{"id":6844,"date":"2014-10-17T18:14:41","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T01:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6844"},"modified":"2014-10-17T15:19:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T22:19:14","slug":"cocktail-corner-figueroa-mountains-real-ale-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6844","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Corner: Figueroa Mountain’s Real Ale Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! By Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/h4>\n

Cask beers take the spotlight next weekend when Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.\u00a0<\/a>hosts the\u00a0Real Ale Invitational<\/a> lunch and festival on Saturday, October 25 from 1\u20134 p.m. at Figueroa Mountain\u00a0Brewing Company\u2019s flagship brewery and taproom, 45 Industrial Way, Buellton.<\/p>\n

The company’s\u00a0cask program is\u00a0run by head brewer of Santa Barbara, Kevin C. Ashford<\/a>. Each taproom boasts a cask engine for new releases\u00a0every \u201cFirkin Friday\u201d featuring many of their standard ales. These casks contain high quality ingredients\u00a0such as hops, spices, coffee, cacao, and even locally grown fruits. Real Ale, or cask beer, is \u201cbeer that is\u00a0unfiltered which undergoes a secondary fermentation and conditioning process. This process naturally\u00a0carbonates the beer to a softer texture. It is poured directly from the cask\u2014essentially a 10.8 gallon\u00a0stainless steel barrel\u2014without additional Nitrogen or Carbon Dioxide assistance,” Ashford explains.<\/p>\n

At the Real Ale Invitational 20\u00a0breweries will be showcase\u00a0their own styles of real ale. Participants include:<\/p>\n

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Ballast Point Brewing Co.<\/a><\/p>\n

Beachwood Brewing Co.<\/a><\/p>\n

Belching Beaver Brewing Co.<\/a><\/p>\n

Bottle Logic Brewing<\/a><\/p>\n

Central Coast Brewing<\/a><\/p>\n

Coronado Brewing Company<\/a><\/p>\n

Eagle Rock Brewery<\/a><\/p>\n

El Segundo Brewing Co.<\/a><\/p>\n

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.<\/a><\/p>\n

Golden Road Brewing<\/a><\/p>\n

Ironfire Brewing Company<\/a><\/p>\n

The Libertine Pub<\/a><\/p>\n

MacLeod Ale Brewing Company<\/a><\/p>\n

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Monkish Brewing<\/a><\/p>\n

Noble Ale Works<\/a><\/p>\n

Pizza Port Brewing Co.<\/a><\/p>\n

Poseidon Brewing Company<\/a><\/p>\n

Santa Barbara Brewing Co.<\/a><\/p>\n

Smog City Brewing Company<\/a><\/p>\n

Stone Brewing Company<\/a><\/p>\n

Admission to the event is $40 and includes a\u00a0souvenir glass, unlimited tastings and live music, plus a\u00a0portion of the proceeds will benefit Los Padres Forest<\/a>
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For those beer lovers that want a more intimate experience paired with food, a limited number of tickets will be sold for a Real Ale Lunch prior to the Invitational from\u00a011:30\u00a0a.m.\u20131 p.m. There you will meet the cask masters who have perfected the skill of brewing real ale while enjoying a four-course meal prepared by Beto Huizar, executive chef of Beto\u2019s Place<\/a>, a new restaurant slated to open in Fig Mtn Brew\u2019s Buellton taproom later this year. Tickets to the lunch are\u00a0$75 and include admission to the Invitational.<\/p>\n

For more information about Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company\u2019s Real Ale Invitational, please visit www.FigMtnBrew.com\/RealAle.<\/a><\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n

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Leslie Dinaberg<\/p><\/div>\n

When she\u2019s not busy working as the editor of Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes magazine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie considers herself a \u201cgoal-oriented drinker.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Originally published in\u00a0Santa Barbara Seasons\u00a0<\/em><\/a>on October 17,\u00a02014.<\/p>\n

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