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Slater’s 50/50

Michele — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:16:35 +0000

Can’t go wrong with 50% bacon / 50% beef burgers and 112 craft beer taps! We enjoyed a Ballast Point Victory at Sea and an Ommegang Seduction, and split the burger, 50/50.

Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter…

Adam — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:41:12 +0000

…and cioppino at Blue Water Grille…mmmm

Sculpin IPA from Ballast Point

Sage — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:43:41 +0000

20 ounces of Hoppy Brewing delight to celebrate the day before the day before Thanksgiving. If you can’t get this beer where you are, you are missing what I think is one of the best IPAs in America.

Just saying…

Indra Kunindra

Adam — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:19:14 +0000

Ballast Point collaboration beer, with Holiday Wine Cellar and home brewer Alex Tweet, labeled as India-Style Export Stout. With curry spice, coconut, kaffir lime leaf, cayenne and cumin. Different but somehow similar…yummy.

Mmmm…Sculpin IPA

Adam — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:39:40 +0000

‘nuf said….or typed in this case.

Black Marlin Porter

Adam — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:48:20 +0000

…and a dozen oysters on the half shell at Blue Water Grille…yum

Fish for lunch

Sage — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:07:33 +0000

I’ve got a little slow time today so I decided to pop open a bottle of Ballast Point’s Sculpin IPA to go with my enchiladas. This beer is without a doubt one of the best examples of San Diego IPAs out there.

A round of Victory at Seas at Churchills

Adam — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:05:35 +0000

A round of Ballast Point Victory at Seas

Last Saturday…yeah, I’m a little behind in my postings…we stopped at Churchill’s for a pint of Ballast Point’s Victory at Sea; their Imperial Coffee Vanilla Porter. I prefer the keg and cask Victory at Sea over the bottled stuff. I find that the bottled beer retains too much coffee flavor for my liking. No…I’m not giving away my bottles of VAS, and no…the bottle VAS is not swill. But..side by side…I like the keg beer better.

Drink it when you can find it, because it won’t be there long.

Craft Beer and Cook’s Confab at the Stingaree

Sage — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:01:31 +0000

Last Sunday we attended the Cook’s Confab on the roof of the Stingaree Restaurant in San Diego’s beautiful Gaslamp district. The theme of these confabs is to pair the region’s best and brightest chefs with local growers, winemakers and brewers. A portion of the proceeds go to benefit the Slow Food Urban San Diego.

This time around the confab centered around local craft beer with Alesmith, Ballast Point, Green Flash, Lightning, Lost Abbey, and Stone Brewing offering up beers to be paired with foods ranging from aged and grilled pork bellies to stout ice cream.

Molly and I went to the event as guests of Jon and Mindy from Brewery Tours of San Diego, but we carpooled with Lost Abbey’s Tomme Arthur and Mike Rodriguez as well as Mike’s wife, Michelle, so we could visit The Neighborhood, a local gastropub, in advance of the event. (A great beer selection from all the local breweries.)

Following our visit to The Neighborhood we strolled back to the Stingaree, met up with Jon and Mindy, and headed to the party on the roof.

The Stingaree, which is just a couple blocks from Petco Park in downtown San Diego, offers a really hipster atmosphere and decor, and the rooftop bar / patio is a spectacular place to watch the sunset. Naturally, the food, beer and people were all exceptional. Here’s a photo gallery of the evening’s events:
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And thanks again to Jon and Mindy for inviting us!