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Ocean Avenue Brewing

Laguna Beach, California, United States
Bar/Tasting Room

237 Ocean Avenue
Laguna Beach CA 92651
Telephone: +1 949-497-3381
Brewer: Jonathan Thomas
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Notes

Visited: February 13, 1996

Opened: 1994

Annual Production: 1,500 bbl

Contributors: Dean Schulte, Erin Fay

Good squid on the menu here, but beware the jalapeño appetizer! Good Belgian bottled selection.

Updated: October 9, 2008

Beer List

237 ESB

English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter
- Date: February 13, 1996 (#1294)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 11 points
  
  Overall Impression
  Golden-amber, OK head. Faint vegetal aroma. Body OK, bitterness weak. Tettnang flavor? "Extra Special and Bitchin".

Fatbock

Traditional German-Style Bock

Date: February 13, 1996 (#1293)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression
Red-brown, nearly opaque. OK head. Treacly aroma, some alcohol. Roasty-sweet. Sweet finish. Alcohol in middle and finish. "Bock like a dog".

Hefeweizen

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

Date: May 8, 1995 (#972)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression
Yellow-opaque. OK head. Clean aroma...some wheat. Sweet. Some bananas. They call it "The Goods".

Date: May 8, 1995 (#971)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression
Lots of carbonation, pale, good head. Very clean aroma. Sweet. OK malts.

Date: May 8, 1995 (#974)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression
Very very very dark brown. Sweet aroma like Red. Tastes like candy. More black malt than the Red. "Get roasted."

Date: May 8, 1995 (#973)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression
Red, clear, good carbonation. Caramel nose, some hops. Candy. Caramel candy. Good sweet finish. "Timothy Leary's Pick."

Date: February 13, 1996 (#1292)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression
Yellow opaque, good head. Wheatish, ryeish aromas...but off. Thick, but rye "flavor" doesn't work. "Liquid Bread", they call it.

Date: February 13, 1996 (#1295)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression
Amber-gold, maybe a little light. Alcohol nose, some vegetal hops. Good body, caramelly. Astringent, though. OK caramel-bitter finish. "Liquid Rhythm".