No fish tales, just great beer at Ballast Point in San Diego

I am back from San Diego, where it was a perfect 75 to 80 degrees all four days. What the literal hell happened here in ABQ while I was gone? I mean, it’s seriously scorching. Anyway, back to the beer talk.

Last month, a team of folks from San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits came out and did a tap takeover at Nob Hill Bar and Grill. The Sculpin IPA and the Grapefruit Sculpin became instant crowd pleasers here in New Mexico. I casually mentioned to the Ballast Point guys that I would be in San Diego in a few weeks, and they offered a private tour. They hooked up my group with Curt Louret, a Ballast Point sales and marketing manager who met us at the Little Italy location at exactly the appointed time. We were treated unbelievably well and the personal attention was fantastic. It was great to see that it was not only the team members who came out for the tap takeover who were extremely personable, totally devoted, and undeniably

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