tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027708.post3961551992148456488..comments2008-09-02T16:49:45.806-07:00The Disgruntled Chemistnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027708.post-35458406056859412732008-09-02T16:49:00.000-07:002008-09-02T16:49:00.000-07:00The Alesmith brewery is down the road several miles or so from where I live in La Jolla. They allow people to visit for tours, beer tasting, bottled beer purchases and growler fills. I'm completely spoiled by being able to fill up a growler (*grin* or two) on the weekends for $10 a fill. I'll second your 9/10 score on the beer!<BR/><BR/>Plus while filling my growlers and tasting their beers I've gotten to know many of their employees and they give the company a good name. On one visit they happened to run *completely* out of their Nautical Nut Brown beer while filling my growler (they've been doing a lot of expansion that has affected their brewing). The guy apologized profusely (and sincerely) about it and though it filled 2/3 of the growler he didn't charge me a cent for it. I didn't ask for it and it wasn't offered... he just charged me for the other growler as if it would be an insult to us both to negotiate a price for the partial fill.<BR/><BR/>Great beer and great folks has kept me returning.Wendelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027708.post-76338471126294889242008-06-02T04:03:00.000-07:002008-06-02T04:03:00.000-07:00Speaking of, it's going to be very interesting watching you jump into a whole new region of beers when you move.Toasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03418826323088878609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027708.post-71174940681217874992008-06-02T04:02:00.000-07:002008-06-02T04:02:00.000-07:00This sounds excellent. I'll keep an eye out for it but, you're right, probably no dice way out here in the northeast.Toasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03418826323088878609noreply@blogger.com