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

Friday 11/28/08 Cask Conditioned Harvest Ale!

Hey beer fans, after your fill of turkey on Thanksgiving, swing by the tasting room on Friday, Nov. 28th and try a glass of our Cask Conditioned Harvest Ale. Our harvest ale was brewed with fresh, local, 'wet' hops, contributing a distinct hop aroma and flavor. In addition, we added a generous dry hopping of 'wet' hops into the cask during secondary fermentation to further pronounce a very "west coast" hop flavor to the finished beer. There are only 7 gallons of this unique ale so make sure to stop in early, as our last few casks have been selling out by the end of Friday night. Hope to see you then. Cheers -IBC

Coming Friday 8/29 -- Cask I.P.A. & Unfiltered Harvest Ale

Looking for a way to beat the heat this Labor Day weekend? Why not try cruzing down to the tasting room and sampling some hop-infused deliciousness! This Friday, 8/29, we will be pouring the first keg of our unfiltered Harvest Ale as well as a cask-conditioned IPA. This is the first year we have produced a Harvest Ale, where liberal doses of freshly picked, local (Carpinteria and Gaviota coast) grown hops are added to the end of the boil. This addition of fresh hops adds a very floral, wet hop taste not found in many commercial or microbrewed beers. Furthermore, our cask conditioned IPA will be served Friday as well. If you are a newcomer to the cask-movement, cask ale is served at room temperature, unfiltered, and dry-hopped with traditional English finishing hops, East Kent Goldings--delicious!. It is sure to be a busy weekend, so sneak in early and try some for yourself, Cheers!

Tasting Room Hours: Mon-Fri.: 2pm-9pm, Sat-Sun.: 11am-9pm
Brewery Hotline: 805-745-8272

Hey Beer Fans, Harvest Ale & Cask Porter on FRIDAY 8-15-08!

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know what is going on at the brewery this week. In celebration of brewing our 300th batch, we will be brewing a special, one-run beer, available only at the brewery, called Harvest Ale. Our Harvest Ale is unique from our other beers due to the fact that it will contain massive amounts of whole, locally-grown, fresh hops, added to the end of the boil for flavor and aroma. In addition, in honor of the ceremonious brew, we will be tapping a keg of our cask-conditioned London Porter! The porter has been a winter staple here at the brewery, and we managed to hold on to one cask of it back in the cellar, just waiting for a special occasion to tap it. So come on in and try a glass of cask porter and cheers to our 300th batch!