{"id":16020,"date":"2016-12-21T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=16020"},"modified":"2016-12-21T10:13:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T18:13:01","slug":"beer-touring-burgeon-beer-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2016\/12\/21\/beer-touring-burgeon-beer-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Touring: Burgeon Beer Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Last week, I made mention of the fact that the more recent entrants into San Diego\u2019s brewery-scene are taking steps to really put their best feet forward when introducing themselves to the imbibing public. Count the recently soft-opened Burgeon Beer Company <\/strong><\/a>(6350 Yarrow Drive, Carlsbad)<\/em> among that faction. Headed by a trio of longtime beer-buds\u2014one of which is brewmaster Anthony Tallman<\/strong>, formerly of Stone Brewing<\/strong><\/a>, Rough Draft Brewing Company<\/strong><\/a> and, most recently, Vista\u2019s Back Street Brewery<\/strong><\/a>\u2014it took more than three years to cobble together from conception-to-reality, and it\u2019s clear, even in its first month of operation, that none of that time was wasted.<\/p>\n

Located on an industrial side-street just south of McClellan-Palomar Airport<\/strong><\/a>, Burgeon would easily blend into its industrial-park environs\u2026were it not for large, easy-to-spot, professional signage towering above the entry. It sounds simple, but it really makes a difference. Time otherwise wasted driving around, making U-turns and cursing one\u2019s map-app is instead spent enjoying beer. Not sampling beer, but enjoying it<\/em>, because Tallman and company are making some quality product.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Three of the toughest-to-dial-in styles of Burgeon\u2019s seven introductory beers are its best. Thuja IPA, a 6.5% single India pale ale packed with Mosaic, Citra, Amarillo and Centennial hops, has just the right consistency to convey all those hops\u2019 flavors and aromas while remaining easy-to-drink. The cleverly named Mixed Greens Double IPA\u2014the first in a series of rotating imperial IPAs that will see different combinations of hops added at six different stages during the brewing and fermentation process\u2014is aptly \u201cgreen\u201d, low on the sweetness that can sometimes overtake double IPAs, and leaves a delightful, lingering accent of tangerine in its wake. Conversely, Lot 19 Pale Ale (named after the spot where a motherlode of cedar was sourced for construction of the furniture in Burgeon\u2019s tasting room) brings a nice caramely malt-base in without imparting any sweetness, thus balancing this 5.5% ABV beer\u2019s citrus-like hop-borne essence.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The next-best beer at Burgeon is probably, of all things, its cream ale. Tallman\u2019s take on an American adjunct-lager (you may know it as lawnmower beer or that watery beverage four-fifths of the country thinks of exclusively as \u201cbeer\u201d) is smooth, easy-drinking and a little higher in alcohol than Coors and Budweiser\u2019s OG versions. And what\u2019s that other thing in there? Oh yes\u2026flavor. It won\u2019t punch you in the face, but it\u2019s a heck of a transition beer for folks who are tired of waiting until the mountains turn blue enough to hide the flavor deficiencies in their current beer of choice.<\/p>\n

Of course, everything\u2019s not perfect. A rye amber ale and nut brown show promise, but could use a little more heft on the palate, while Moo Moo Farm Milk Stout (right up there with Mixed Greens in the killer-moniker department) is a bit overdone with a certain smokiness that comes across as off-putting.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As with its exterior, Burgeon wins bonus points for its interior design. The tasting room is rather spacious, but nice, thoughtful, unique touches keep it from feeling the least bit empty. There is plenty of seating augmented by vertical cedar shelving stacked with bright green plant-life, a tree sprouting from the ground at the end of the bar, and a fountain feature converted from Burgeon\u2019s founders\u2019 original home-brew sculpture. \u00a0On top of that, the cold-box is also paneled to mimic the look of a shipping container with Burgeon\u2019s wordmark emblazoned on one side and tree-stump signs on the other telling the tale of the tap-list.<\/p>\n

Burgeon has more polish than a number of breweries that have been operational for years, and that\u2019s saying something. Everybody is upping their game to compete in this rather crowded market, making it all the more impressive that the individuals behind this interest saw fit to up theirs long before opening their doors, an act that will be made official during grand-opening festivities from noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.,<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, January 21<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, I made mention of the fact that the more recent entrants into San Diego\u2019s brewery-scene are taking steps to really put their best feet forward when introducing themselves to the imbibing public. Count the recently soft-opened Burgeon Beer Company (6350 Yarrow Drive, Carlsbad) among that faction. Headed by a trio of longtime beer-buds\u2014one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[367,368,369,1],"tags":[1353,2943,342,376,3463,442,2939,668,391,2837,1798,1259,2289,2483,1010,3460,3107,61,880,3461,3462,1998,599,1439,1473,1474,3464,44,1637],"class_list":{"0":"post-16020","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-beer-events","7":"category-beer-news","8":"category-beer-styles","9":"category-san-diego-beer-beverage-news","10":"tag-sdbeer","11":"tag-anthony-tallman","12":"tag-back-street-brewery","13":"tag-beer","14":"tag-beermar","15":"tag-brandon-hernandez","16":"tag-burgeon-beer","17":"tag-carlsbad","18":"tag-craftbeer","19":"tag-cream-ale","20":"tag-double-ipa","21":"tag-escondido","22":"tag-imperial-ipa","23":"tag-indiebeer","24":"tag-ipa","25":"tag-january-21","26":"tag-mcclellan-airport","27":"tag-mira-mesa","28":"tag-miramar","29":"tag-mixed-greens","30":"tag-moo-moo-farm","31":"tag-palomar-airport","32":"tag-rough-draft-brewing","33":"tag-san-diego","34":"tag-stone-brewery","35":"tag-stone-brewing","36":"tag-thuja","37":"tag-vista","38":"tag-west-coaster","39":"entry","40":"has-post-thumbnail"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","wps_subtitle":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdtr4y-4ao","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16020\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}