Rainier Cherries, not overly pucker, delicious, like a liquified Hostess Cherry Fruit Pie with a sh*t-ton of alcohol

899 - ODELL BREWING DR. ACULA BARREL AGED BLACK ALE – This makes me even more depressed that Odell isn’t distributed in California.  This “coffin aged” ale is one of the finest on a day filled with exceptional beers. 

900 - REVOLUTION BREWING STRAIGHT JACKET BOURBON BARREL AGED BARLEY WINE - Fruit, coconut, bourbon... in two words:  Fucking insane!

901 - RAHR & SONS STORMCLOUD BRITISH STYLE IPA – Clearly not a West Coast style IPA, mild bitter bite almost like the world’s most mellow but still noticeable chile pepper, clean and tasty.

902 - RAHR & SONS BUCKING BOCK – They were supposed to be pouring a barrel aged version at the FWIBF, but received the wrong keg. No matter, this straight forward Helles Bock is still awesome.  Solid.  Floral without being flowery.  You can still drink it like a man.

903 - ODELL BREWING 59ER OAK AGED GOLDEN ALE – One of my favorite sours to date. So drinkable I could go through a growler solo.

904 - KERN RIVER CITRA DIPA – Grapefruity, not too bitter but it has a ridiculous hop bite, in a good way. World class. Worth the wait in line.

905 - THE BRUERY HUMULUS LAGER WITH COCONUT – My favorite IPL from one of my favorite IPLs, given a brand new twist. Tastes like coconut weed.

906 - GOLDEN ROAD EL HEFE ANEJO – Hefeweizen aged in Anejo Tequila barrels. One of my previous favorites from Golden Road. This year’s batch is extra tequila-ey.  Whoa!  Serious.

907 - JESTER KING NOCTURN CHRYSALIS – Sour, barrel aged blackberry beer. Interesting.  I like it, but I’m OK with just a taste.

908 - NEBRASKA BREWING ROMANCING THE CONE IPA - Nice sharp IPA with a grease slick of hop oils.

909 - BEACHWOOD SYSTEM OF A STOUT – Intensely concentrated Imperial Stout with Armenian coffee. One of the best beer names. Super duper good. And you don’t have to live in Glendale to enjoy it.

910 - FUNKWERKS SAISON – Refreshing saison, not super memorable, but I dug it

911 - FUNKWERKS RASPBERRY PROVINCIAL – Too wine-cooler-esque for me.

ANOTHER selfie?  Give it a rest, Bub!

912 – BONEYARD NOTORIOUS TRIPLE IPA – Possibly the crunchiest mouthfeel of any IPA ever produced.  Whoa!  Pungent and delicious.

913 – LAGUNITAS NIGHT TIME BLACK IPA – Farckin’ stellar even in the daytime. I love hop-forward dark brews.

914 - SUN KING LONESOME DOVE BELGIAN TRIPEL AGED IN PAPPY VAN WINKLE BOURBON BARRELS - Vanilla-ey, creamy, fruity, rich... just kill me now.

915 - OMMEGANG GNOMEGANG – smooooth malt mouthfeel, fruity, yeasty. Your ceramic lawn decorations will approve.

916 - BELL'S OARSMAN – Decent, light, citrusy session beer

917 - REVOLUTION BREWING DOS OSOS IPA – So hoppy but not crunchy, one of my favorite IPAs of the year

918 - BEAVERTOWN HEAVY WATER IMPERIAL STOUT – Effin’ solid! Tastes like and American Imperial Stout. Black chocolate motor oil. Love it!  9 outta 10.

919 – TAPS REMY OOH LA LA RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT – Yet another 5 star beer today… too many to keep track of.  Stout aged in Rittenhouse Rye barrels.  I’m home.

920 - ODELL BREWING LOOSE LEAF – Floral, light, sessionable, great everyday beer

921 - TRIPLE ROCK CELLARMAN SAISON BARREL AGED – Sour, aged in red wine barrels, distinct. Killer!

922 - ALPINE BEER COMPANY SAN DIEGO SURPRISE PALE ALE - Carries as much hop weight as any of their IPAs.

923 - FIRESTONE WALKER UDBA UNFILTERED BRITISH PALE ALE – floral, easy to drink, sessionable

924 - FIRESTONE WALKER DOUBLE JACK DOUBLE IPA – Great hop powerhouse, I’d have no issues drinking this 365 days a year.

925 - FIRESTONE WALKER PIVO HOPPY PILS – Loved it last year.  Love it this year.  Can it still fall in the Pils category with this much hoppiness?  Don’t care.  Gonna drink it regardless.

926 - FIFTY FIFTY OLD CONUNDRUM AGED ON PAPPY BARLEY WINE – Read the name and you already know this is incredible. Bourbon barrel barley wine that is beyond 5 stars.  The only conundrum is whether or not I’ll ever enjoy this again.

927 - ALESMITH SPEEDWAY STOUT BARREL AGED WITH VIETNAMESE COFFEE – Proof there is a God in Heaven who made it possible for me to sample this beer again in my lifetime.

928 - TRIPLE ROCK CELLARMAN SAISON – Big citrus, but not tart.  Really different.  Really goddamn good! 4.5 stars.

929 - MOONLIGHT DEATH & TAXES BLACK ALE - Aggressively malt-forward, refreshing as hell

930 - DOGFISH HEAD NAMASTE WITBIER – spicey lighter beer, really nice

931 - ALESMITH GINGER LIL' DEVIL – So gingery it burns!

San Ho, represent, Yo!

932 - YO-HO TOKYO BLACK PORTER – One of the few rare Japanese beers I’ve had. A light porter compared to most American ones. Unfortunately my least fave of the day at FWIBF.

933 - PIZZA PORT AVA'S PALE ALE – Crazy hoppy, might as well be an IPA.  Flawless like 99.9% of Pizza Port brews.

934 - SURLY OVERRATED WEST COAST STYLE IPA – Best name for an IPA ever.  Best brewery as well.

935 - SURLY BITTER BREWER – Lovin’ it.

936 - SURLY HELL LAGER – Helles yes.

937 - BIRRIFICIO ITALIANO SPARROW PIT BARLEY WINE – Hoppy Italian barley wine, shared a bottle inside the fest with San Jose punx after The Man cut off the taps.  Wow.  Bad arse.

938 - SURLY FURIOUS IPA – The classic.

939 - MURPHY'S IRISH STOUT – Watered down, forgettable.  At the divey Fuel Dock, Morro Bay, CA.

940 - NEW BELGIUM RANGER IPA – Also at the Fuel Dock.  Not bad, but silly to even try after 55 world class beers at the FWIBF.

6/1 – Tasting at Firestone Walker Barrelworks, Buellton, then a tasting at the Telegraph tasting room in Santa Barbara:

Barrelworks: The Promised Land

941 - FIRESTONE WALKER ZIN SKIN – Experimental Barrelworks concoction using techniques from both beer and wine making. Bretta Weisse aged in oak with Zinfandel grape skins added. Like an acidic, mildly carbonated rose wine.

942 - FIRESTONE WALKER BCZAR BEANS – Russian Imperial Stout infused with coffee and aged in a single bourbon barrel for seven years!  What?  Who can wait that long?  I’m glad they did.  Unparalleled greatness.

943 - FIRESTONE WALKER STICKEE MONKEE (2014) – Belgian quad aged in spirits barrels with Mexican brown sugar added. As rich and complex as it sounds. A modern day classic beverage.

944 - FIRESTONE WALKER BRAVO BARREL AGED IMPERIAL BROWN ALE – Aged in spirits barrels, a real crusher.  In a flight of four perfect Barrelworks beers, this one was my favorite.

945 - FIRESTONE WALKER TAPROOM BROWN – Lighter and roasty, hard act to follow after tasting in the Barrelworks room, but still damn good.

946 - FIRESTONE WALKER HAMMERSMITH IPA – Maltier, more mellow IPA

947 - FIRESTONE WALKER WOOKEY JACK BLACK RYE IPA – A favorite of mine, real bite and wheat field goodness mixed with a hop attack

948 - TELEGRAPH BREWING LOS PADRES SAISON – I tasted cookie dough yeast. My wife didn’t. I’m probably wrong. We both loved it though.

Telegraph: Best brewery hangs in SB

949 - TELEGRAPH BREWING PRIME MERIDIAN ALE – Mildly hoppy, mildly tropical

950 - TELEGRAPH BREWING RAVENA STOUT – Roasty, lighter dark beer, more like a porter in my book. Don’t get me wrong, I still really enjoyed it though. I’m unfairly comparing to the Firestone Walker Barrelworks stouts which are too dense to see any light source through.

