{"id":13808,"date":"2016-05-25T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=13808"},"modified":"2016-05-17T16:04:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T23:04:46","slug":"societe-holding-the-other-olympics-of-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2016\/05\/25\/societe-holding-the-other-olympics-of-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Societe holding the (other) Olympics of Beer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"societe4\"<\/a>For as congenial and laden with heartfelt camaraderie as the brewing industry is, it is also extremely competitive. Proof of that is provided in the form of the World Beer Cup<\/strong><\/a> and other professional brewing competitions. Dubbed the \u201cOlympics of Beer\u201d, the World Beer Cup pits breweries from across the globe against each other for bragging rights where to-style brewing prowess is concerned. It\u2019s one of the few times you really see brewers tense up in their open and fervent yen for recognition. Rather than subject their colleagues to this intense brand of stress, Societe Brewing Company <\/strong><\/a>(8262 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Kearny Mesa)<\/em> is getting brewers together in a much more fun environment as part of its annual anniversary festivities. Enter, Societe Four.<\/p>\n

Scheduled for noon on<\/strong> Saturday, June 11<\/strong>, Societe Four will feature teams of brewers from a variety of local and far-off craft breweries competing in a septet of beer-themed events. Confirmed teams thus include \u201cale-theletes\u201d from AleSmith Brewing Company<\/strong><\/a>, Benchmark Brewing Company<\/strong><\/a>, Bitter Brothers Brewing Company<\/strong><\/a>, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company<\/strong><\/a>, Mikkeller Brewing San Diego<\/strong><\/a>, Modern Times Beer Company<\/strong><\/a>, Pizza Port<\/strong><\/a>, The Rare Barrel<\/strong><\/a> and Second Chance Beer Company<\/strong><\/a>. The events they will participate in are as follows:<\/p>\n