Grunion (Ballast point brewing)

I will attempt to get back on the blogging train. The motivation to post these is due to the pictures sitting in my phone. I clean them out once I right the post, but more often than not more time passes and I can't think of anything to say about featured beer. Ballast Point Grunion is one amazing beers from a very strong and hot portfolio at my disposal. Why have you not seen this pale ale from ballast point? The words pale ale, have been over shadowed by the mighty IPA. Grunion is a beer that will make people a believer, make you question all you've been told about "good" beers.

For those that don't know, Ballast Point was born out of a dorm room at UCLA. College friends home brewing, became a supply shop, and eventually a brewery that opened in 1992. This brewery has grown out of San Diego to be one of the biggest west coast breweries around. They have lots of highly held beers in their portfolio, Victory at Sea, Sea Monster, Indra Kinundra, Wahoo Wheat, Grunion, and Sculpin with all it's variants. Beer aficionados in Richmond have been shelling out $16 - $18 for six packs for the past six months and there is little sign of slowing. 

So Grunion is a pale ale, which has become the smaller less interesting brother of IPAs, double IPAs and triple IPAs. The trend of session IPAs have also taken the steam out of pale ale's sails. This beer is a perfect blend of flavor and bitterness. Two new hop varieties blend to create a flavor that has great herbal flavor, with a back bone of caramel sweetness. This is listed as a limited release, so grab your if you see them.