951 - TELEGRAPH BREWING CALIFORNIA ALE – Mild esters, floral hints, their flagship Belgian style ale is a good ‘un.

952 - TELEGRAPH BREWING CIPHER KEY SESSION ALE – Mild, rye extra pale ale, s’good

953 - TELEGRAPH BREWING STOCK PORTER – Another standby

954 - TELEGRAPH BREWING WHITE ALE – Belgian wit, definitely getting some chamomile out of this.

955 - TELEGRAPH BREWING PACIFIC STANDARD TIME BELGIAN STYLE ALE – My fave of all 10 tasters. Very malty Belgian style with the fainted bit o’ pineapple, which isn’t very Belgian whatsoever.

956 - TELEGRAPH BREWING 1927 EXTRA PALE ALE – Heavy orange extra pale ale, really opens up at room temp.

957 - TELEGRAPH BREWING FLOTSAM LAGER - nice

958 - BUTTE CREEK ORGANIC PORTER – Capping of this amazing weekend at home. Even though “organic” scares me, this beer did not. Roasted & comforting.

Insect Porn is real.

Beer #463-534 / Day #81-94: Not Feeling Quite So San Frantastic

Spring Break 2014!
Beer bongs!
Wet T-shirt contests!
Foam parties!

Well, not in our household...
Our son is only 10, so Spring Break actually means our annual family trip.  No beer pong and body shots for us.  It's a time for family-friendly activities & venues.
This year we chose to spend the week in San Francisco and Monterey.  The Wife and I usually hit SF once or twice a year, and spend the majority of the time hitting cool bars and hipster restaurants. This was our first time with The Boy, so we had to rewire our thinking in how we approach the Bay Area. Although we wouldn't spend afternoons loitering at favorite haunts like The Alembic or Toronado, we would be taking in the activities we would never otherwise explore on our own... Cable Cars, Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf, The Exploratorium, Golden Gate Park.  And while we couldn't exactly barhop on this trip, thankfully our kid is pretty adaptable restaurant-wise... he doesn't have a tantrum if we go somewhere other than McDonald's.  Give the kid a root beer and some fried calamari, and he doesn't care where we are.  Additionally, my Mom and Stepdad met us for a few days as well.  My Stepdad is always a good drinkin' buddy.  The two of us were overjoyed to find out the California Academy Of Sciences carried beer in their commissary.

We had the best time indulging in touristy activity, with a few rest stops at beer-centric destinations. Something for everyone... but mostly me. We planned on a fun week exploring, eating, and drinking our way through The City.  While we wouldn't be loitering at brewpubs or bottle shops (no Mikkeller, no City Beer Store), I'd still find a way to seek out new brews while keeping within the guidelines of all-ages environments.

What I didn't count on was getting sick.

Day Four of our trip and I could barely stand.
Dizzy.  Body aches. Chills.  Fever.
What started out as a surprisingly beer-friendly vacation collapsed into days lying in bed, sleeping and drinking nothing but Vitamin Water.
I tapped out for several days without a beer.  After cruising through the year at a record pace, I was hopelessly derailed.  Whenever I'm sick, the last thing I want to do is drink.  And I spent the rest of the week fluctuating between feeling so-so and crummy.  My beering was minimized.

But there's nothing like an unexpected change in routine to alter your perspective.  This entire year I've been in a mad one-man dash to take advantage of every beer opportunity possible, driven by my love of the brau, just as much as a competitive desire to somehow match or surpass my friends who are also doing a Big Year.  After being handicapped by illness, and a lot of time for quiet reflection lying in bed, I realized on numerous occasions I've broken my own rules, and strived for sheer numbers, rather than enjoying the spoils.  I've spent too much time drinking one beer and thinking about what I can have next, instead of keeping myself in the moment, relishing what I'm having NOW.
I give my kid grief about it all the time.  While we're in the middle of some awesome activity, he always wants to know "What's next?"  I tell him it doesn't matter; what we're doing now is what's important.  But when it comes to beer, I'm that same hyperactive kid.... this tastes great, but what am I having after this, and how many more can I cram down my gullet?  I'm a hypocrite, a slave to my own impatience and gluttony.

In addition to my sickness of the past couple weeks, my Wife just went on Short Term Disability from work, so our income is taking a decent hit.  And what's the most expensive thing we spend money on?  Alcohol!  My days of wanton spending are over. No longer can I go crazy stocking up on limited goodies, and filling the fridge with bombers.  I need to drink smart.  The beering will continue, but I'm using a more economically savvy approach. 

My new mindset for The Big Year is to slow down, and truly enjoy as many beers as humanly possible.  And if that means one per day, then so be it. While I'm still focusing on as many different beers as possible, I'm not going to drive myself crazy obsessing over the quantity I can consume per day.

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR NORCAL TRIP:
*Discovering that the California Academy Of Sciences sells beer in their cafeteria.  And they carry good stuff, too!  Nectar Ales, North Coast, Drake's!
*Hitting Firestone Barrelworks on the drive home. This place is like Mecca.  Mandatory for any serious beer drinker.
*Comstock, SF - Newer, hipster restaurant/bar bordering North Beach & Chinatown. Excellent food. Great cocktails, and decent beer list.  Good vibe, good service, and live music is a huge plus. We caught an excellent jazz combo the night we had dinner there.
*Jack's Cannery Bar, SF - Smack dab in the middle of touristy Fisherman's Wharf, this place is wonderfully rough around the edges and offers 68 taps, predominantly local. Cash only.

LOWLIGHTS OF OUR NORCAL TRIP:
*Getting sick and not having any beer for a few days
*Hitting beer #500 while sampling some of my least favorite beers of the year in Monterey.
*Ordering Alioto's House Ale at Alioto's Waterside Cafe at Fisherman's Wharf and finding out later it's actually Speakeasy  Prohibition Ale.  Well, it wasn't too disappointing because it's a very tasty beer, but I already claimed the Speakeasy  Prohibition Ale as Beer #309, so I can't, in good conscience, tally it in my Big Year list.

The tally continues...
Sat 3/22 - First day in SF:

• ANCHOR BREWING ANCHOR STEAM BEER – Beer #463, When in Frisco...
• ANCHOR BREWING ANCHOR IPA – Beer #464, Never knew they had an IPA, not bad, maybe more English style than West Coast style
• ANCHOR BREWING ANCHOR SAISON SPRING ALE – Beer #465, Never knew they had a saison, very tasty, definitely has a West Coast spin, brewed with lemongrass, lemon peel, and ginger
• 21ST AMENDMENT BREWERY BREW FREE! OR DIE IPA – Beer #466, it's an IPA, very good but not necessarily distinct
• SPEAKEASY BIG DADDY IPA – Beer #467, average IPA
• NIMBUS BREWING  OLD MONKEYSHINE – Beer #468, English style ale outta Tucson, some sorta sharp barley bite, are there hops in there? Damn good!!

Sunday 3/23 - SF adventures continue:

• ANCHOR BREWING OLD FOGHORN BARLEYWINE – Beer #469, Never knew they had a barleywine, probably favorite Anchor output
• ANCHOR BREWING BREKLE'S BROWN – Beer #470, Excellent on tap
• ANCHOR BREWING LIBERTY ALE – Beer #471, Eh....
• ANCHOR BREWING ANCHOR PORTER – Beer #472, Good one
• SUDWERK BREWING DRY HOP PALE ALE – Beer #473, Forgot all about this Davis brewery until recently; diggin' it...
• OMMEGANG RARE VOS – Beer #474, available everywhere, great brewery, great beer
• 101 NORTH BREWING HEROINE IPA – Beer #475, out of Petaluma, never heard of it before, REALLY diggin' this IPA
• HERETIC BREWING EVIL COUSIN IPA – Beer #476, tasty brew from the East Coast
• LOST COAST BREWERY GREAT WHITE – Beer #477, Lost Coast has been around since I can remember, and so has this beer which is tragically forgettable
• MOYLAN'S BREWERY KILT LIFTER SCOTTISH STYLE ALE – Beer #478, nutty, mildly fruity, love this brewery
• MARIN BREWING MT. TAM PALE ALE – Beer #479, it's not an IPA? Pretty damn crunchy for a simple pale ale.  Good one.
• PACIFIC BREWING LABORATORY SQUID INK BLACK IPA – Beer #480, this one has been on tap for years at Delarosa, one of our favorite haunts in the historically-douchey Marina district; Chocolate malty goodness
• FACTION BREWING PALE ALE – Beer #481, also on tap at Delarosa, tasting notes say "bitter almond, grapefruit, bread"... that's accurate.  It's a good 'un.
• MOAB BREWERY JOHNNY'S AMERICAN IPA – Beer #482, Utah brewery, comes in a tall boy can.... OK, but not unique.

