not sure if you guys are into the spicy beer, but they have a tasty serano spiced beer over at Ballast Point right now. i dont know about all their store fronts, but its the one off Linda Vista where you can buy brewing supplies etc. Pretty damn tasty if you ask me! they had a jalepeno one too a few weeks back.
i'm from Tahoe and used to frequent Great Basin Brewery on the regular. their chili beso beer is to die for....if you can get there fast enough! they usually sell out pretty fast. so incredible. lol the Icky IPA is my go-to beer there when theyre out of beso. YUMMMMMY!! time for a drive back home hehe
Spent last weekend in Santa Barbra for the Halloween madness at UCSB and while I was up there I discovered a damn good brew. Its brewed by Firestone and its called 805. Bought 2 24 packs to hopefully last me until my buddies come home for thanksgiving.