Craft Beer Tourism In San Diego PDF Download

Released in November 2017, and recently revised...San Diego UnTapped! by Robert A. Bellezza is the definitive tour guide to San Diego breweries in America's "Capital of Craft." Brewers speak for themselves on methods, tastes, styles of beer while connecting the dots to brewery tasting rooms throughout the county. There's both well and lesser known breweries, home brewers and makers of craft beer, mead, and yeast. Browse the best choices in an area with nearly 200 breweries! San Diego brewery tasting rooms including Rip Current, Coronado, AleSmith, Belching Beaver, Bolt, Amplified, Pure Project, Groundswell, Benchmark, Stone Brewing, plus many others.The book's main chapter "Brewery Tap & Tasting Rooms" features alphabetically listed brewery descriptions, addresses, phone numbers and websites. Plan an excursion with the neighborhood map, hundreds of beer facts and up to date details on San Diego craft brewery's local, state and international competitions and awards. A second chapter, "Concept, Color, Taste, Flavor explains the quality ingredients brewed as beer, mead, sake, spirits and other craft products, with room for tasting notes. There's a high demand for products ordinarily not found on the average supermarket shelf, adding to the thrill of the hunt finding locally brewed craft on tap throughout the county. Brewers are known to use ripened strawberry, watermelon, tangerine, and exotic fruits, bringing attention to new releases. Barrel-aged beers are made in chardonnay, merlot, and pinot noir winery barrels, as well as wooden bourbon, whiskey and tequila casks. Barrel-aged beers and sours often adjust blending yeasts strains, add magical wild yeasts or induced fruit flavors. The abundant rewards for any beer aficionado comes from award-winning fresh brews served right from the brewery's own tasting room tap. It's a far cry from the days of bland homogenous American "Big Beer" brands, and there's no scarcity of brewing styles using local fruits, enhancing a beer's flavor. The guidebook features over 100 original photos and innovative book design by the author, and a neighborhood tasting room map makes the exploration of San Diego's breweries much more convenient, fun, and easy to explore.