 Monday 3/24 - Family day at the museum, followed by late lunch on Haight:

• NECTAR ALES HUMBOLDT BROWN HEMP ALE – Beer #483, in the commissary of the California Academy Of Sciences.  Great beer, made even better by the fact I could drink it at the museum.
• NORTH COAST BREWING COMPANY ACME CALIFORNIA PALE ALE – Beer #484, see above. Everyday pale ale, but damn tasty.
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY PEARLY BAKER'S BEST BITTER – Beer #485, shared two flights of six beers each with the Wife, this place has always been crowded when we've tried to get in the past few years.  Finally on a Monday mid-afternoon we were able to get a table and try all of the beers. Great food, friendly service, but sadly I did not love 90% of their beers.  Overall their brews had very mild flavors (maybe I'm just too much of a savage to "get it") and seemed a bit on the watery side.
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY BONNIE LEE'S BEST BITTER – Beer #486
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY BLUE BELL BITTER – Beer #487
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY DARK STAR MILD – Beer #488
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY PROVING GROUND IPA – Beer #489, signature West Coast hop bite, my favorite of all 12.
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY KALIFORNIA KOLSCH – Beer #490
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY WEATHER REPORT WHEAT – Beer #491
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY BIG CYPRESS BROWN – Beer #492
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY NEW SPEEDWAY BITTER – Beer #493
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY COLE PORTER – Beer #494
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY WEEKAPAUG GRUIT – Beer #495
• MAGNOLIA BREWERY SPUD BOY'S IPA – Beer #496
• DESCHUTES BREWERY BLACK BUTTE PORTER – Beer #497, on tap at the Balboa Cafe, tasty nitecap; this place whips up some top of the line cocktails; it's more of their specialty than beer, although they carry Pliny on their bottle list. Clearly they've got some clout.

Tues 3/25 - Wed 3/26:
Sick as a dog... TOTAL BUST!

Thurs 3/27 - Slowly recovering on the way to Monterey

• KONA BREWING LONGBOARD LAGER – Beer #498, average lager, forgettable and not necessary
• ENGLISH ALES BREWERY MONTEREY BAY WHEAT – Beer #499, tried a flight of four English Ales at Cooper's on Cannery Row.  Not a single good one.  Echh.
• ENGLISH ALES BREWERY MONK'S BROWN ALE – Beer #500, least bad of the four, too bad it was my #500 Beer for the year.
• ENGLISH ALES BREWERY BLACK PRINCE PORTER     – Beer #501
• ENGLISH ALES BREWERY DRAGON SLAYER IPA – Beer #502

Fri 3/28 - Feeling better, truly enjoying beer again, but still taking it slow... baby steps:

• STONE BREWING ENJOY BY 04.20.14 IPA – Beer #503, on tap at Cannery Row Brewing Co., a super touristy venue, but the food is very good, great service, impressive tap & bottle list, no complaints, way better than expected.  And yes, this IPA is equally as killer as the rest of the Enjoy By series.
• WYCHWOOD BREWERY HOBGOBLIN – Beer #504, delicious
• DRAKE'S BREWING DENOGGINIZER – Beer #505, yum
• GREEN FLASH BREWING PALATE WRECKER – Beer #506, I maintain my original opinion of this beer that it is not a Palate Wrecker at all... the Green Flash Green Bullet DIPA is way more of a palate wrecker than the Palate Wrecker.  That said, it's still a great brew.  No complaints.
• LAGUNITAS UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION SHUT-DOWN ALE – Beer #507, sippin' a bottle back at our hotel, love it
• ANCHOR BREWING ANCHOR BOCK BEER – Beer #508, OK but I really should have had this one before the Lagunitas... after the richness of Beer #507, this one seems flavorless.

Sat 3/29 - Headed home from vacation, with a stop at the beer world's equivalent of the Holy Land... Firestone Barrelworks... all eight of the beers below are World Class:

• FIRESTONE WALKER LIL OPAL 2013 SAISON – Beer #509
• FIRESTONE WALKER HELLDORADO BLONDE BARLEY WINE – Beer #510
• FIRESTONE WALKER PARABOLA 2014 RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT – Beer #511
• FIRESTONE WALKER SAUCER FULL OF SECRETS BELGIAN STRONG ALE – Beer #512
• FIRESTONE WALKER / MIKKELLER COLLABORATION LIL MIKKEL SAISON – Beer #513
• FIRESTONE WALKER AGRESTIC BELGIAN-AMERICAN WILD RED ALE – Beer #514
• FIRESTONE WALKER FERAL ONE – Beer #515
• FIRESTONE WALKER DDBA NO. 1 2012  – Beer #516

Sunday 3/30 - Back home and tasting at Vendome:

• COLNER HOFBRAU FRUH  FRUH KOLSCH – Beer #517, interesting, mild, refreshing, would be good on a hot day, tastes like a popsicle stick on the back end
• TELEGRAPH BREWING CERVEZA DE FIESTA PILSNER – Beer #518, bottle conditioned, Batch # 108, almost like a tart white wine, but the driest one you've ever had
• FREIGEIST BIERKULTUR PIMOCK HEFEWEIZEN – Beer #519, creamy caramel and saltines
• ALPINE BEER COMPANY ALPINE ALE – Beer #520, solid
• ENGELSZELL BENNO TRAPPISTENBIER – Beer #521, Austrian Trappist ale, honey, nutmeg, a powerhouse
• FREIGEIST BIERKULTUR HOPPEDITZ DOPPEL STICKE ALTBIER – Beer #522, phenomenal, super rich malty goodness
• HAIR OF THE DOG BLUE DOT DOUBLE IPA – Beer #523, always loved this brewery, but also have always been slightly underwhelmed by this DIPA
• ALASKAN BREWING HOPOTHERMIA DOUBLE IPA – Beer #524, good, not as creamy & over the top as most DIPAs
• SAMUEL ADAMS DOUBLE BOCK – Beer #525, Wow, a Sam Adams I really like... finally! Rich without being heavy.
• MANZANITA ALES GILLESPIE BROWN   – Beer #526, Toasty, balanced, well done
• CLOWN SHOES LUCHADOR EN FUEGO MEXICAN STYLE CHOCOLATE STOUT – Beer #527, What a treat! Vanilla, cinnamon mixed with subtle ancho & chipotle chiles... 50 Shades Of Awesome!
• SHMALTZ BREWING HE'BREW FUNKY JEWBELATION (2014) – Beer #528, Barrel aged blend; delicious but surprisingly tart
• BEACHWOOD BREWING MOCHA MACHINE DOUBLE PORTER – Beer #529, growler share courtesy of Harley the Cicerone, the name says it all, straight forward and delicious
• MARIO & DAVID HOMEBREW (SYLMAR, CA) PRE-DYER ST TRIPLE IPA – Beer #530, Met these guys and their friend Brenda at the Vendome tasting; they brought in their homebrew as a bottle share in order to get some outside feedback. To me, it didn't taste like an IPA so much as a Strong Ale... sweet and extremely caramelly.  A very tasty brew, just in the wrong category.  But these guys clearly can crank out top quality brau.

Tues 4/1 - Recovering from a resurgence in my vacation sickness, easing back into beer:

• DRAKE'S BREWING IPA – Beer #531, What needs to be said? Drake's is consistent and flawless.

Wed 4/2 - Cracking open this limited bottle courtesy of Harley at Vendome:

• BEACHWOOD BREWING THRILLSEEKER IPA – Beer #532, Meant to be enjoyed as early as possible, akin to Stone's Enjoy By series; Killer!

