(Escondido, CA) – Coming soon from Stone Brewing . . . a session ale that is true to the spirit of the style.
[8/23 Update: This is now available in select locations in SoCal.]
[8/7 Update: Technically speaking, this would need to be 4% or below to qualify as a session ale.]
Ballast Point Brewing‘s Colby Chandler, Stone’s Mitch Steele and Homebrew champ, Kelsey McNair (dba North Park Beer Co.), have collaborated on San Diego County Session Ale over the course of the summer. McNair’s been tweeting some of the process on his Twitter page. For more background info on the beer itself, I wrote up a blurb back in June.
Rough estimate for release is, “early September if all goes according to plan,” according to Stone Social Media Coordinator, Jacob McKean.
Click any of the photos to get a better look at the labels.
In the past these Stone collab bottles retail for $10 EACH – if this holds true for this latest release, count me out entirely. An AIPA session bottle for $10, no thanks. Where’s the twist, what did each brewer bring to the collab? Seems like a waste; in the end these Stone collabs come across underwhelming and uninteresting.
@brandon east I imagine this one will be cheaper. The Saison du BUFF colabs have been about $2.99 for a 12oz. bottle.
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Tried some of this and loved it…. but it was $2.99 for a 12oz bottle. Not exactly a session price. Hoping it comes in a 6’er for about 8 bucks.