I'll keep an eye out.

Beer is just another reason I like when the weather starts to get cooler. I don't like most summer seasonals. But fall and winter ones, I love! Bring on the Hop Slam!

I feel like Spring seasonals often get overlooked, but there are a few good ones. I love Terrapin Rye Squared, and the traditional German dopplebocks.

For real! It's pumpkin pie in a bottle.

since this is the last Fest i will give out the secret. Gator Bev has a stash of some very rare and wonderful beers. the type that get collected on ebay. i once saw a guy with a trailer drive from georgia buy as much as he could. tons of Avery classics including mephsito and maharaj while available today are still not so prevalent on the east coast, where you're more likely to find white rascal. much of the stuff on the east coast fails to pass the "san diego" test but for good reason i guess. we're fucked here, our palates are shot so overspice and over-hopped is how we tend to do things.

i have to take some issue with the comment that stone isn't "mass produced" stone was started by investors with no real concept of what makes a great beer. they are hampered now only by the size of their manufacturing facility, which was already too small when they built it. I'd consider stone a mass market beer in theory and concept

I guess I'm jaded with the beer selection here in the north east, where Avery just sits on the shelves, waiting for people to spend money on it. Didn't know it was considered rare in Florida. And there are plenty of hop-forward offerings up here to compete with the hop bombs in California. With all IPA's, it all depends how fresh you can get them.

I know nothing about Stone being "started by investors with no real concept of what makes a great beer," but I'd imagine a large amount of breweries are started from other investors, to some degree. That being said, they are a brewery doing everything right. Excellent selection, wide availability, aggressive styles, and marketing that praises their beer, not caring if people like it or not. I believe they are in the middle of expanding, making some sort of "beer resort," with a restaurant, farm land, and even a hotel? I might be confused on the details, but I remember it being a pretty intense expansion. As long as the beer stays good, I'll keep buying.