Fri 4/4 - Friday nite at home with the family, cracking a few bottles squirreled away from NorCal:

• SANTA CRUZ ALE WORKS DARK NIGHT OATMEAL STOUT – Beer #533, Surprisingly very solid oatmeal stout, not heavy, not watery, evenly balanced and super good; I could totally see this being an everyday staple.
• CALICRAFT BREWING THE CITY IPA – Beer #534, This brewery is new to me, all of their ales names are SF Bay Area focused; Even better than expected, I'd definitely like to try more from Calicraft

Beer #80-82 / Day 14: Takin' It Easy

I had a big weekend, and I've got an even longer, bigger weekend ahead of me.  The band is headed to Baltimore to play this A389 Fest on Friday, the 10 year anniversary of this East Coast record label. A ton of my beer buddies are coming to town... Dave Witte, Avi Kulawy, and RJ Ober who also happens to work at Victory Brewing Company, so I'm expecting to be swimming in brews for three days straight (and I'm not speaking figuratively).
In light of these bookend weekends of heavy consumption, I'm trying to lay low and take it easy this week.  I didn't have any beer on Day 13.  Tonight, Day 14 (well, Night 14) was practice, so we met for our customary drinks ahead of time.  We bellied up to The Snug, and I went for some more ordinary choices this evening. 312 URBAN WHEAT ALE - Beer #80 is touted as Obama's favorite beer.  I'm thinking that man needs someone to school him on some truly great beers.  312 is about as average as it gets. Not bad, not great, it just "is", which is pretty zen I suppose.  But this beer is not necessary.  Likewise, next up was HARP LAGER - Beer #81, exactly what one would expect at an Irish themed pub.  Tastes like beer.  If I wanted to be super snobby and come up with "tasting notes", I couldn't.  It's freakin' "beer".  Like if you looked up the word in the dictionary.
I picked up an old standby, the FIRESTONE WALKER DBA - Beer #82 for practice.  We ran through the set twice, and cringed about how early we need to get up to make our flight out of LAX on Friday morning.  I'm already dreaming of endless East Coast brews, so our short-lived sleep-deprived stupor will be entirely worthwhile. With that in mind, I'm laying low the next few days.  Going to give the liver a rest, spend some quality time with the family, and show up to work with all of my brain cells intact.  Not to mention, I've received confirmation of three friends who are doing a Big Year In Beer:  Dave Witte, Randy Carncross, and Chris W.  And ALL THREE OF THEM ARE AHEAD OF ME!  I thought I was a baller at over 80 brews in 14 days, but my tally is child's play, it turns out.  Humbling to say the least.

IPAs with INFEST: Beer #8-13 / Day 2

Day 2 of my Big Year In Beer was supposed to be the day when I would take it easy.  But then Matt Domino came into the picture.  I play in a band with Matt called INFEST.  Because of the holidays, our usual Tuesday night practice was moved to Thursday. Before practice, Matt, Joe Denunzio, and I always meet somewhere first. Tonight it was Tony's Darts Away.  "All Craft. All Draft. All California." is their motto.  I love Tony's, and any beer aficionado worth their salt loves Tony's.  I was trying to dry out a bit from New Year's Day, so it wasn't my idea.  But I also can't say "No", when someone suggests Tony's. And when Domino is involved, there is no such thing as "a quick one".
The room was packed, as usual.  The only free tables were outside. It was a perfect evening, but in LA everyone breaks out their heavy parkas and mittens whenever the temperature dips below 64 degrees, so we practically had the patio to ourselves.

Domino waxes philosophical.

I kicked off the night with the ST-FEUILIEN / GREEN FLASH COLLABORATION BELGIAN COAST IPA - Beer #8.  A hint of that Belgian floral thing going on, but still a solid IPA.  Sometimes these beers served in tulip glasses can go over the top with the whole dollar-store-perfume smell.  This one was a winner.
While Domino dished up his weekly dose of Life Lessons, I took a sip of his EAGLE ROCK BREWERY POPULIST IPA - Beer #9.  Sweet Jesus, what a great IPA.  The last few times I've had it, I didn't want anything else.  One of the best in LA.  Mildly skunky, definitely a brew for Real Men... like guys who work with machinery.  Men like Joe Denunzio, who then made his appearance. This silverback gorilla of a human always meets up with us, but usually doesn't drink before practice, but tonight was the exception.

Horrifying.

My second round was the NOBLE ALE WORKS BIG WHIG IPA - Beer #10, another well-done, SoCal IPA.  This Anaheim operation has really been stepping it up across the board lately.  I'd pick this any day, if I could find it more regularly.
I helped myself to a taste of Joe's GOLDEN ROAD BREWING GET UP OFFA THAT BROWN - Beer #11.  This is his go-to beer at Tony's. In general, I don't love brown ales, but this one has made me a believer in recent years.

North Hollywood: the center of sadness

As the time approached 9pm, clearly we needed to get to practice quickly before drummer Bob "Crazy Legs" Kasitz decided to lock the door and teach us a lesson for being late.  Somehow, we took the long way to Casa de Crazy Legs, and ended up stopping yet again.  The evening had degenerated from The Raddest Beer Pub On Earth to The Saddest Liquor Store On Earth.  Somewhere in North Hollywood, and exactly what you would expect from a random liquor store in North Hollywood.  Sad.  Lonely.  Depressing.  An outpost for the dregs of humanity... so, of course, we were there. But like most sad liquor stores nowadays, they actually carry a few decent beers. I opted for the bomber of FIRESTONE UNION JACK IPA - Beer #13.

World's Shittiest Beer.  Confirmed.

We finally arrived at our destination, and Bob was uncharacteristically not pissed off at us. We set up, and before I had a chance to crack the Union Jack, I had a taste of Matt's ANHEUSER-BUSCH BUD LIGHT & CLAMATO CHELADA - Beer #12, a blend of three things I would never willingly drink... Bud Light, clam juice, tomato juice. I didn't like it before, and my dislike has not subsided.  Honestly, I could never drink an entire can of this, especially a tall can.  Then again, I don't like bloody mary's, and this is the beer equivalent.  These guys love it.  Clearly there's no accounting for taste, or lack thereof.  Speaking of "no taste", it was finally time for practice....

CHEERS!

610 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall (or "The Full Monty")

So, my first Big Year In Beer is over.
Upon reflection, the beers on this list symbolize the major events of my year... Birthdays, holidays, surgery, trips to Seattle, Baltimore, Austin, Chicago...
Beer is life.

*WORST BEER OF THE YEAR:  Hands down, this dishonor goes to the Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale, which I took to a cousin's bacon-themed New Years Eve Party.  It's akin to the worst soda pop ever created.  My 10 year old son would love it, but otherwise I wouldn't wish this beer upon my worst enemy.  I didn't even finish my glass.  The entire bottle went down the sink.  Horrifying.
RUNNER UP:  In a very close second place is the Pismo Beach Brewing Co Diamond Pier Porter.  During a family trip to Pismo Beach for my son's birthday, we stopped in on this local brewery. We had visited previously and the beers didn't impress me. This time I opted for something bottled, rather than one of their taps. This porter was horrifically bad and spectacularly non-porter-like. It was actually very sour. Since sours are the latest trend, I suggested they stop marketing this as a Porter, and market it as a Sour.  Instead of the world's worst Porter, they could automatically be on the cutting edge of the local beer scene just by relabeling it.  The only upside of this place is they make their own root beer, which is excellent, and my son's favorite.

*BEST BEER OF THE YEAR:  Impossible to pick one since the bar has been set so incredibly high these days.  But a handful of my top picks for the year are: 
- Sound Brewery Ursus Spelaeus Stout: Randomly picked up on a family trip to Seattle.
- Jackie O's Bourbon Barrel Dark Apparition: Dave Witte brought this out from the East Coast to share when Municipal Waste was on tour with Exodus.
- Avery Brewing Uncle Jacob's Stout: One of many highlights of the Blue Palms 5th Anniversary tasting party.
- Three Floyds Moloko Milk Stout: Courtesy of Barnaby Struve, who graciously drove me around Chicago for three days, and spoiled me with every superior Three Floyds brew.
- Pizza Port Carlsbad At-tri-tion Imperial IPA: I ventured to this Port location on my own while spending a week in Oceanside with my Dad, recovering from surgery.
- Cigar City 110K+OT - 6th Batch Stout: Generously shipped from the East Coast by Mr. Witte, and shared at home during a visit with my old friend of 27-or-so years, Chris W.
- Firestone 15 XV Anniversary Ale: The highlight of many incredible ales shared with my Wife last month at the Firestone Barrelworks room.

Here's the entire list, in sequential order.
11/16/12 through 11/15/13. 
365 days.
610 different beers.

I'm starting again 1/1/14.  And I'm going to obliterate this year's tally.

CHEERS!

