{"id":8331,"date":"2012-11-13T13:13:16","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T19:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=8331"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:22:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:22:12","slug":"fresh-off-the-truck-left-coast-brewing-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/fresh-off-the-truck-left-coast-brewing-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Off The Truck; Left Coast Brewing Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Town and Country Distributors, a finalist for <a title=\"IL Wholesaler Among Finalists For Craft Beer Distributor Of The Year\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/il-wholesaler-among-finalists-for-craft-beer-distributor-of-the-year\/\">Craft Beer Distributor of the Year<\/a> at this year&#8217;s Great American Beer Festival, just informed us &#8211; in 140 characters or less &#8211; that Left Coast Brewery&#8217;s beers are now in Chicago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x-embed x-is-rich x-is-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeftCoastBrewco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LeftCoastBrewco<\/a> has finally arrived in Chicago! Asylym, VooDoo, Trestles &amp; Hop Juice <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagobeer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chicagobeer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guysdrinkinbeer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@guysdrinkinbeer<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/PNWCi6xF\">pic.twitter.com\/PNWCi6xF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Town &amp; Country Dist. (@tcsampling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tcsampling\/status\/268410085401821184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Among the Left Coast offerings soon to find their way onto store shelves, to start, are:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Hop Juice<\/strong> (not be confused with the Two Brothers beer of the same name), a 9.7% ABV &#8211; 82 IBU, hop monster. Left Coast says it, &#8220;[s]tarts out sweet and finishes with the crisp bitterness of a Double IPA. This drinkable blend will have you HOPPING till nights end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hop Juice took home a bronze medal at the GABF in the &#8220;Imperial or Double India Pale<\/p>\n<p>Ale&#8221; category in 2006.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8346\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hopjuice.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8346\" class=\" wp-image-8346 \" title=\"hopjuice\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hopjuice.png\" width=\"258\" height=\"418\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo courtesy Left Coast Brewing<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Asylum<\/strong>, a Belgian Tripel clocking in at nearly 12% ABV. &#8220;It has a sweet and spicy, complex fruity aroma and flavor derived from our distinct Belgian yeast strain. Asylum finishes with a subtle, warming character to help you relax on any night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Voo Doo<\/strong>, an 8.5% ABV stout. &#8220;This hearty stout is layered with flavors of roasted barley, chocolate, and coffee coming from the highest quality imported malts. Its creamy long lasting head\u00a0completes the brew, tempting your taste buds to be spellbound.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Trestles<\/strong>, an IPA, is the lightest beer of the bunch coming in at 6.8% ABV. It&#8217;s also the hoppiest, at 92 IBU&#8217;s. &#8220;Trestles IPA is light bodied, clean and pleasantly hoppy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Left Coast also has a series of seasonal brews including a black IPA, amber, imperial stout and a saison. 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