Monday
Russian River - Beatification - Kicking off the 32nd Anniversary for O'Brien's their Tion Weekend is upon us! Celebrating one of the more storied California breweries Russian River makes a wide variety of well known hoppy beers as well as Belgian inspired styles all bearing a name ending in "Tion." We'll get into one of the more rare beers on tap today with Beatification that is naturally fermented from their "Cool Ship" in Windsor.
Paired with: Talking Heads "Take Me To The River"
Tuesday
Russian River Blind Pig IPA & Pork Belly Taco - Russian River is known for it's IPA's from the Pliny family to one of the most OG Blind Pig, there's a flavor for everyone! Blind Pig IPA is one of my favorites because of it's brite almost "lemony" notes and it's ties back to the San Diego beer scene that Tom Nickel from O'Brien's does a fanstic job in explaining!
Paired with: Blind Melon "Tones of Home"
Wingsday
O'Brien's Tion Weekend approaches and while it hightlights Russian River's "Tion" beers, the brewery also has a wide range of styles outside of their speciality Belgians. Today I get to try my first Russian River Hazy IPA and from what I already know about the brewery it 100% lives up to expectations
Paired with: Tom Waits "Hang on St. Christopher"
Thursday
Russian River Pliny the Elder & Ahi Nachos - It is without a doubt the Grand Poobah for out of market IPAs, Russian Rivers Pliny the Elder is like a mark of honor at San Diego watering holes. Due to their strict policies on how their beer should be handled, you'll only find it on tap in places that have high standards of excellence in their beers and O'Brien's is one of those spots! In fact outside of their Tion weekend its one of the few spots in town where you can almost all the time find it on tap.
Paired with: The Who "My Generation"
Friday
Russian River & O'Brien's - Ovation 25th Anniversary Blend - After a week of celebration O'Brien's Tion weekend, its here! Only one beer can mark this momentous occasion and that's a blend that Russian River and the O'Brien's crew put together for O'Brien's 25th Anniversary, say 'Hello' to Ovation and say 'Goodbye' if you miss it because the last kegs of it are on tap this weekend!
Paired with: Depeche Mode "Black Celebration"