1	Burning Bush Smoked IPA	Golden Road Brewing
2	El Hefe Añejo	Golden Road Brewing
3	Humulus Lager	The Bruery
4	The Citizen	Cismontane Brewing Co
5	Baba Organic Black Lager	Uinta Brewing Company
6	Citrafuge	Kinetic Brewing Company
7	Rugbrød	The Bruery
8	Samurai	Great Divide Brewing Co
9	Hoss	Great Divide Brewing Co
10	Stille Nacht	Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers
11	Rosée d’Hibiscus	Brasserie Dieu du Ciel
12	Gonzo Imperial Porter	Flying Dog Brewery
13	Extra Export Stout	Brouwerij De Dolle Brouwers
14	Mad Meg	Jester King Brewery
15	24th Street Pale Ale	Strand Brewing Co
16	Hefeweizen	Golden Road Brewing
17	Rustic Rye IPA	Bootlegger's Brewery
18	Point The Way IPA	Golden Road Brewing
19	Captain Stout	Alpine Beer Company
20	Samuel Adams Winter Lager	Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
21	Miles Davis' Bitches Brew	Dogfish Head
22	Stone IPA	Stone Brewing Co.
23	Farmhouse Pumpkin	Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
24	Noserider Double IPA	Port Brewing
25	Arrogant Bastard Ale	Stone Brewing Co.
26	Tart of Darkness (2012)	The Bruery
27	Dead Santa	Cismontane Brewing Co
28	The Gauntlet	Iron Fist Brewing Co.
29	Darkness (2012)	Surly Brewing Company
30	Lukcy Basartd Ale	Stone Brewing Co.
31	Samuel Adams Dark Depths	Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
32	Hurricane Deck	Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
33	805 Blonde	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
34	DBA (Double Barrel Ale)	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
35	Diamond Pier Porter	Pismo Beach Brewing Company
36	Shallow Grave	Heretic Brewing Co
37	Hoppy Poppy IPA	Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
38	Scythe & Sickle	Brewery Ommegang
39	Samuel Adams Third Voyage	Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
40	Evil Twin / Stillwater / Stone "The Perfect Crime" Black Smoked Saison	Stone / Evil Twin / Stillwater collaboration
41	75 Minute IPA	Dogfish Head
42	Stock Porter	Telegraph Brewing Company
43	Black's Dawn	Cismontane Brewing Co
44	Spring 2012 Biere De Mars	Almanac
45	Wildeman Farmhouse IPA	Flying Dog Brewery
46	Samuel Adams Verloren Gose	Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
47	Stout	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
48	Wookey Jack	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
49	Old Chico Brand Crystal Wheat	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
50	Trader Joe's Vintage Ale (2012)	Unibroue
51	Wet	Surly Brewing Company
52	Hazelnut Brown Nectar	Rogue Ales
53	Turbodog	Abita Brewing Company
54	Hop Notch IPA	Uinta Brewing Company
55	Hopus	Brasserie Lefebvre
56	He'Brew Genesis Dry Hopped Session Ale	Shmaltz Brewing Company
57	Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale	Stone Brewing Co.
58	Narwhal Imperial Stout (2012)	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
59	Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout	Anderson Valley Brewing Company
60	Mephistopheles' Stout	Avery Brewing Co
61	Santa's Little Helper	Port Brewing
62	Double IPA	Hangar 24
63	Black Phoenix	Bootlegger's Brewery
64	West Coast IPA	Green Flash Brewing Co.
65	Dale's Pale Ale	Oskar Blues Brewery
66	Furious	Surly Brewing Company
67	Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale	Rogue Ales
68	Go Team!	The Bruery
69	Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing Company
70	Deciduous IPA	Cismontane Brewing Co
71	White Oak	The Bruery
72	Boatswain H.L.V. Ale	Rhinelander Brewing Company
73	Sculpin IPA	Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
74	Indra Kunindra	Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
75	Provisions Series: Old Richland	The Bruery
76	1500 Pale Ale	Drake's Brewing Co
77	Deviant Dale's	Oskar Blues Brewery
78	Holy Jim Falls	Cismontane Brewing Co
79	Oso Barrel Aged English Porter	Cismontane Brewing Co
80	Double Down Double IPA	Rock Bottom Brewery (La Jolla)
81	Hop Bomb	Rock Bottom Brewery (La Jolla)
82	Revolution	Eagle Rock Brewery
83	Raging Bitch Belgian IPA	Flying Dog Brewery
84	Big Eye IPA	Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
85	Orabelle	Great Divide Brewing Co
86	Stupid Stout	Coronado Brewing Co
87	Blind Pig IPA	Russian River Brewing Company
88	Avec Les Bons Voeux	Brasserie Dupont
89	Voortrust	Brouwerij Van Den Bossche
90	Buffalo Stout	Brouwerij Van Den Bossche
91	Klokke Roeland	Brouwerij Van Steenberge
92	Descend Black IPA	Wiens Brewing
93	Red Barn Ale	The Lost Abbey
94	Belgian Style Yeti	Great Divide Brewing Co
95	BPA (Belgian-Style Pale Ale)	Brewery Ommegang
96	Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter	Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
97	IPA	Caldera Brewing
98	Anniversary Ale	Port Brewing
99	Monkshine Organic Belgian Style Golden Ale	Uinta Brewing Company
100	Islander IPA	Coronado Brewing Co
101	Drakonic	Drake's Brewing Co
102	Mischief	The Bruery
103	100 Rubles On Oak	Haven Brewing
104	Imperial Rebellion	Iron Fist Brewing Co.
105	Coedo / Ballast Point - West to East IPA	Kyodo Shoji COEDO Brewery
106	Hoptonic IPA	Smog City Brewing
107	Smoking' Santiago Scotch Ale	Cismontane Brewing Co
108	Hopfix	Beer Here
109	Palm Royale	Brouwerij Palm
110	1903 Lager	Craftsman Brewing Company
111	90 Minute IPA (2012)	Dogfish Head
112	Muffin Top	Clown Shoes
113	Blaecorn Unidragon	Clown Shoes
114	Stone Imperial Russian Stout (2012)	Stone Brewing Co.
115	Stone Mixtape Ale vol.2 - CH & HS's Blend	Stone Brewing Co.
116	Stone Mixtape Ale vol.3 - Belong to Where You Are, the Neighborhood Blend	Stone Brewing Co.
117	Row 2, Hill 56	Russian River Brewing Company
118	1st Anniversary Beer	Green Flash Brewing Co.
119	Winter Weisse	Craftsman Brewing Company
120	Acorn Saison	Craftsman Brewing Company
121	Friendship Brew	Green Flash Brewing Co.
122	Session Saison	Cismontane Brewing Co
123	Enjoy By 04.01.13 IPA	Stone Brewing Co.
124	Cataclysm Imperial Oatmeal IPA	Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie
125	Truth Or Dare	Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie
126	3rd Anniversary Ale	Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie
127	It's Not Always Sunny In L.A.	Golden Road Brewing
128	Atticus	Strand Brewing Co
129	Tower 10 IPA	Karl Strauss Brewing Company
130	The Big Le "Brah" Ski	Golden Road Brewing
131	Aunt Sally's Pale Ale	Golden Road Brewing
132	Immaculate IPA	Abbey Brewing Co.
133	Father Theodore's Imperial Stout	Abbey Brewing Co.
134	Idiot IPA	Coronado Brewing Co
135	Alpine Ale	Alpine Beer Company
136	Hop Odyssey Black IPA	Green Flash Brewing Co.
137	Double Daddy Imperial IPA	Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
138	Unfiltered DBA (Double Barrel Ale)	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
139	Double Vision (2013)	Grand Teton Brewing
140	Golden Chaos	Bootlegger's Brewery
141	Bourbon Barrel Cavatica Stout	Fort George Brewery
142	Rude Parrot IPA	7 Seas Brewing
143	Space Dust IPA	Elysian Brewing Co
144	Captain Munson's IPA	American Brewing Company
145	Imperial Stout	Silver City Brewery
