Sunday, March 25, 2018

Bottle Logic Brewing's Week of Logic, 2018

Four years ago, I first visited a new small brewery in Anaheim before they opened their tasting room, Bottle Logic Brewing.  In four short years, Bottle Logic Brewing has curated a following of fans who adore their innovative beers.  While many breweries have anniversary events to celebrate continual success, Bottle Logic Brewing has had a week-long event to celebrate their anniversary since 2015 when they debuted their first Week of Logic.


Bottle Logic's Week of Logic is a fantastic way to afford the most fans to celebrate one of their favorite breweries.  With seven days of festivities, more people are able to visit Bottle Logic and sample both unique, special release beers as well as core ones.



The Week of Logic not only rewards patrons with amazing beers to sample throughout the week, some of which change daily, but also with prizes on select days.  I think the most amazing part of the Week of Logic is that it is not a ticketed event.  Anyone (21+ of course) is able to attend from one, up to seven days throughout the week.  If you want to obtain many, or all of the coveted prizes, though, you must attend either 3, 5, or all 7 days of the Week of Logic.  While this seems like an easy task, it can be quite daunting.  First, you must obtain a Week of Logic booklet.  


This year's theme was adventure, so the booklets were field journals.  Many Bottle Logic fans lined up before the official release time to ensure that they were able to snag one of the field journals.  I lucked out in that I walked up without a line later in the afternoon of the day that they were released on the Saturday before Week of Logic's kick-off.  They actually still had field journals available on the second day.  But, if you want to make sure that you are able to get a booklet to complete all of the days of the Week of Logic, it's highly recommended to get one on the first day that they are available.


While I've always wanted to attend the Week of Logic, scheduling conflicts have prevented me from attending, up until this year.  I've admired from afar my friends who have shared photos of the booklets they were issued from Bottle Logic and the stamps they would collect each day.


I'm glad that I was able to finally attend the Week of Logic this year.  The organization of the event was outstanding.  You first entered the back parking area from near the front of Bottle Logic's tasting room.  You had to have a valid id to enter, no exceptions.  After you passed through the id check, there was an area to the left to purchase merchandise.  On the right side was the area where you visited after you obtained the required stamps of either 3, 5, or 7 to receive the exclusive Week of Logic items.  When you walked further into the back parking area, you could either go left or right.  There were two stations on each side where a wide variety of core and limited release beers were being poured each day.  The beers were organized into four stations; Stasis Project, Excavation Outpost, Constants, and Variants.



Queue lines were taped on the ground in front of each of the four stations where beer was being poured which was a huge help for those trying to navigate the beer options.  Each day, you presented your field journal to one of the employees when you purchased your beer.  Since it rained during part of the event this year, there were already canopies in place and more were added for the day that it rained the most.  Several tables were under the canopies which helped spread out the people who were enjoying their beers.  Each day, different food trucks were on hand near the entrance to ensure that people had the option to eat while drinking, which was awesome since many of the beers are higher in ABV.  Bottle Logic Brewing encouraged people to dress up themselves, as well as their dogs which was fun to watch throughout the week.

Attending Bottle Logic Brewing's Week of Logic is quite a commitment if you want to attain all of the prizes that they offer for the various days.  If you ever have the opportunity to attend one of Bottle Logic Brewing's Week of Logic, I highly recommend it.  Just make sure to pace yourself, and keep your eye on the prizes.





Monday, October 23, 2017

Punk 'N Brew Craft Beer & Music Festival


KLOS, Fat Mike, & P.I.D. Present
Punk ‘N Brew Craft Beer & Music Festival
Saturday, October 28, 1 - 9pm

Sip and Sample West Coast’s TOP Craft Beer from Over 100 Featured Brews
  

​Guests enjoy craft beer at Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival in Tacoma, WA on Sept. 16, 2017​
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[Huntington Beach, Calif.] - KLOS, Fat Mike, & P.I.D. Present Punk ‘N Brew Craft Beer & Music Festival will bring the best in craft beer, food, and live music to SeaLegs Live at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach, CA on Saturday, October 28.  As part of the Punk in Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival series, Punk ‘N Brew offers craft beer enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy quality craft beer from over 100 brews, gourmet food trucks and restaurant vendors, performances from NOFX, Bad Religion, Goldfinger, Strung Out, Guttermouth, Ignite, The Dickies, D.I., and more. Tickets are on sale on now at PunkNBrew.com.

The Punk ‘N Brew Craft Beer & Music Festival highlights the rapidly growing craft beer scene in the West Coast with unlimited tastings from an impressive list of breweries that includes AleSmith Brewing, Modern Times, Stone Brewing Co., STEREO Brewing Company, Artifex, 2 Towns Cider, and many more. Attendees will also have the chance to sample the highly-acclaimed Stone & NOFX Punk in Drublic Hoppy Lager, created by Fat Mike and craft beer pioneers Stone Brewing. The special lager is only available in cans in the festival markets.

Excite your taste buds with over 25 of Punk ‘N Brew’s mouth-watering food items provided by PRJKT Concessions and elevated food offerings from SeaLegs at the Beach. Whether you are a beer enthusiast or a foodie fan, attendees will indulge on bites of their favorite comfort foods including hand-made pizza and Korean street style tacos. A sizzlin’ 70’ custom BBQ and smoker will add some finger lickin’ fun with tasty BBQ items including Texas slow-smoked hickory brisket (smoked for 12 hours), pulled pork, and crispy turkey legs. Satisfy your sweet tooth with one-of-a-kind specialized unicorn milk shakes and cake slices.   

