{"id":247477,"date":"2014-07-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/craft-beer-lovers-rejoice\/"},"modified":"2014-07-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T07:00:00","slug":"craft-beer-lovers-rejoice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/craft-beer-lovers-rejoice\/","title":{"rendered":"Craft beer lovers rejoice!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ska Brewing Company rolls into town<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jen Van Tieghem |\u00a0Uptown News<\/p>\n

Last month, Colorado\u2019s Ska Brewing Company announced their intentions to begin distributing their tasty brews in Southern California, a move planned for some time. The Durango-based company celebrated the distribution expansion by holding several events in North Park and Normal Heights near the end of June.<\/p>\n

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Ska\u2019s recent addition of a high-speed canning line made the expansion to SoCal possible. The brewery has distributed Stone Brewing Co.\u2019s beers in Southwestern Colorado for over a decade and now the locally loved Stone will return the favor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first territory we\u2019ve moved into in 5 years,\u201d said Arlo Grammatica of Ska Brewing. \u201cWe\u2019re now in 10 states total.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gramattica whose official title is \u201cBarroom Hero\u201d recently served as an ambassador for Ska to the Finest City. He and his brewery cohorts hit up Hamilton\u2019s Tavern in South Park, Churchill\u2019s Pub in San Marcos and Blind Lady Alehouse (BLAH) in Normal Heights to introduce beer drinkers to their arsenal.<\/p>\n

At BLAH, their True Blonde was a big hit. Light and fizzy, it held a delicate sweetness and blended well with the steady stream of pizzas coming out of the kitchen. Another Ska representative, Chad Conway, boasted about the award-winning brew.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt won a gold medal!\u201d he exclaimed of True Blonde\u2019s top prize at the Great American Beer Festival in 2013- a premier tasting event that\u2019s been held for over 30 years and includes a renowned private competition.<\/p>\n

Ska\u2019s Blonde was part of the English-style summer ale category, which had 27 entries. A flagship beer, it was part of the brewery\u2019s original lineup and clearly holds a lot of pride for them.<\/p>\n

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Ska\u2019s Buster Nut Brown Ale at Blind Lady Ale House in Normal Heights (Photo by Jen Van Tieghem)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the darker side of things, their Buster Nut Brown Ale was surprisingly smooth and well-balanced. The nuttiness was aptly described as \u201chazelnut\u201d and was not overpowering by any means. Conway recommended this beer to go with any kind of BBQ fare \u2014 catering to the summer season in San Diego.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of Ska\u2019s repertoire will soon be available throughout San Diego (along with everywhere else south of Santa Barbara.) They\u2019ve already been approved for Beverages and More and Total Wine and More to carry their lineup. And quite a lineup it is. With over a dozen beers regularly produced, they also do a handful of seasonal offerings.<\/p>\n

One specialty we aren\u2019t likely to see out here though is their seasonal stout. Released with the changing of each season, the Ska stouts are made with lactose sugar, making them a unique variety called milk stout. They\u2019re creamy and rich and go down smooth \u2014 we think their next release may require a road trip to Colorado come fall.<\/p>\n

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