146	Apocalypse IPA	10 Barrel Brewing Company
147	India Pale Ale	Engine House No. 9
148	Bourbon Barrel Stout	Engine House No. 9
149	Black Friday CDA	Gigantic Brewing Company
150	IPA	The Pike Brewing Company
151	Anniversary Party Time!!!	Epic Ales (Washington)
152	Ursus Spelaeus	Sound Brewery
153	The End of Reason	Gigantic Brewing Company
154	Ballz Deep	7 Seas Brewing
155	Bete Blanche	Elysian Brewing Co
156	Breakfast Porter	Terminal Gravity Brewing
157	Gigantic IPA	Gigantic Brewing Company
158	Jupiter	Sundowner Brewery
159	Nut Brown Ale	AleSmith Brewing
160	Grand Cru	Triple Voodoo Brewing
161	Lil Devil	AleSmith Brewing
162	Sailor Stout	Sundowner Brewery
163	Chesebro IPA	Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie
164	Trois Filles Tripel	Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie
165	Blind Ambition	Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie
166	Damnation	Russian River Brewing Company
167	Golden Monkey	Victory Brewing Company
168	Old Stock Ale (2013)	North Coast Brewing Company
169	Corona Extra	Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V.
170	Duet	Alpine Beer Company
171	Nelson	Alpine Beer Company
172	Bourbon Barrel Dark Apparition	Jackie O's Pub & Brewery
173	Nero's 1st Century	Birra Amarcord
174	Lagunitas Sucks - Brown Shugga' Substitute Ale	Lagunitas
175	Gumballhead	Three Floyds Brewing Co
176	Vampire Slayer	Clown Shoes
177	Wolf Among Weeds	Golden Road Brewing
178	Farmhouse Black Metal Imperial Stout	Jester King Brewery
179	2nd Anniversary - Grand Cru	Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
180	Rye XPA	Telegraph Brewing Company
181	Dude Double IPA	Oceanside Ale Works
182	Populist	Eagle Rock Brewery
183	Blue Bridge Coffee Stout	Coronado Brewing Co
184	Angeleno IPA	Angel City Brewery
185	The Mesa	Cismontane Brewing Co
186	Wytchmaker Rye IPA	Jester King Brewery
187	Saturday Soda	Haven Brewing
188	upRYEsing	Haven Brewing
189	Sippin' Pretty	Haven Brewing
190	Earth Thirst	Eel River Brewing Co.
191	Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout	Flying Dog Brewery
192	Black Robusto Porter	Drake's Brewing Co
193	Extra Pale Ale	Almanac
194	Rye'd Piper	Ale Industries
195	Hella Hoppy	Altamont Beer Works (California)
196	Cease & Desist (Cease)	Berryessa Brewing Co.
197	Game Of Thrones - Iron Throne	Brewery Ommegang
198	Proving Ground IPA	Magnolia Pub and Brewery
199	Obsidian Stout	Deschutes Brewery
200	Anchor California Lager	Anchor Brewing Co
201	Tallulah XPA	Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
202	Union Jack IPA	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
203	Singel	Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
204	Darts Away IPA	Golden Road Brewing
205	Hudson Imperial Rye Porter	Golden Road Brewing
206	Jolly Rodger Barleywine (2012)	Drake's Brewing Co
207	Bushwhacker	Cismontane Brewing Co
208	Naughty Sauce	Noble Ale Works
209	Honker's Ale	Goose Island Beer Co.
210	Hopoholic 4x IPA	Knee Deep Brewing Company
211	Big Daddy IPA	Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
212	Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout	North Coast Brewing Company
213	South Bay IPA	Red Car Brewery
214	Stone Smoked Porter	Stone Brewing Co.
215	Musashi	Strand Brewing Co
216	Eraser IPA	Rough Draft Brewing Company
217	Fireman's Brew Redhead Ale	Fireman's Brew
218	Saison Diego	Green Flash Brewing Co.
219	Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale	Lagunitas
220	Urthel Hop-It	De Leyerth Brouwerijen
221	30th Anniversary - Our Brewers Reserve Grand Cru	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
222	AlphaDog Imperial IPA	Laughing Dog Brewing
223	Velvet Merlin	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
224	El Diablo Rojo	Main Street Brewery (Lamppost Pizza) (California)
225	Imperial Balinese Stout	TAPS Fish House and Brewery
226	Hop Daddy IPA	Main Street Brewery (Lamppost Pizza) (California)
227	Babylon Double IPA	Ninkasi Brewing Company
228	Veranda	Valiant Brewing Company
229	31 Kings IPA	Valiant Brewing Company
230	Red Hill Red	Tustin Brewing Company
231	Hopside Down India Pale Lager	Widmer Brothers Brewing
232	Powder Monkey	Heavy Seas Beer
233	Abrasive Ale	Surly Brewing Company
234	Dark Hollow Bourbon-barrel Aged Imperial Stout	Barrel House Brewing Co.
235	Imperial Jack	21st Amendment Brewery
236	Rhizing Bines	Dogfish Head / Sierra Nevada collaboration
237	Resurrection	The Brewer's Art
238	Farmhouse Pale Ale	Oxbow Brewing Company
239	Thundersnow	Flossmoor Station Brewery
240	Endeavour	Saint Arnold Brewing Company
241	Heady Topper	The Alchemist
242	Charred Walls Of The Damned	Burnt Hickory Brewery
243	UnderDog Atlantic Lager	Flying Dog Brewery
244	Lunch	Maine Beer Company
245	20	Oliver Breweries (Pratt Street Ale House)
246	Pumpernickel IPA	Flying Dog Brewery
247	HellRazer IPA	DuClaw Brewing Company
248	Tell Tale Heart(y) Ale	Baltimore-Washington Beer Works
249	Mør Mør	Brouwerij West
250	Barrel Noir	Almanac
251	Lone Star Beer	Pabst Brewing Company
252	Shiner Bock	Spoetzl Brewery
253	Fire Eagle	Austin Beerworks
254	Lost Gold IPA	Real Ale Brewing Co
255	Pearl-Snap	Austin Beerworks
256	Le Petit Prince Farmhouse Table Beer	Jester King Brewery
257	Struise Ignis Et Flamma	De Struise Brouwers
258	Commercial Suicide	Jester King Brewery
259	Salt Lick (Censored)	Jester King Brewery
260	Noble King	Jester King Brewery
261	Ol' Oi!	Jester King Brewery
262	The Highlander (Mysterium Verum)	Real Ale Brewing Co
263	Storm King	Victory Brewing Company
264	Leviathan Series - Baltic Porter	Harpoon Brewery
265	Full Moon Pale Rye Ale	Real Ale Brewing Co
266	Lil' B	Evil Twin Brewing
267	Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing
268	Mongo Double IPA	Port Brewing
269	Coulter IPA	Cismontane Brewing Co
270	Packinghouse IPA	Packinghouse Brewing Co
271	Enjoy By 07.04.13 IPA	Stone Brewing Co.
272	YuleSmith (Summer)	AleSmith Brewing
273	Once Upon A Time X Ale - November 22nd, 1838	Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
274	19th Anniversary Ale	Great Divide Brewing Co
275	Autumnal	Stillwater Artisinal Ales
276	Pivo Pils	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
277	Imperial Russian Stout	TAPS Fish House and Brewery
278	Longboard Island Lager	Kona Brewing Co
279	Collage Conflux No.1	Deschutes Brewing / Hair of the Dog collaboration
280	Stone RuinTen IPA	Stone Brewing Co.
281	Deliverance	The Lost Abbey
282	Electric Tower IPA	Santa Clara Valley Brewing
283	San Quentin's Breakout Stout	Marin Brewing Company
284	Sless' Stimulating Stout	Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
285	The Frog That Ate The World	Baeltane Brewing
286	New Dogtown Pale Ale	Lagunitas
287	Blue Frog IPA	Blue Frog Grog & Grill
288	Mt. Tam Pale Ale	Marin Brewing Company
289	Hops Inc	Haven Brewing
290	Lupulin Shake	Ohana Brewing Co
291	Cher Ami	Bear Republic Brewing Co.
292	Budweiser	Anheuser-Busch
293	Tecate	Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma (Heineken)
294	Torpedo Extra IPA	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
295	Leffe Blonde	Abbaye de Leffe (ABInBev)
