45 Industrial Way
Buellton, CA 93427
(805) 694-2252
I'll let you in on a little secret about our anti-traffic stop at
Telegraph: the idea originated before then, at Figueroa Mtn. People may know Buellton as the
split pea soup capital of California (talk about a feather in your cap, huh?), but did you know a reputable brewery splits their own peas, so to speak?
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Men at work. |
They've managed to make the inside of a commercial building feel warm and inviting. Lots of wood, and signs of a deep localism run throughout.
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The FMB Mug Club! |
Maybe it's the wall of mugs. Or maybe because everyone in there was wearing some combination of FMB hat/shirt/hoodie. I don't know, but it feels like a great place for an after-work meet up.
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IPA flight |
There was an ungodly number of beers on tap, which is impressive in it's own right, and only a few of them are ones you'll find in the stores. We decided to focus on their IPAs. In the photo, from right to left:
- Hurricane Deck (double IPA) -- 8% -- a classic west coast double. a bit heavy on the malt side
- Hoppy Poppy (IPA) -- 6.5% -- read Brendan's review
- Lizard's Mouth (an imperial IPA) -- 9.2% -- pretty good, very imperial, very resiny
- Seafoam (a Belgian IPA) -- 6.8% -- OK, but nowhere near as mind blowing as BP Homework Series #2 (although maybe those are not comparable)
I can't say FMB makes my favorite beers around, and there weren't any that
stopped me in my track, but I can say this is a fun place to drink. There are so many options, you could get a
Russian River style flight in scope -- unfortunately that's where the comparisons to RR stop. I highly recommend making a stop here, even if the motivation is purely for beer's sake.
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