Cucumber Beer ?

[Glassman]

You read that right.....

So...my mother -in-law was out for a few days......ahem, a few Looong days, last weekend. And of course she had an entourage. 4 of 'em to be exact. Well that's OK, she's great (this is a public forum) and we had a great time

My wife was run ragged from taking the bunch all over to see the sights...Hollywood Sign, walk of fame, Playboy Mansion =oops, no that was me, they went to Venice Beach to see the "Sights" (that means crazy people to y'all who haven't been there).

Well they stopped for lunch at a place on the strand. When my wife got home she was raving about this Santa Monica Cucumber Beer that they had. Evidently several of them.

So, now I have to find this stuff because it's her new favorite thing. She actually doesn't like beer so I was surprised to hear about this stuff.

Has anyone had it?
What kind - I Googled and found a couple, but don't know where to buy it for her.

Or do I just get Coors Light and stick a cucumber in it? No? Didn't think so....

 

[RiverRat]

Did she say who makes it? I know there's some really great breweries in you corner of the country, especially down near San Diego.

 

[Glassman]

Did she say who makes it? I know there's some really great breweries in you corner of the country, especially down near San Diego.

All she said was the waiter called it "Santa Monica" cucumber beer. Santa Monica is the town/city just north of Venice. There are a bunch of local breweries, but I couldn't find one with that name. They have a brewery in El Segundo that now makes one-day beer...I don't want to know how they do that...

 

[RightStuff]

I found three hits of cucumber infused beer, not sure if any are close to Santa Monica or if they are being brewed this year by these breweries:

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/ironfire-cucumber-ale/200527/
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/alesmith-speedway-stout--cucumber-ginger/191297/
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/modern-times-lomaland--cucumber/259276/

Might try checking their websites to see if they have some more info if they are doing those beers this year.

 

[Glassman]

I found three hits of cucumber infused beer, not sure if any are close to Santa Monica or if they are being brewed this year by these breweries:

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/ironfire-cucumber-ale/200527/
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/alesmith-speedway-stout--cucumber-ginger/191297/
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/modern-times-lomaland--cucumber/259276/

Might try checking their websites to see if they have some more info if they are doing those beers this year.

Thanks, the third one on the list sounded good, but they don't make it anymore...

 

[motorboater]

Probably this: https://untappd.com/b/santa-monica-brew-works-cucumber-kolsch/1132278

 

[Glassman]

Probably this: https://untappd.com/b/santa-monica-brew-works-cucumber-kolsch/1132278

Well it looks like we have a Winner!

I'm guessing that it doesn't come in bottles or cans, huh? But it's a start. I'll see if they sell small kegs...that ought to hold her!!

Thanks Mike!

 

[motorboater]

Looks like they arent bottling yet.

 

[Glassman]

Looks like they arent bottling yet.

Yeah, the website:

http://www.santamonicabrewworks.com/

is static...I'm going to shoot over an email. Maybe they will pour a big jug like they do up at the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico.

 

[BobJohnson]

big jug = Growler

 

[Glassman]

big jug = Growler

Yeah, that's my daughter called it...thanks for the reminder. For some reason I like the sound of "Big Jugs"