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Whereas craft breweries established during the boomtimes of the early 2010s were focused on growing into regional forces with multi-state distribution, by and large, today\u2019s beer-industry entrants are focused on serving their immediate communities. In the case of Good Pressure Brewing<\/strong><\/a>, an Allied Garden beer company (the neighborhood\u2019s first), owners Erik and Shannon Fowler<\/strong> want to not only be there for their hometown but also spotlight the work of other local artisans. Their first foray into doing so is a line of soy-wax candles inspired by the ingredients and aromas of their beers. Developed in collaboration with a San Diego artisan, this plan was hatched well ahead of Good Pressure\u2019s early-December debut, allowing the Fowlers to have the first jarred candle in the series available at their taproom on day one. Dubbed \u201cGood Pressure No. 1\u201d, the cream-colored candle is a rather awesome first attempt, leading with vivid scents of luscious honey complemented by floral undertones. But this isn\u2019t Candle of the Week, so let\u2019s shift our focus to the brew that inspired this wax-and-wicked spinoff: Good Pressure Blonde Ale<\/strong>. While the base style is rather malleable, allowing brewers leeway to create something interesting, most blonde ales are built to be inoffensive above all else; balanced crowd-pleasers with little to offer in terms of hops or malt. Good Pressure\u2019s is, indeed, balanced, but feels as though it were brewed to be a cut above its contemporaries. Its slightly darker color hints at a malt bill giving off toasted, biscuity character along with a hint of the earthy honey that\u2019s the driver in its companion candle. Also present is a touch of resinous hop bitterness in the finish, which washes over one\u2019s taste buds, resetting them for another sip of this year-round offering, which is available on tap and in six-packs at the brewery. It\u2019s apt to feature a beer from a new brewery as the first Beer of the Week of a new year, but this is no gimme. Less than a month into its existence, this is easily one of the best blonde ales in all of San Diego County.<\/p>\n Since the moment Good Pressure Brewing came into fruition, we knew that our brewery\u2019s flagship beer would be an easy-drinking, refreshing blonde ale inspired by our sunny corner of San Diego County. This beer features deep golden color with notes of citrus,\u00a0honey and fresh-baked bread, and it\u2019s balanced by a malty backbone and unique, subtle hoppiness. We call this beer \u2018sunshine in a glass\u2019 and aim for it to be a year-round mainstay. Our Blonde Ale holds a special place for us and has been a source of inspiration in many ways, including for the goods and merch in our taproom. Our goal to be a community-centric space extends to working with and showcasing local artists and makers. To that end, one of our first collaborations is with\u00a0Number Eleven Candles<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0a local artisan candle maker. We partnered with them to create a signature candle inspired by our Blonde Ale. The resulting\u00a0Good Pressure No. 1\u00a0scent is filled with notes of orange blossom, bergamot and honey for a scent that evokes the sunshine of our hometown and brings our beer to life in a new way.\u201d<\/p>\n Erik Fowler, Co-owner, Good Pressure Brewing<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Good Pressure Brewing is located at 7559 Mission Gorge Road in Allied Gardens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whereas craft breweries established during the boomtimes of the early 2010s were focused on growing into regional forces…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":487561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[19128,5229,7738,134901,116581,22127,1582,276,635,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-487560","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-allied-gardens","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-beer","11":"tag-beer-of-the-week","12":"tag-brandon-hernandez","13":"tag-brewery","14":"tag-ca","15":"tag-california","16":"tag-new","17":"tag-san-diego","18":"tag-sandiego","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115826688346222340","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n