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SLO Brewing #1

(Brewpub)

Last updated: September 8, 2000

1119 Garden Street
San Luis Obispo CA 93401

Phone: +1 800-899-4253
Fax: +1 805-546-9831

Opened September 17, 1988.
Brewer: Steve Courier, David Schleef.
2,000 bbl annual capacity.

My Opinion Of The Beers That I've Tried:
14.5 points overall

• Brickhouse Pale Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 16 points - Beer #12-906, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Golden, very low carbonation, good head. Clear. Malty-sweet aroma. Excellent balance! Great body...a little on the sweet side, but a really nice beer. "The Original SLO Brew."

• Cole Porter
  Style 9 - Porter
  • 14.5 points - Beer #12-908, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Near-black red, really nice head. Roasty aroma, not assertive. Coffee flavors OK. Again, it disappears quick. Tasty while it lasts. Who hasn't brewed a "Cole" Porter?

• Elephant Ale
  Style 1 - Barley Wine
  • 15 points - Beer #12-909, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Deep yellow, some haze. Low-moderate carbonation...most I've seen today! Malty-sweet aroma, some alcohol. Not assertive. Barleywine flavor and body without (some of) the alcohol. Malty-sweet...could stand some bittering hops. Not a session beer, but reasonably tasty. 8.1% alcohol.

• Garden Alley Amber Ale (bottled)
  Style 4 - Mild / Brown Ale
  • 14 points - Beer #7-426, Beer Across America, Castro Valley CA, August 24, 1994
    August 1994 selection. Thick white head. Clear amber, low carbonation. Hoppy nose, subdued. Good body. Caramel sweetness. No bitterness until the finish, where it remains faint. Contract-brewed by August Schell, New Ulm MN.

• Garden Alley Amber Ale
  Style 4 - Mild / Brown Ale
  • 13 points - Beer #12-907, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Red-amber, great head. Very low carbonation. Caramel nose, hint of chocolate? Having a real hard time identifying the flavors...quick bitterness rapidly fades to nothing, then it's gone! Not much here to impress...still MUCH better than bottled version!

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