296	Grand Cru (Bourbon)	Black Diamond Brewing Company
297	Ranch Double IPA	Victory Brewing Company
298	Cucapá Chupacabras Pale Ale	Cerveceria de Baja California (Cucapa Brewing Co.)
299	Angel's Share Bourbon Barrel-Aged	The Lost Abbey
300	Gudeløs	Bryggeriet Djævlebryg
301	Cascara Quad (Lips of Faith)	New Belgium Brewing
302	Hoptimum (2013)	Sierra Nevada
303	Monsho	Monkish Brewing Co.
304	Belgian Independence Day Spiced Saison (2011)	Brewery Ommegang
305	Amarilla Gorilla IPA	Smog City Brewing
306	Blanche de Chambly	Unibroue
307	Voo Doo American Stout	Left Coast Brewing
308	Seizoen	Logsdon Farmhouse Ales
309	Loakal Red	The Bruery
310	Snake Dog IPA	Flying Dog Brewery
311	IPA	Lagunitas
312	Citra Session IPA	Green Flash Brewing Co.
313	Black Xantus (2012)	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
314	Solidarity	Eagle Rock Brewery
315	Longfin Lager	Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
316	Buster 4	Coronado Brewing Co
317	Satanic Chimp	Monkey Paw Brewing Company
318	Blue Palms IPA	Blue Palms Brewhouse (Firestone Walker)
319	Pale Ale	Sierra Nevada
320	IPA	Marin Brewing Company
321	Old Viscosity	Port Brewing
322	Rolle Bolle	New Belgium Brewing
323	Heal the Bay IPA	Golden Road Brewing
324	Blue House Citra Pale	El Segundo Brewing Company
325	Diablo Dark	Schubros Brewery
326	Double-Wide I.P.A.	Boulevard Brewing Co
327	Curieux	Allagash Brewing Company
328	Deschutes River Ale	Deschutes Brewery
329	Galactica	Clown Shoes
330	Belgian-Style Blonde IPA	Sierra Nevada
331	Arend Tripel	Brouwerij De Ryck
332	Solace	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
333	Cabrillo Kölsch	Golden Road Brewing
334	Aroma Coma	Drake's Brewing Co
335	Epic IPA	Mammoth Brewing Company
336	IPA 395	Mammoth Brewing Company
337	Double Nut Brown	Mammoth Brewing Company
338	Real McCoy Amber Ale	Mammoth Brewing Company
339	Floating Rock Hefeweizen	Mammoth Brewing Company
340	Golden Trout Pilsner	Mammoth Brewing Company
341	Paranoids Pale Ale	Mammoth Brewing Company
342	Wild Sierra Mountain Farmhouse Ale	Mammoth Brewing Company
343	Mojave Red	Indian Wells Brewing Co
344	Mojave Gold	Indian Wells Brewing Co
345	Amnesia IPA	Indian Wells Brewing Co
346	Death Valley Pale Ale	Indian Wells Brewing Co
347	Lobotomy Bock Lager	Indian Wells Brewing Co
348	Schwarz Schaf	LAB Brewing Co
349	Take Her Home Tripel	LAB Brewing Co
350	Trade Winds Tripel	The Bruery
351	Ebony & Oak	The Bruery
352	Habitus	Hess Brewing
353	Witch's Wit	The Lost Abbey
354	Avant Garde (Soured)	The Lost Abbey
355	Carnevale	The Lost Abbey
356	Cuvee de Tomme	The Lost Abbey
357	Octave	Valiant Brewing Company
358	Fields Ablaze	Valiant Brewing Company
359	8th Anniversary Beer - Surfs Up Symposium IPA	Green Flash Brewing Co.
360	The Harlot	Societe Brewing Co.
361	Hella Helles	Drake's Brewing Co
362	Southern Hemisphere Harvest (2013)	Sierra Nevada
363	Belgian Strong Pale Ale	Ohana Brewing Co
364	Burns So Good	Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie
365	Café Racer 15	Bear Republic Brewing Co.
366	Barrel-Aged Midnight Special	Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie
367	Asylum	Left Coast Brewing
368	Dry Diggins	Prospectors Brewing Company
369	Chocolate Porter	Hangar 24
370	1st Anniversary Ale - Smoked IPA	Prospectors Brewing Company
371	Simtra Triple IPA	Knee Deep Brewing Co
372	Pathos	Valiant Brewing Company
373	Sierra Nousi	The Brewer's Cabinet
374	Black PussyKat Imperial Stout	High Sierra Brewing Co
375	OMG IPA	High Sierra Brewing Co
376	Seamus O'Faolian Irish Red Ale	High Sierra Brewing Co
377	La Fleur	Bravery Brewing
378	Temptation	Russian River Brewing Company
379	Our Dark Secret	Moylan's Brewery
380	Silver Strand Stout	San Diego Brewing Company
381	Going, Going, Gone Saison	Moylan's Brewery
382	Mash	The Bruery
383	Mash And Grind	The Bruery
384	90 Minute IPA	Dogfish Head
385	Eureka! Wit	Angel City Brewery
386	Farmer's Reserve No.2	Almanac
387	Double Trouble	Founder's Brewing Co
388	Truth	Rhinegeist
389	Victory At Sea (w/ Molé)	Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
390	Speedway Stout w/ Vietnamese Coffee	AleSmith Brewing
391	Two Hearted Ale	Bell's Brewery
392	Lenzo Lollipop (Oak Aged Sculpin)	Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
393	19/10 O'Briens Anniversary IPA	Alpine Beer Co
394	Uncle Jacob's Stout	Avery Brewing Co
395	Just Outstanding IPA	Kern River Brewing Co
396	Stone 17th Anniversary Götterdämmerung IPA	Stone Brewing Co.
397	Choklat	Southern Tier Brewing Company
398	What She's Having	Drake's Brewing Co
399	Beer Camp #94 Belgian-Style Black IPA (aka Sleight Of Hand)	Sierra Nevada
400	63 Pale Ale	Mother Earth Brew Co
401	Blackout Stout	Indian Wells Brewing Co
402	Midnight Expression	Port Brewing
403	Picnic Bubbly	Noble Ale Works
404	Old Chub	Oskar Blues Brewery
405	Fresh Squeezed IPA	Deschutes Brewery
406	Pacific Pilsner	Coronado Brewing Co
407	Clementine	Clown Shoes
408	Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout	Stone Brewing Co.
409	Pale Ale	Saint Archer Brewing
410	Muis - American Wild Ale	Phantom Carriage
411	Capt. California Black IPA	Ruhstaller
412	Honey Saison	Almanac
413	IPA	Saint Archer Brewing
414	Total Domination IPA	Ninkasi Brewing Company
415	One Trick Pony: Mosaic	Epic Brewing Company
416	Dark Meddle	Gigantic Brewing Company
417	Two 5 Left DIPA	El Segundo Brewing Company
418	Spaceman American IPA	Brewfist
419	Apricot Ale	Pyramid Breweries
420	Saison Tonnellerie	The Bruery
421	Beauregarde	The Bruery
422	Gilt Edge	Ruhstaller
423	Chicken Killer Barley Wine	Santa Fe Brewing Company
424	Toxic Revolution	Three Floyds Brewing Co
425	Piraat	Brouwerij Van Steenberge
426	La Trappe Quadrupel	Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven
427	Pale Ale	Full Sail Brewing
428	Maximus	Lagunitas
429	Newcastle Brown Ale	John Smiths (Heineken)
430	Bourbon Barrel Black	Allagash Brewing Company
431	17th Anniversary	Coronado Brewing Co
432	Devil's Post Pale Ale	Mammoth Brewing Company
433	Heineken	Heineken
434	Porter	Bell's Brewery
435	Commodore Perry IPA	Great Lakes Brewing Company
436	Alpha King	Three Floyds Brewing Co
437	Moloko	Three Floyds Brewing Co
438	Munsterfest	Three Floyds Brewing Co
439	Permanent Funeral	Three Floyds Brewing Co
440	Jinx Proof	Three Floyds Brewing Co
441	Calumet Queen	Three Floyds Brewing Co
442	Stiegl Radler Zitrone	Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg
443	Louie's Demise	Milwaukee Brewing Company
444	Razor Hoof	Three Floyds Brewing Co
445	Crowley Tears	Rock Bottom Brewery (Chicago)
446	IPA	Rock Bottom Brewery (Chicago)
447	Rocktoberfest	Rock Bottom Brewery (Chicago)
448	Zombie Dust	Three Floyds Brewing Co
449	Flat Iron Stout	Piece Brewery & Pizzeria
450	Cold & Wet	Piece Brewery & Pizzeria
451	IPA	AleSmith Brewing
452	XPA	Smog City Brewing
453	Flipside Red IPA	Sierra Nevada
454	Hop Cuvée	Bison Brewing Co
455	Hop Juice	Left Coast Brewing
456	Reutberger Josefi-Bock	Klosterbrauerei Reutberg
457	Tripel	Allagash Brewing Company
458	The Czar Imperial Stout	Avery Brewing Co
