Roger’s photographic archive

Flight paddles at Ballast Point

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Flight paddles at Ballast Point
Original photograph by Roger Ma · Preserved from the Flickr archive

From the original post

The photo note

2nd brewery stop of the night! Gotta quench of thirst! @guliak @oringefase #beerporn #craftbeer #beergeek #brewskies #ballastpoint #ballastpointbrewing #beverage #cheers

Looking back

The SD Foodie take

Editorial commentary written from Roger’s original photograph and caption. Roger’s own words are the quoted photo note above.

Wooden paddles hold tasters from dark to pale on an outdoor table, with hands reaching in.

This was the second brewery stop of the night; at the first, Roger said they tried to line up each beer from darkest to lightest. It is a snapshot of San Diego brewery-hopping at the height of the craft-beer boom.

The quick critique

What stood out

  • Full tasting flights
  • Dark to light
  • Stop two of a brewery crawl

Bottom line

Archive verdict

Brewery-hopping done methodically, one paddle at a time.