First Friday and more goodness

We'll be tapping a cask of tangerine Weiss to kick off what looks like an awesome weekend. Saturday, our super server Alma is getting hitched, so we wish her and her fiancee Mikey the best, and you should too! And Sunday we'll be having an art opening for some phenomenal pieces from Betsy Enzensberger. Hope to see you somewhere in the action! www.betseyenzensberger.com

Vintage Cask Porter

We brought out a 2009 vintage porter in a cask for First Friday. Intial reviews put it in the 'smooth as silk' category, but come down and see for yourself.

Holiday Hours!

Holiday Hours:
Friday 12/24 Christmas Eve: 10am-1pm
Saturday 12/25: CLOSED for Christmas
Sunday 12/26: 11am-9pm
Friday 12/31 New Years Eve: 2pm-9pm
Saturday 1/1: CLOSED for New Year's Day
Sunday 1/2: 11am-9pm

Hope you have a GREAT Holiday Season!

Holiday Craft Fair this Saturday!

We're hosting our third annual Holiday Craft Fair at the brewery Saturday, December 11th from 1-5 pm. Jewerly, ornaments, paintings, photography, knitted, sewn pieces, baked goods, and..... BEER! Buy hand-crafted for the holidays! Stop by and shop on your way to or from the Carpinteria Holiday Spirit Parade.

Out Fri. 10/29: Cask Conditioned Pumpkin Ale!!!

A quick note from the cellar, we will be rolling out a cask of Pumpkin Ale for the Halloween weekend! Cask conditioned pumpkin ale is a combination of light unfiltered ale spiked with a dose of real pumpkin and spices, it weighs in at 5% ABV and 20 IBUs. Every autumn this beer is a tasting room favorite, and since supplies are limited, we expect to sell out rather quick. So, swing by the brewery Friday and sample a glass with us! Cheers -IBC

OUT TODAY: BOURBON BARREL AGED BIG ISLAND!

Today we are proud to announce the release of our newest beer, the Bourbon Barrel Aged Big Island. As many of you know, Big Island is our spring seasonal, a big, hopped up Imperial Pale Ale, 10 % ABV 101 IBU. We have been carefully aging this year's batch in a 55 gal bourbon barrel for over six months, creating a myriad of flavors from vanilla and coconut oak influences, to, of course, Bourbon whiskey flavors too! This beer is an extremely limited release, and also just won a gold medal (Barrel Aged Strong Beer Category) at the 2010 GABF! So swing in to the brewery and grab a bottle, or two, today! Cheers -IBC

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