The Craft Beer Market
Pizza Port Brewing is a craft brewer located in Carlsbad, California near San Diego that brews Pizza Port Chronic Ale. The craft beer market grew rapidly over the last 40 years after Congress legalized homebrewing in 1978, inspiring many beer enthusiasts to start their own small breweries. Today the overall beer market is saturated, with sales flattening and the number of breweries closing exceeding the number opening. The predicted “beer apocalypse” is upon us
Pizza Port Brewing
Pizza Port Brewing has eight brewpubs and tasting rooms in Southern California that serve a large selection of beers, including ales, IPAs, stout, porter, pilsners & more. The brewer has been around for more than 30 years, a lot longer than most craft brewers, having introduced its first craft-brewed beers to patrons in 1992. They have won over 91 medals/awards from the Great American Beer Festival.
Pizza Port Chronic Ale Amber Ale
Pizza Port describes Chronic Ale Amber Ale as “a long time house favorite at our brewpubs. Brewed with house yeast strain La Cruda and English specialty malts, this mellow amber ale is lighter in flavor with a smooth bitterness.” Chronic Ale has a 4.9% ABV and 10 IBU. There is no other nutrition information available. It has an “Okay” rating on Beer Advocate.
Our Review of Pizza Port Chronic Ale Amber Ale
I like red ales and lagers and shy away from bitter beers or beers with a strong aftertaste. One of my favorites is Figueroa Mountain Danish Red Lager. I believe I have had Chronic Ale on tap before and liked it, but I have not had it from a can.
If you watch the video of the taste test, my initial reaction to Chronic Ale was “meh.” I was definitely thrown by the low 10 IBU. The “light in taste” description was accurate, a bit too light. The “smooth bitterness” was also accurate. However, the more I drank it the more I liked it. It is very drinkable with the described “smooth bitterness” that I did not find overwhelming; however, I still prefer Danish Red Lager.
For another recommendation, see our review of Figueroa Mountain Danish Red Lager.
For beer nutritional information of all beers we have reviewed see Beer Nutritional Information.
