Wednesday, September 29, 2010

THIS WEEKEND 10/1-10/3: AVOCADO FEST & CASK ALE!


Big news here at the brewery, this weekend is the annual Carpinteria Avocado Festival! As tradition, we will be pouring copious amounts of our fall seasonal Avocado Honey Ale. Brewed with 60 pounds of local Avocado honey, this beer is deep gold with a low bitterness, and mild honey aftertaste. Always a crowd pleaser, Avocado Honey Ale weighs in at 5.2% ABV and 19 IBU. In addition, we will be releasing a cask of our Fresh Hop Harvest Ale, dry hopped with local "wet" hops. Harvest Ale is an Irish Red style ale featuring a balance between malt and hops. It is a deep copper-ruby ale with 5.6% ABV and 29 IBU. So swing by the festival, grab some world famous guacamole of avocado ice cream and join us for a pint. Cheers! -IBC

Monday, September 20, 2010

GABF UPDATE: IBC WINS GOLD!!!!

This just in from the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO, BOURBON BARREL AGED BIG ISLAND WINS GOLD!!! That's right, our barrel aged Imperial IPA received top honors in the barrel aged strong beer category, a highly competitive and sought-after category. We are planning a small run of bottles, probably to be released sometime in mid to late October! Till then...CHEERS!