From CWA:
--California Wild Ales begins selling its barrel-aged sour beer to seven new states and the
District of Columbia and launches the 2020 Bottle Club, “The Yeastie Boys”
SAN DIEGO, CA (July 2, 2020) – California Wild Ales, California Wild Ales, San Diego’s only all-
sour brewery, today announced it has begun shipping its barrel-aged wild ale outside of
California. Sour beer lovers in Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, New York, and the District of Columbia can now order beer online from
California Wild Ale’s website and have it delivered directly to their front door. Also, the brewery
has launched its 2020 bottle club, called “The Yeastie Beasties,” giving customers exclusive
access to member-only beer and other exciting perks.
“We’ve been selling our funky, fruit-forward sour ales since 2015 and have focused mainly on
serving customers in our tasting room where we serve 10 beer on tap, making us San Diego’s
largest sour-only brewery,” said Bill DeWitt, co-owner of California Wild Ales and Chicago
native. “The sour/American wild ale market is growing across the country and we are proud to
offer California wild ale to a larger market and to offer some exclusive varieties to members of
our membership club.”
“When COVID-19 hit, we started to look for new avenues to get our beer into customer’s
hands,” said co-owner Zack Brager. “We’re excited to introduce our unique brand of sour ale to
these new markets - especially to the D.C. metro area where I grew up - and re-launch our
popular bottle club to do something exciting for our customers,” said Zack.
The membership club includes 15 wild ales over the course of the year with seven member-only
beers available upon sign-up and an additional six beers over the next six months. Membership is
limited to 100 people and also includes guided tastings, a membership party, custom
merchandise, and a few other surprises. https://www.californiawildales.com/2020-bottle-club/
California Wild Ales offers a wide variety of sour ales. The brewery introduces new beers
regularly based on when each barrel has completed its aging process. Following are some of the
brewery’s most popular beers: https://www.californiawildales.com/product-category/beer/
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Our best-selling beer, this pastry sour is made with grilled pineapple dusted with brown sugar
and homemade maraschino-style cherries using fresh California cherries and a homemade
reduction consisting of simple syrup, fresh cinnamon, star anise, and allspice.
Black and Blue
We use Jewel and Snowchaser blueberries from The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, CA as the base,
and add blackberry purée from Oregon. The result is a beautiful red-wine character balanced
with a slight acidity creating a port wine-like flavor profile that will pair well with meals with
friends.
Carlsbad Blueberry
This mixed-fermentation wild ale starts as a golden ale, which is aged for 12 months in oak
barrels to produce tart flavors, fruity notes, and a funky character. Then fresh blueberries,
sourced locally are added and aged for an additional two months. The result is a violet-colored
beer that has a slight wine characteristic on the nose and rich blueberry fruit note at the finish.
Rosé
This golden sour blend was selected specifically to pair with beautiful Zinfandel grapes from
Escondido, CA. This bright refreshing ale with notes of red wine from the zin grapes
accompanied by hints of raspberry combined with its brilliant color we knew it deserved the
same name as the super crushable wine of its namesake.
About California Wild Ales
California Wild Ales, San Diego’s Sour House, is San Diego’s only all barrel-aged sour brewery.
It began creating fresh and funky sour beers in 2015 and opened its tasting room in 2018. The
brewery’s sour beer is aged in American, French, and Hungarian oak barrels for a minimum of 9-
12 months and uses fresh, seasonal produce from local San Diego farmers resulting in a
refreshing, tart flavor profile and depth often associated with fine wine. The brewery uses mixed
and wild fermentation methods using probiotic yeast and bacteria strains including Lactobacillus,
Brettanomyces, and Pediococcus. For more information,
visit: https://www.californiawildales.com/
This awesome news! We are from Florida and found this place when we were traveling in December. Such a cool spot and they have amazing barrel-aged sours. Super stoked that they now deliver to FL. Can't wait to get my hands on some more of these tasty brews.
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