![]() The breweries produce BJ’s 11 signature beers, along with seasonal selections. Those come from one of seven brewing facilities located in five states spread around the country. Only a few make the cut into national release. It operates its own R&D facility in Boulder, Colorado, that experiments with more than 60 beers every year. Led by Senior Vice President of Brewing Operations Alex Puchner, brewing is a separate and distinct department at BJ’s. Fast forward 25 years and this national chain has pulled in more than 220 awards for its various beers.Īnd when we say BJ’s branched into brewing, we mean the entire company. In 1996, this pizza joint branched into brewing. The pizza and burger trucks are constants. On the food front, Brewery X sates appetites with a rotating fleet of food trucks ranging from pizza and burgers to sandwiches. Its seltzer menu runs five deep, including a “hardest seltzer,” the 10% Jungle Juice.īrewery X also offers 32-ounce crowlers and 64-ounce growlers of many of its offerings. There’s also such eclectic choices as the S’Mores King John, an imperial coffee porter with marshmallows, the You’re Turning Violet, Violet, a Bavarian Hefeweizen with blueberries, and The Tour Time with Serrano Peppers, a dry-hopped German kolsch.īrewery X puts its tongue in its collective cheeks with its names, but it takes its wide-ranging selection seriously. A rice lager, the Panda Pool Party? Check. ![]() Want a triple IPA? The TIPA and its 9.5% alcohol content await you. When you end up at Brewery X, you’ll find an expansive beer list, one putting the 37 beers into categories for easy reference. According to the website, the X “represents and is about crossing paths, coming to a juncture and ending up where you want to be.” That helps explain the brewery’s commitment to community service and the more than a dozen nonprofits it supports. “X” truly marks the spot of this independent craft brewery located on the La Palma Beer Trail. ![]() The place can get crowded and hard to navigate at times, so picking and choosing your spots goes hand-in-hand with picking and choosing the days your favorite beers are available.ģ191 E. But seats fill up fast, especially on the weekends. The Salty Bear offers outdoor seating and is pet-friendly. Salty Bear also sells 32-ounce “crowlers” of your favorite beer: ranging from $11 to $13. A wild bear white ale just joined the list.īeer prices are reasonable for craft breweries: $4.50 for a half-pour, $7 for a full pour. Riding shotgun with those in these times was a cherry lime hard seltzer. It also includes a guava Kolsch, toasted coconut pale ale, a red ale and a strawberry wheat beer. That is, if you don’t like a certain day’s brew fare, wait a day and it will change.Ī sample day’s offering included standards such as a milk stout, lager, a porter, a blonde ale and five IPAs. This 4-year-old establishment prides itself on its California roots, while - at the same time - taking a Midwestern weather approach to its beer selections. 2948 Randolph Ave., Unit C, Costa Mesa 71
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