459	Tropical Tripel	De Proefbrouwerij / Cigar City collaboration
460	The Trooper	Robinson's
461	Where There's Smoke	Mammoth Brewing Co
462	BigLeaf Maple	Anchor Brewing Co
463	Modelo Especial	Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V.
464	Superfuzz (Blood Orange Pale Ale)	Elysian Brewing Co
465	Smithwicks Brown Ale	Guinness
466	Stone Cali-Belgique IPA	Stone Brewing Co.
467	All Night IPA	Angel City Brewery
468	Pomegranate Saison	Angel City Brewery
469	(Not) White Nite	Angel City Brewery
470	LABW Honey Ale	Angel City Brewery
471	Vanilla Porter	Angel City Brewery
472	Asahi Super Dry	Asahi Breweries
473	Double Stout	Green Flash Brewing Co.
474	Double DBA (2012)	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
475	Beer Camp #93 IPA	Sierra Nevada
476	Beer Camp #95 Imperial Red Ale	Sierra Nevada
477	Oatmeal Stout	Samuel Smith Old Brewery
478	Springhouse Ale	Williamsburg AleWerks
479	Morning Bell	Kane Brewing Co
480	Twenty Knots	Williamsburg AleWerks
481	Fresh Hop IPA: Cluster	Almanac
482	duganA IPA	Avery Brewing Co
483	Café Royale	Williamsburg AleWerks
484	Long Strange Tripel	Boulevard Brewing Co
485	St. Amand	Brasserie Castelain
486	DevESTATEtion	Sierra Nevada
487	Hop Diggity DIPA	Mother Earth Brew Co
488	Ante Up	Mother Earth Brew Co
489	Sixty-Three	Mother Earth Brew Co
490	Night Shift Coffee Porter	Mother Earth Brew Co
491	Avant Garde	The Lost Abbey
492	10 Commandments	The Lost Abbey
493	Judgment Day	The Lost Abbey
494	Devotion	The Lost Abbey
495	Inferno Ale	The Lost Abbey
496	Walkabout Stout	Breakwater Brewing Co
497	Maverick's Double IPA	Breakwater Brewing Co
498	Del Mar Jetty	Breakwater Brewing Co
499	Dry Hump IPA	Latitude 33° Brewing Company
500	Breakfast With Wilford	Latitude 33° Brewing Company
501	Red Ale	Barrel Harbor Brewing
502	Pilsner	Barrel Harbor Brewing
503	IPA	Barrel Harbor Brewing
504	Brown Ale	Barrel Harbor Brewing
505	Dry Stout	Barrel Harbor Brewing
506	Soul Sacrifice	Aztec Brewing
507	Sacrifice Red IPA	Aztec Brewing
508	Dos Anniversary (IIPA)	Aztec Brewing
509	Noche de Los Muertos	Aztec Brewing
510	Saison De Pablo	Aztec Brewing
511	Cacao Chocolate Porter	Aztec Brewing
512	Chipotle IPA	Aztec Brewing
513	Verbena	Pizza Port - Carlsbad (Port Brewing)
514	At-tri-tion	Pizza Port - Carlsbad (Port Brewing)
515	Misty Morning	Pizza Port - Carlsbad (Port Brewing)
516	Barrel Aged Night Rider	Pizza Port - Carlsbad (Port Brewing)
517	Honey Pale Ale	Arcana Brewing
518	Headbasher IPA	Arcana Brewing
519	Bitter Brown Ale	Arcana Brewing
520	Belle's Ale	Arcana Brewing
521	Infinity Stout	Arcana Brewing
522	Collaborator Dopplebock	Arcana Brewing
523	Marley's Ghost	Arcana Brewing
524	Coffee Marley's Ghost	Arcana Brewing
525	Passionate Monkey	Arcana Brewing
526	Blonde Ale	Saint Archer Brewing
527	Saints' Devotion	The Lost Abbey
528	"Angry & Wit" - Liberty Station	Stone Brewing Co.
529	Stone Mixtape Ale Vol. 7 - "The Hollingshead Blend"	Stone Brewing Co.
530	Stone ESPRESSO Imperial Russian Stout (2013)	Stone Brewing Co.
531	Enjoy By 11.12.13 IPA	Stone Brewing Co.
532	Decadence (2012)	AleSmith Brewing
533	Saison Bernice	Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
534	30th Anniversary - Jack And Ken's Ale	Sierra Nevada
535	Fructus	Propolis Brewing
536	Farmer’s Reserve No. 4	Almanac
537	110K+OT - 6th Batch	Cigar City Brewing
538	Homebrew Hefe	Steve Enders Homebrew
539	Homebrew Double IPA	Steve Enders Homebrew
540	Farmer’s Reserve No. 3	Almanac
541	Black Xantus (2013)	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
542	Night Sail	Island Brewing Company
543	Belgian IPA	Island Brewing Company
544	Framboise Max	Brouwerij Bockor
545	Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale	Lagunitas
546	1664	Brasseries Kronenbourg (Carlsberg Group)
547	Pale Ryder	Barrelhouse Brewing Co
548	IPA	Live Oak Brewing Company
549	California Ale	Telegraph Brewing Company
550	Mission Wheat	Randy's Taproom
551	He'Brew Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A.	Shmaltz Brewing Company
552	Husets Ol Mork	Viking Garden Cellars
553	Tart of Darkness (2013)	The Bruery
554	Habañero Wheat Hot Shot	Santa Barbara Brewing Company
555	Casey's Black IPA	Santa Barbara Brewing Company
556	Saint Barb's Dubbel	Santa Barbara Brewing Company
557	Bluebird Bitter	Coniston Brewing
558	Noble Rot	Dogfish Head
559	Blanche du Paradis	Brasserie Dieu du Ciel
560	Essence	Hangar 24
561	Black Sap	Mikkeller
562	Vessel 8 Saison	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
563	Lil Mikkel	Firestone / Mikkeller collaboration
564	Velvet Merkin (2013)	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
565	Luponic Distortion	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
566	Firestone 17 Anniversary Ale	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
567	Firestone 16 Anniversary Ale	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
568	Firestone 15 Anniversary Ale	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
569	Firestone 14 Anniversary Ale	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
570	Vieille Artisanal Saison	Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
571	Barrel Roll No. 1 - Immelmann (2013)	Hangar 24
572	Surette Provision Saison	Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
573	Batch 1000 Bryeian	The Bruery
574	Green Bullet	Green Flash Brewing Co.
575	Hop Lava	Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom
576	Habanero Sculpin	Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
577	Walker's Reserve Porter	Firestone Walker Brewing Company
578	Stone 04.04.04 Vertical Epic Ale	Stone Brewing Co.
579	Stone 06.06.06 Vertical Epic Ale	Stone Brewing Co.
580	Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale	Stone Brewing Co.
581	Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale	Stone Brewing Co.
582	Stone Farms Dandelion IPA	Stone Brewing Co.
583	Stone Witty Moron	Stone Brewing Co.
584	Better Weather IPA	Golden Road Brewing
585	Torque	Kinetic Brewing Company
586	Big Black Mariah	Noble Ale Works
587	Rio's Rompin Rye	Epic Brewing
588	Trip XVI Seattle Farmhouse Rye Ale	New Belgium / Elysian collaboration
589	India Pale Ale	Barrelhouse Brewing Co
590	Saison Blanc (2013)	The Lost Abbey
591	Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti	Great Divide Brewing Co
592	Natural Light	Anheuser-Busch
593	Bud Light	Anheuser-Busch
594	Founders Blend v.1	Ruhstaller
595	Autumn Maple	The Bruery
596	Evil Dead Red	AleSmith Brewing
597	Hudson Porter- Aged In Brandy Barrels	Golden Road Brewing
598	The Dominator IPA	Beachwood Brewing
599	Low Tides Fresh Hops	Pizza Port - Solana Beach (Port Brewing)
600	Low And Slow Rauchbier	Monkey Paw Brewing Company
601	Blue Dot IPA	Hair Of The Dog Brewing Co
602	Jubelale (2013)	Deschutes Brewery
603	Black Butte XXIV	Deschutes Brewery
604	Green Monster	Deschutes Brewery
605	Class Of '88 Series Barleywine Ale	Deschutes Brewery
606	99 Knots To LA	Golden Road Brewing
607	Surfliner Ale	Golden Road Brewing
608	Ponch's Porter	Golden Road Brewing
609	Get Up Offa That Brown	Golden Road Brewing
610	Trouble Ahead Red	Golden Road Brewing