A couple of beers from my vacation:
Mikkeler SD / Alesmith collab "Henry Hazesmith" - Honestly kind of disappointing.
Drake's "Get Stupid" - This one was much, much better than the first. Excellent representation of the style. Will have to make a stop by their brewery next time I'm in the Bay.
Also tried Mikkeler SD's "Rauch Geek Breakfast" stout and Faction "Anamoly" nitro stout, both of which were very good. But I had stopped snapping pics by then.
I stopped by Fieldwork in Oakland to pick up a few crowlers and I definitely recommend those guys if you're ever in the area. Really cool brewery with good eats and very solid beers. Seems like they're doing relatively frequent can releases, too. And 32oz crowlers for $11 was good by me.
Met GH/Slack user Shinz0 at The Rare Barrel brewery in Oakland as well. I'm not usually into sours, but this place was really, really good. They also offered beers from other local breweries, so it was a nice way to sample without having to drive all over the place. Absolutely recommend checking them out as well.
We then went to Santa Cruz, where I happened upon a brewery that's only a few months old: Humble Sea. These guys are doing absolutely great stuff for being so new and I really look forward to seeing them get better. Also have a really cool location with outdoor seating about a half mile from the beach.
The small glass is "Juice Canoe" DIPA, the other is "Wetsuit Dreams" Pale Ale. Both were excellent.
