Take it from the tap: BFF

July 30, 2018

3 AM

Beer: BFF (Beer Friends Forever) San Diego Pale Ale

From: Stone Brewing and Pizza Port

Why: Modeled on classic English pale ales, with an exuberant hop presence more typical of West Coast beers. Against a rich malt background, expect flavors of passion fruit, sweet grapefruit and tangerine zest.

Geeking out: 6.2% alcohol by volume; English, American and New Zealand hops; Maris Otter malts; London III yeast.

Seeking out: This is a summer beer, but not an endless summer beer. BFF will be available only through September, so don’t dilly-dally. Look for it in bars and markets that carry Pizza Port’s canned brews.

Inside info: The four surfers on the can are stand-ins for the co-founders of Pizza Port, Gina and Vince Marsaglia, and co-founders of Stone, Greg Koch and Steve Wagner.

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Peter Rowe

Peter joined The San Diego Union-Tribune in 1984. A native Californian who grew up in Encinitas, Rowe is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Northwestern University. He is past president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and a former Fulbright scholar. He has won a few journalism awards, but would trade them all for a chance to avenge his 1994 “Jeopardy!” loss. Married to a terrific woman who has saved him from errors in writing and in life, he has three sons. At the U-T, Rowe writes profiles and features and is even paid to review beers, which hardly seems fair.