{"id":9472,"date":"2014-08-23T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T17:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/?p=9472"},"modified":"2014-08-23T14:03:24","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T18:03:24","slug":"bbc-14-kicks-off-with-a-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/23\/bbc-14-kicks-off-with-a-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC 14 Kicks off with a Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our first few days of our trip to SoCal have been a whirlwind (more on that later) and the BeerBloggers Conference hadn&#8217;t even kicked off yet. Thursday we had the chance to join over a dozen other bloggers for a San Diego brewery tour hosted by <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.apluslimos.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.apluslimos.com\">APlusLimos<\/a>. We met up and piled into a stretch limo excited for the festivities to begin.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9473\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/23\/bbc-14-kicks-off-with-a-blast\/1000th-checkin\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9473\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9473\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9473\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1000th-checkin-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Crew at Societe\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1000th-checkin-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1000th-checkin-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1000th-checkin-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1000th-checkin-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1000th-checkin-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Crew at Societe<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our first stop was <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/societebrewing.com');\" title=\"Societe Brewing\"  href=\"http:\/\/societebrewing.com\">Societe Brewing<\/a>\u00a0which was easily my favorite as well, not only was their selection of beer amazing but their use of old style silhouettes for beer logos is just cool. I didn&#8217;t follow the &#8220;beer tour rules&#8221; and get a sampler because this was going to be my 1000th Untappd check-in. \u00a0I ordered The Butcher a Russian Imperial Stout that didn&#8217;t disappoint.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9472 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/apluslimo_140821_027_028small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_027_028Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_027_028Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_027_028Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_027_028Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_027_028Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_027_028Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/apluslimo_140821_020_021small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_020_021Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_020_021Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_020_021Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_020_021Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_020_021Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_020_021Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our next stop was\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.whitelabs.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.whitelabs.com\">White Labs<\/a>\u00a0the yeast maker, we weren&#8217;t able to tour the facility but their tap room has an amazing selection of beer using different yeast strains with the same wort. I chose a hefeweizen flight that used four different yeasts. \u00a0Stopping at White Labs helped to open my tastebuds further to the power of yeast and that teaching about beer is very beneficial in this manner. \u00a0It&#8217;s too bad we don&#8217;t have a place like White Labs in New England to help enlighten others about yeast.<a href=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/23\/bbc-14-kicks-off-with-a-blast\/apluslimo_140821_075_076small\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9483\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9472 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/23\/bbc-14-kicks-off-with-a-blast\/apluslimo_140821_054_055small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_054_055Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_054_055Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_054_055Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_054_055Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_054_055Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_054_055Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9485'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Labs Tap Handles\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/23\/bbc-14-kicks-off-with-a-blast\/apluslimo_140821_057_058small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_057_058Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9484\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_057_058Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_057_058Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_057_058Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_057_058Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_057_058Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9484'>\n\t\t\t\tThe group at White Labs\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/23\/bbc-14-kicks-off-with-a-blast\/apluslimo_140821_059_060small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_059_060Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9490\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_059_060Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_059_060Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_059_060Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_059_060Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_059_060Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9490'>\n\t\t\t\tAlesmith\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/23\/bbc-14-kicks-off-with-a-blast\/apluslimo_140821_075_076small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_075_076Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9483\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_075_076Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_075_076Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_075_076Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_075_076Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_075_076Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9483'>\n\t\t\t\tTom (@queencitydrinks) at Alesmith\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/23\/bbc-14-kicks-off-with-a-blast\/apluslimo_140821_054_055small\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9485\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our third stop took us to\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/alesmith.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/alesmith.com\">AleSmith<\/a>\u00a0where we were finally reunited with Dukester whose delayed flight kept him from starting the tour with us. \u00a0We sampled some of their beers regularly distributed to Massachusetts as well as their brewery only beers. A favorite was the Speedway Stout with vietnamese coffee.<\/p>\n<p>After Alesmith we also visited\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/councilbrew.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/councilbrew.com\">Council Brewing<\/a>\u00a0(where Sean traded his shirt with a Mainer) and\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.benchmarkbrewing.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.benchmarkbrewing.com\">Benchmark Brewing<\/a>. \u00a0APlusLimos not only brought us to some great places but they also showed us a great time.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-9472 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/apluslimo_140821_122_123small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_122_123Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-9488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_122_123Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_122_123Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_122_123Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_122_123Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_122_123Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-9488'>\n\t\t\t\tSean &#038; Duke in the limo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/apluslimo_140821_096_097small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_096_097Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-9487\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_096_097Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_096_097Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_096_097Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_096_097Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_096_097Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-9487'>\n\t\t\t\tCouncil Brewing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/apluslimo_140821_111_112small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_111_112Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-9489\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_111_112Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_111_112Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_111_112Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_111_112Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_111_112Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-9489'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Shirt Swap @ Council\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/apluslimo_140821_128_129small\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_128_129Small-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-9486\" srcset=\"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_128_129Small-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_128_129Small-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_128_129Small-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_128_129Small-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AplusLimo_140821_128_129Small-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-9486'>\n\t\t\t\tBenchmark Brewing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more from San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Our first few days of our trip to SoCal have been a whirlwind (more on that later) and the BeerBloggers Conference hadn&#8217;t even kicked off yet. 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