{"id":244020,"date":"2010-11-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/hamiltons-tavern-gives-beer-lovers-something-to-drink-about\/"},"modified":"2010-11-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-26T08:00:00","slug":"hamiltons-tavern-gives-beer-lovers-something-to-drink-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/hamiltons-tavern-gives-beer-lovers-something-to-drink-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton's Tavern ofrece a los amantes de la cerveza algo para beber"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dr. Ink | SDUN Columnist<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hamilton's Tavern in South Park attracts those looking for diverse, frothy brews. (Courtesy of Hamilton's)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

San Diego Beer Week came and went. But at Hamilton\u2019s Tavern in South Park, its burgeoning beer inventory of nearly 250 labels affords customers an ongoing suds bath year round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s our honor to treat people to a total beer experience,\u201d said owner Scott Blair as he poured Dr. Ink and friend a rare and unfiltered Kubelbier from Germany that dates back to the Middle Ages. The rich, yeasty ale tasted fantastically pure with a finish of sweet pecans.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t see a lot of commercial examples of this in the States,\u201d he added, which rightfully explained why it wasn\u2019t discounted for happy hour.<\/p>\n

Between 5 and 8 p.m., several local brews from the taps are $1 off and certain bottled beers of domestic and international origins get marked down by 50 cents. The deals are minor but excusable, given the impressive plethora of choices that change frequently as well as the tavern\u2019s jolly atmosphere that greets drinkers of all legal ages with a warm glow of neon beer signs and bead lighting.<\/p>\n

My cohort started with bottled Pliny the Elder, a gently carbonated brew from the Russian River with pleasing bittersweet hops. It was love at first sip. I chose a Pumpkin Ale draft from Green Flash, brewed expressly for Hamilton\u2019s recent fourth anniversary.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you taste the nutmeg and allspice?\u201d my friend exclaimed after stealing a sip.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot right off the bat, but perhaps at the very edge of the finish I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just as well. I wasn\u2019t expecting nor desiring beer that tasted like liquid pumpkin pie. The faint hint of oranges swaddled by medium hops kept me cheerfully sated. Round two, please.<\/p>\n

So extensive and exotic is Hamilton\u2019s beer list that \u201cbartenders\u201d are called \u201cbeer ambassadors.\u201d And while the happy hour selections cater well to aficionados, those with bucks to burn can jump off the bargain wagon and opt for wine-size bottles of things like 1996 Anchor Christmas Ale for $40 or a 2008 Rodenbach for $32. (Dr. Ink\u2019s holiday stocking runs deep, so listen up friends and family.)<\/p>\n

In amassing the beer collection, which remains ever-growing, Blair stretched his palate sipping and sampling brews of every stripe. But the beer bell was set off on San Diego turf, he recalls, when drinking from a Carl Strauss sample kit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what changed my life \u2013 Strauss\u2019 real craft beer,\u201d he says. \u201cI then moved on to the more aggressive beers of Stone. Now, about 50 percent of our beer list is based on my world travels.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamilton\u2019s bar food is equally enthralling, although when I laid eyes on the listing for Buffalo chicken wings that reads, \u201cA little piece of the Anchor Bar right here in South Park,\u201d my interest was piqued. Blair spent time in Buffalo, N.Y. (and so have I), so he knows that the Anchor Bar is the divine birthplace of hot wings. Better yet, he knows how they should taste. These indeed put all other San Diego knockoffs to shame.<\/p>\n

The little bell at a corner window near the pool tables is where customers order their chow. Things like spicy beer-cheese soup, grilled \u201chop\u201d sausages, vegetarian Baja dogs, snazzy grilled cheese sandwiches and many other items makes Hamilton\u2019s just as much a food destination as it is a darn good ale house.<\/p>\n

taberna de hamilton<\/p>\n

1521 30th Street, South Park<\/p>\n

(619) 238-5460<\/p>\n

Happy Hour: 5 to 8 p.m., daily<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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