August has been blessed with a delicious cache of special release beers, each purpose-built to spirit-guide your palate through a midsummer night's dream of pure liquid decadence. On the roster this month: double dry-hopped magic, a killer Kolsch-style creation, Tiki radness, barrel-aged wizardry, & some chocolatey, marshmallowy goodness that's virtually guaranteed to make you feel like royalty.
IN ADDITION, we have crazy-delicious Mystery Shore Vacation Blend Coffee Beans (35% Kenya New Gaturi, 35% Ethiopia Kochere Worka, & 30% Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tanzania Insani Peaberry) up for grabs to compliment your haul of beer treasure.
Quantities--as per usual--are limited, so make sure you're ready when the sale starts on Saturday at 10AM if there's anything you can't live without. Pick-ups will begin 8/14 in San Diego / Los Angeles / Encinitas and 8/16 in Portland / Santa Barbara. Full details, as well as the sale link, are below:
DEEDS & EXPLOITS W/ COFFEE & VANILLA
This blend of bourbon barrel-aged strong ales was lavished with vanilla beans and bourbon-and-vanilla infused, house-roasted coffee. The result is a mind-blowingly decadent flavor fiesta with notes of coffee cake, bourbon, oak, and a subtle fruit character that brings the whole thing home in an incredibly satisfying fashion.
ABV: 14.3%
Format: 22oz Bottle
Price: $32.25
Total Quantity: 2,850
Bottle Limit:
BLANC ON BLANC ON BLANC ON BLANC
This hazy wonder was made with a hefty portion of Sauv Blanc grape must and stuffed to the gills with Nelson Sauvin, Hallertau Blanc, & Citra hops. The result is an insanely delicious DIPA exploding with mango, passion fruit, gooseberry, and floral white wine grape notes.
ABV: 7.7%
Format: 4-Pack of 16oz Cans
Price: $23.75
Total Quantity: 1,700
4-Pack Limit: 18
STAR PROJECTOR: TIKI EDITION
Inspired by the classic Painkiller tiki drink, this delicious mega-Berliner is loaded with pineapple, orange, coconut, and a hint of nutmeg that produces both island vibes & endless refreshment. Urban legend has it that if you hold one of these glorious cans up to your ear, you can hear the distant surf of a forbidden coast.
ABV: 10%
Format: 4-Pack of 16oz Cans
Price: $26
Total Quantity: 1,600
4-Pack Limit: 18
LILLIPUT
Brewed with Bohemian Pilsner malt and hopped with German-grown Spalter Select, this extensively lagered kolsch-style ale sports notes of biscuit, Meyer lemon, honey, pear, and a hint of jasmine tea. It’s complex, crushable, extremely legit, and a perfect fit for a 19.2 oz can.
ABV: 5%
Format: Single 19.2oz Can
Price: $3.50
Total Quantity: 5,000
Can Limit: 24
HARVEST OF MEMORIES (COLLAB W/ BEARDED IRIS)
The 2nd iteration of a 2018 collab with our Nashville homies at Bearded Iris, this stellar display of hopped-up haziness is positively stuffed with Motueka & Strata hops. The result is a seriously delightful DIPA with a soft, pillow-like mouthfeel and vibrant notes of mango, berries, and peach.
ABV: 8%
Format: 4-Pack of 16oz Cans
Price: $21.50
Total Quantity: 3,000
4-Pack Limit: 18
DOUBLE DRY-HOPPED EFFECTIVE DREAMS (COLLAB W/ GREAT NOTION)
Batch two of our collaborative efforts with the fine folks at Great Notion is a truly majestic titan of murk. This thing is stuffed to the brim with Citra, Mosaic, Southern Passion, & Galaxy hops, yielding tropical aromas of mango and zesty, piney citrus notes on the back of a pleasantly full body.
ABV: 7.5%
Format: 4-Pack of 16oz Cans
Price: $21.50
Total Quantity: 3,000
4-Pack Limit: 18
MEGA DEVIL'S TEETH AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS W/ COCOA, COCONUT, & MACADAMIA NUTS
This shockingly tasty imperial stout is a dark, delicious dessert vortex that was aged in fragrant, oaky bourbon barrels and subsequently loaded with a king’s ransom of cocoa, coconut, and macadamia nuts. Ready your taste buds for a beautiful trip down a river of chocolate and tropical radness.
ABV: 13.5%
Format: Single 12oz Cans
Price: $16.25
Total Quantity: 3,700
Can Limit: 24
ANALOG: RED CABERNET FRANC EDITION (COLLAB W/ LO-FI WINES)
We brewed this surpassingly delicious saison with fresh-pressed whole-cluster cab franc grape juice and fermented with house microflora before sending it on an extended stay in some freshly-emptied red wine and port barrels. The result of the blend is a complex and seriously lovely amalgamation of oak, funk, and wine character that’s going to totally brighten your day.
ABV: 8.7%
Format: 375ml Bottle
Price: $13
Total Quantity: 885
Bottle Limit: 3
ANALOG: BARREL-AGED RIESLING EDITION (COLLAB W/ LO-FI WINES)
We brewed this surpassingly delicious saison with fresh-pressed whole-cluster riesling grape juice and fermented with house microflora before sending it on an extended stay in some freshly-emptied red wine barrels. The result is a complex and seriously lovely amalgamation of oak, funk, and wine character that’s going to totally brighten your day.
ABV: 9.2%
Format: 375ml Bottle
Price: $13
Total Quantity: 753
Bottle Limit: 3
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