Yeast of Eden
Carmel Plaza, Suite 112, Mission and Ocean, Carmel, (831) 293-8621, yoebeer.com
Yes, parent company Alvarado Street Brewery can do serious suds. Now, with the recent debut of their Carmel location, the pioneering mixed fermentation program blends beers in a range of cask conditions, elevating depth, complexity and flavor. That makes the YOE list of beers a hymnal to celebrate, from the Great American Beer Festival medal winner Skeptics & Believers to the oak barrel-aged Beachwood Blendery Chaos Is A Friend Of Mine. Geez, back in the ’80s we thought Coors and a gyro was livin’ the high life (sorry, Miller). But add in a yum food lineup – with treats like barbecue duck soup and Vietnamese meat pies – and the formula is wow + wow = WOW.