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Stone fail (and other beer quests)

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Well, I was down in Escondido today for a soccer tournament. We were all looking forward to some grub & grog over at Stone Brewing afterwards, but much to our chagrin, a 3.5 hour wait for a table (at 3:45pm in the afternoon) changed our plans.

Stone was packed. The restaurant was packed. The bar was packed. The parking lot, lobby & store were packed. OMG, I wish I had a business like Stone Brewing! :mrgreen:

I did bring my growlers, and at least got some Enjoy by 4.1.13 DIPA and Oaked Arrogant Bastart for my troubles!
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On the way back up, my wife asked me about other breweries in the area, and I remembered that I had always wanted to visit Pizza Port, so we stopped by their San Clemente location for some food.

Great pizza! Wow! Plus they had a very welcoming tap board..
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I had their Doheny Double IPA and their Nerf Herder Mild. The Doheny Double was my kind of DIPA! Not too sweet, but plenty of hop & malt goodness! The dark mild was especially nice! It reminded me a lot of Black Tusk Ale, a dark mild I found in Whistler last year, and I hope to make another clone attempt of soon!

So, I was very disappointed that I had to skip a Stone Brushetta BLT w/blue cheese crumbles, but am otherwise glad I tried out Pizza Port and their pizza & beer!

Anyone have a trick to when to go to Stone to actually get a chance to enjoy their beer garden? Rather than admire it from afar? I only get down there maybe once a year, and every year it gets worse. I'm ready to give up on them... will just drink their beer from home I guess... not a bad idea right?
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Wow... 3.5 hour wait? That's ridiculous...

But +1 for Pizza Port. My only gripe about PP is that they don't have wait staff, so I usually try to sit at the bar (not much of an option when kids are in tow)...
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I've never had a wait that long, but it has been about a year since I had been down there for the Bistro. I will be down there to drop off my keg for the March Madness homebrew comp, I will have to take my growlers with me.
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3.5 hours? Didn't you tell them who you are?

That's crazy. I was there on Thursday, Feb. 21 and enjoyed some Pliny the Younger on tap. A nice surprise since I only stopped in for a pint of something else. Missed the Enjoy By release by a couple days.
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BrewMasterBrad wrote:That's crazy. I was there on Thursday, Feb. 21 and enjoyed some Pliny the Younger on tap.
Salt in the wound, brother... salt in the wound...
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lexuschris wrote:
BrewMasterBrad wrote:That's crazy. I was there on Thursday, Feb. 21 and enjoyed some Pliny the Younger on tap.
Salt in the wound, brother... salt in the wound...
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I'd take that Enjoy By over Pliny (and that's coming from a guy who isn't the biggest fan of Stone beers), so I think you scored. Although, at 9.4%, I can't have much. I made a 5.7% version of something similar to the quoted malt/hop bill, and I'm quite happy with it. I did a side by side last night, and the hop characteristics are pretty similar.

That Pseudo IPA on the board at Pizza Port San Clemente has always been a fantastic beer. I've only been there a couple of times since Noah left, and it wasn't the same. Maybe the new brewer has everything up to speed by now.
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I love that Pizza Port
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Tustin Brewing just tapped the Enjoy By...
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That was tasty! I'll try and stop by at 5pm for a sample! :)
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I might try to sneak in there for a quick taste at 5:30.

And Chris, your post had me thinking this week so I planned a trip with the kids down to the Rainbow outlet tomorrow. Of course, we'll need to eat down there...
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maltbarley wrote:I might try to sneak in there for a quick taste at 5:30.

And Chris, your post had me thinking this week so I planned a trip with the kids down to the Rainbow outlet tomorrow. Of course, we'll need to eat down there...
Smart thinking!

BTW, at Tustin now. They already ran out..
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Good to see you, Mr. President. Glad that worked out.
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Likewise!
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That North Coast Old Ale got the pontification glands going! Thankfully, the Old Town IPA mellowed me out afterwards! Gotta start thinking about my soccer sojourn this weekend...
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