{"id":22987,"date":"2019-10-28T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=22987"},"modified":"2019-10-28T08:47:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:47:12","slug":"spelling-beer-week-with-a-capital-sd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2019\/10\/28\/spelling-beer-week-with-a-capital-sd\/","title":{"rendered":"Spelling Beer Week with a Capital SD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The epic ten-day span linked together by hundreds of beer-centric events that is San Diego Beer Week<\/a> <\/strong>will kick off this Friday, November 1<\/strong>. It will be the eleventh annual iteration of this grand-scale initiative devised by the San Diego Brewers Guild<\/a> <\/strong>(SDBG) to celebrate local ales, lagers and the people who craft, package, sell, market, deliver and serve them. And, as has been the case since 2017, it will have an official beverage: Capital of Craft IPA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this is the third straight year Capital of Craft IPA has been produced, things are a little different this time around. This year\u2019s edition was brewed at Second Chance Beer Co.<\/a><\/strong>, comes in at 7.3% alcohol-by-volume, and utilizes Cashmere, Chinook, Nugget, Centennial and Amarillo hops donated (along with the grain bill) by BSG CraftBrewing<\/a><\/strong> as well as California Ale Yeast donated by Miramar’s White Labs<\/a><\/strong>. But there\u2019s yet another difference. For the first time ever, Capital of Craft IPA will be sold in cans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning\n7:30 p.m. on November 1<\/strong>, four-packs\nof 16-ounce cans will be available at Second Chance Beer\u2019s tasting rooms in\nCarmel Mountain Ranch and North Park, as well as retail accounts throughout San\nDiego. A percentage of the beer was also kegged off, so it will be for sale on\ndraft throughout the county, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the start, Capital of Craft IPA has been a collaboration beer. As is customary, the breweries invited to participate were switched up for 2019. This year\u2019s slate of SDBG member breweries that took part included Chula Vista\u2019s Thr3e Punk Ales Brewing<\/a><\/strong>, Miramar-based Amplified Ale Works<\/a><\/strong>, Oceanside\u2019s Bagby Beer Co.<\/a><\/strong>, Carlsbad\u2019s Burgeon Beer Co.<\/a><\/strong>, Sorrento Valley\u2019s Gravity Heights<\/a><\/strong>, Julian\u2019s Nickel Beer Co.<\/a><\/strong> and North Park Beer Co.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the best parts of the San Diego craft beer scene has always been the camaraderie,\u201d says Kris Anacleto<\/strong>, CEO of Vista\u2019s Booze Brothers Brewing<\/a><\/strong> and SDBG vice president. \u201cThis beer highlights and celebrates how our Guild members can get together and keep pushing the envelope by making a new version every year while still creating quality craft beer in our own backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anacleto\n(who will assume the role of SDBG president in 2020) wasn\u2019t the only one who\nhad thoughts to share on Capital of Craft IPA. Lead representatives from some\nof the collaborating breweries took a moment to opine on this feel-good effort\nand what it meant to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe enjoy doing collaborations for many reasons. First, it is always\nnice to get to know each other a little bit better and hang out. But it also is\ngreat to learn about different brewing ideas because no one brews beer exactly\nalike. We always get some little nugget of inspiration after meeting and\nbrewing with colleagues. For the Capital of Craft IPA, all the brewers\nmentioned wanting a more bracing IPA, with a hop bitterness to make you notice\nand enough dry hops to round it out and give it a pronounced hoppy aroma. We\nachieved this with some old-school Chinook and Amarillo, kept the malt light\nand dry, and finished it with a bit of Cashmere to keep it smooth and clean. We\nare very happy with the results!\u201d\u2014Marty\nMendiola<\/em><\/strong>, Brewmaster, Second Chance Beer Co. & Former SDBG President<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Capital of Craft IPA and efforts from all participating\nbreweries allows us to reflect on how much camaraderie and innovation has been\ndeveloped throughout our industry. Through conversations, willingness to share\nknowledge and personal brewing influences, we were able to collectively craft\nsomething that resonates San Diego!\u201d\u2014Anthony Tallman<\/em><\/strong>, Head Brewer, Burgeon Beer Co.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCollaborating with other San Diego brewers allows us to deepen\nrelationships with brewers we know and get to know brewers who are new to us.\nThe social aspect of spending time with other brewers is great, and all of us\napproach brewing and recipe development differently, so it’s a chance to learn\nfrom others and develop new techniques and methods. San Diego’s craft beer\ncommunity has always been close knit and collaboration brewing strengthens our\ncommunity further.\u201d\u2014Skip Virgilio<\/em><\/strong>,\nBrewmaster, Gravity Heights<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTypically, when we brew a collaboration beer at North Park Beer\nCo., we want to make sure that everyone involved is learning something. Whether\nit be using their processes in my brewhouse or vice versa, or trying a new hop\nvariety, a yeast strain or new ingredients that neither of us have used, or\ndoing something just for fun, the result should be something that is thoughtful\nand definitely a true collaborative process. With regards to Capital of Craft\nIPA, I think we all put our perspectives together to build a new-school West\nCoast-type IPA that is deeply rooted in the traditions that made San Diego the\nIPA town that it was and continues to be. I am super stoked to taste the final\nbeer!\u201d\u2014Kelsey McNair<\/strong>, Brewmaster, North Park Beer Co.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was great to get together with some of my old and new brewer\nfriends to make this beer. The collaborative spirit has always been strong\namong San Diego brewers and it was great to see and be a part of that once\nagain with this brew.\u201d\u2014Jeff Bagby<\/em><\/strong>, Brewmaster, Bagby Beer Co. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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