The craft beer samplings will take center stage at the Punk ‘N Brew fest till 4pm, followed by performances from co-headliners NOFX and Bad Religion, along with Goldfinger, Strung Out, Ignite, The Dickies, D.I., and more all night long.

Tickets for Punk ‘N Brew Craft Beer & Music Festival start at $69 + fee for General Admission. The VIP SeaLegs Live Lounge and VIP tickets for Punk ‘N Brew are sold out.

Punk ‘N Brew Craft Beer & Music Festival is pleased to welcome Rockstar Energy Drink, Wienerschnitzel, Stone Brewing and Cosmic Fog as sponsors and supporters in its inaugural year.

For more information, visit:

Website: PunkNBrew.com
Facebook: @PunkInDrublicFestival 
Instagram: @PunkInDrublicFestival 
Hashtags: #PunkNBrew #Punkindrublicfest




Ye Scallywag, 2017 Recap

Saturday October 21st marked the return of one of my favorite events, Ye Scallywag, an all day fest featuring beer, food, and punk rock music.  Whenever an event is a huge success, it leaves one to wonder, will it be just as awesome the next time?  Ye Scallywag's second year definitely did not disappoint.  Held again at the picture perfect Waterfront Park, located adjacent to the San Diego Bay, the idyllic setting was a perfect backdrop to a fun-filled afternoon.  

Eager crowd!
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Over the course of the afternoon, into the evening, an epic lineup of rad musicians took the stage in front of festival attendees.  This year's lineup at Ye Scallywag included Western Settings, the Adolescents, Strung Out, Lagwagon, the Vandals, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, along with Pennywise. 

Lagwagon
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Lagwagon
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Lagwagon
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Vandals
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Vandals
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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Along with an outstanding lineup of music, setting, and venue, once again this year, there was a fantastic selection of beers and food to choose from throughout Ye Scallywag.
While having a large selection of beers to choose from is always a good thing, the lineup of music was just as great, and probably the main reason most people chose to attend the fest.  



Pennywise
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Pennywise
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Pennywise
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Thanks to Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE), Brew Ha Ha Productions, and my favorite radio station, 91X for putting together another epic event. I'm already excited for next year's Ye Scallywag!

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Mickey's Halloween Party


Disneyland and Halloween are two of my favorite things.  Visiting Disneyland during Halloweentime is always something I look forward to each year.  This year, I decided to attend one of the special ticketed Mickey's Halloween Parties.  I've always been a bit reluctant to attend, because as a Disneyland Annual Passholder, I already pay a nice sum of money each month to have the opportunity to visit the Happiest Place on Earth.  Why would I want to purchase a separate ticket for an after hours event?  Well, for starters, they have special Halloween themed fireworks.  Back in 2009, before Disneyland offered the Mickey's Halloween Party, for a very brief period of time, the Halloween themed fireworks were able to be seen by those in attendance during regular admission times.  Since 2010, though, the Halloween Screams fireworks are only able to be viewed during Mickey's Halloween Parties.

Spooky Halloween projections on buildings on Main Street U.S.A.
When first entering the event, it was quite crowded with non-party attendees as well as party attendees near the front entrance to Disneyland.  For guests attending Mickey's Halloween Party, they are able to arrive before the actual start time to the party, which is nice for those who are not frequent visitors to Disneyland.  Each party attendee receives a tiny bag to hold candy, although you can also bring one from home if you'd like to try to get your money's worth of candy.  

Characters on floats on the Rivers of America
The decorations and Halloween themed music are a nice enhancement to the regular Halloweentime decorations throughout Disneyland.  The treat stations are located in various areas throughout different lands in Disneyland.  We visited the treat stations on Main Street USA, the Golden Horseshoe, the Rivers of America, as well as those located near the Hungry Bear restaurant.  I think the only way you would be able to visit all of the treat stations were if you arrived early, although, I don't know how you would also manage to visit any of the attractions.  The only attraction I wanted to visit while there for Mickey's Halloween Party was the Haunted Mansion Holiday.  Although the Haunted Mansion has been decorated by Jack Skellington since September, the wait times whenever I have visited have been close to two hours.
During Mickey's Halloween Party, we only had to wait for twenty minutes, which was a definite treat. 






We had decided that viewing the earlier showing of the Frightfully Fun Parade, which runs both before and after the Halloween Screams fireworks, would make the most sense since I attended a party on a Tuesday night.
I wasn't quite sure where the best view of the parade would be, and decided on trying to view it from the left side of the castle.
Our view of the fireworks was okay, I could see some of the castle projections, but not all of them.
I really liked the Halloween Screams fireworks.
I just didn't like how it was a bit disorganized for where to sit and/or stand for the fireworks.

Which leaves me with the question, was it worth it to attend Mickey's Halloween Party?  Will I attend Mickey's Halloween Party in the future?  I really don't think the price of the ticket was worth all of the offerings of the party.  I also felt that the fireworks viewing area could have been better organized.

The Halloween Tree in Frontierland
But, I love Halloweentime at Disneyland.  So, I imagine, in a few years, I will be back for another Mickey's Halloween Party.  If I do go again, though, I will make sure to purchase tickets for a Friday night rather than a Tuesday evening.