Cheers to progress
HBC releases Pride ’14 – a tribute to marriage equality
Morgan M. Hurley | GSD Editor
Two years ago, just before San Diego’s 38th annual Pride celebration, MO’s Universe launched its fourth property in the shadow of the new 60’ Pride flag: the Hillcrest Brewing Company (HBC) at the corner of University Avenue and Normal Street.
Touted as the first LGBT brewery in the world — a claim that no one has tried to dispute since — HBC has quickly become a gathering place for craft beer-loving locals both gay and straight, with its standard carry of eight brewed-on-site small batch beers along with a dozen other brands also on tap.
Earlier this year, HBC gained mainstream media attention when Interim Mayor Todd Gloria used its beer in a friendly bet with the mayor of Cincinnati during an NFL playoff game between the Chargers and the Bengals. Then just last month, HBC’s U-Hawle Hefe was the featured libation at Linda Perry’s star-studded event for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, “An Evening With Women.”
Last year the brewery launched its first annual Pride beer, a drinkable, low-alcohol, limited-edition brew meant to commemorate pride season. Called Pride ’13, the inaugural beer was a Session IPA, also called an Extra Pale Ale.
“Session stands for ‘multiple in a session,’ so they’re not going to get you too drunk,” said HBC’s head brewmaster Austin Copeland, adding that standard practice for a session beer is 5 percent alcohol or less.
INFUSED! Are you ready to try our tasty bi-weekly beer infusions that our Brewers have developed for your taste bud’s pleasure?
Hillcrest Brewing Company is proud to announce our win in the 2014 Best of Craft Beer Awards for our Irish Red, the Crotch Rocket, taking the bronze award.
Hillcrest Brewing Company is proud to be pouring Matt’s Burning Rosids from Stone Brewing Company in honor of Matt Courtright, a Stone
So the Chargers didn’t win… there is always next year. Who do you think it’s going to be? Are you ready to sit down and hash it out while basking in our extraordinary Super Bowl Sunday Specials that you’ll only find at Hillcrest Brewing Company?