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Miss the Bistro’s IPA fest? There’s still time…

By William Brand
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 at 2:32 pm in Uncategorized.

In case you missed the Bistro’s 11th annual IPA fest last Saturday, there’s still hope.  One of our regular posters, Easong, notes that proprietor Vic Kralj is planning to rotate the fest entries through his taps:

Just had lunch at The Bistro. if you missed the IPA Fest, be glad to know that many of the unconsumed kegs are rotating onto the taps in the next few days.

Today’s taplist had IPAs from Port (Carlsbad), Port (San Marino), Iron Springs (Fairfax), Green Flash (Vista), Moonlight (Santa Rosa), El Toro (Morgan Hill), and Russian River (as always). No Bud Light, sorry.

The IPA Fest line-up was:
Mad River Jamaica Sunset, 7.0%, 65 IBU
Marin IPA, 7.0, 65
Mendocino White Hawk, ?
Moonlight Bombay by Boat, 5.7, 80
Mount St. Helenda, ?
Moylans IPA, 6.5, 72
Pacific Coast Columbus 7.0, 56
Pizza Port Wipeout, 7.5, 70
Pizza Port El Camino, 7.5
Pizza Port Hop 15, 7.5
Rubicon IPA, ?
Russian River Blind Pig, 6.1, 72
Russian River IPA, 6.5, 62
Santa Cruz Aleworks IPA, 6.5, 85
Schooners IPA, 6.5, 70
Seabright Blur, 7.3, 80
Seabright Beer 3000, 7.0, 71
Shmaltz Coney Island Sword Swallower, 5.5, 70
Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale, 5.9, 46
Sierra Nevada Torpedo, 7.5, 69
Six Rivers IPA, 7.2, 70
Speakeasy Big Daddy, 6.8, 53
Stone IPA, 6.9, 77
Triple Rock IPAX, 6.8, 65
21st Amendment 21A IPA, 7.2, 80
Anchor Liberty, ?
Anderson Valley Hop Ottin, 7.0, 80
Auburn Alehouse Gold Digger, 6.5, 68
Ballast Point Big eye, 7.0, 55
Beach Chalet Presidio, 6.5, 73
Bear Republic Racer 5, 7.2, 85
Bear Republic Rebellion, 6.2, 78
Big Sky IPA, 6.2, 65
Black Diamond IPA, ?
Blue Frog IPA, 7.0, 60
Butte Creek IPA, ?
Deschutes Inversion, 6.8, 80
Drakes IPA, 7.0, 68
Drakes #2, ?
Eel River IPA, ?
EJ Phair Hop on Board, ?
El Toro IPA, ?
Fifty Fifty Rockslide, 7.0, 70
Firehouse IPA, 7.5, 70
Firestone Walker Union Jack, 7.5, 72
Full Sail Prodigal Son, 6.2, 80
Green Flash West Coast, 7.0, 95
Humboldt Nectar IPA, 6.8, 60
Iron Springs JC Flyer, 7.6, 54
Lagunitas IPA, 6.0, 56
Lost Coast Indica, 6.5, 60

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  1. Dr Wort Says:

    I love your honesty! Running a beer blog in the NW, I would be burned at the stake for such an article. Although many locals bash me for my honest and pithy blog posts.

    Thanks for keeping it real!!

  2. William Brand Says:

    Thanks Doc. Will check out your blog. So in the Pacific NW, Widmer Hefe is untouchable, unassailable? Ech.

  3. easong Says:

    Man, you just need a larger lemon is all and the Widmer will rock your world.

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