Modern Times House of Perpetual Refreshment

TIKI BEER APPRECIATION POST. The House is currently pouring not one, but two iterations of our Forbidden Chants mega-Berliner for your beveraging pleasure. Forbidden Chants: Torment Destroyer (pineapple, blood orange, coconut, & nutmeg7.5%) and Forbidden Chants w/Passionfruit, Orange, Key Lime, Dragonfruit, Coconut, & Vanilla (8.5%) are patiently awaiting the opportunity to hulk-smash your gustatory cells with an intensely juicy, fruity fusillade. If you're looking to end your weekend on a high note, these tropical, tiki-drink-inspired fruit bombs are on tap at the House riiiight now.

THE PRESALE IS LIVE! As those gorgeous peepers skim these words, a bounty of inordinately tasty special release beverages are hitting the presale page. You can follow this link if you want in: https://bit.ly/3xXzJHK Order of Hermes (6.5% super-Berliner w/ pineapple, passionfruit, & dragon fruit) - Foamer Pils (5% pilsner)... - Green Futures (6.8% hazy IPA) - Forgotten Planet (8% hazy DIPAcollab w/ Equilibrium) - Devil's Suggestion Barrel-Aged Papua New Guinea coffee beans See more

NOW AVAILABLE: Abaddon. Cue the parade, because this darling Helles lager is back yet again. This 4.8% crispy sensation is a collaboration with our friends from @wayfinderbeer, featuring primo Perle & Hallertau Mittelfruh hops, and naturally carbonated for a beautifully bright, effervescent character. If you're already swooning, you can snag cans at the House now.

NOW AVAILABLE: Reparations. This a decadent 11.5% imperial stout features generous amounts of Ugandan vanilla, Rwandan coffee beans, and a delightful touch of ginger. The proceeds from this delectable concoction will be donated to NAARC (National African American Reparations Commission) as they push for restorative justice and political reform. This includes support for the HR-40 bill which seeks to explore and evaluate proposals on how best to implement a reparations package to African-American communities. Check out our blog post at moderntimesbeer.com for more details about this awesome cause, and snag 4-packs at the House now.

COOL ZONE: POMELO GINGER. We’re back at it again with our Luxury Fruit Fizz, this time racking Galactic Filaments, our funky witbier, out of the foeders and onto juiced, whole ginger, pomelo zest and juice. The resulting 3.8% beverage is delightfully tart, citrusy, effervescently bright, and super, super drinkable. You can snag 4-packs at the House right now.

NOW AVAILABLE: Full Size Pony. We teamed up with the fine folks from Minneapolis' Fair State Brewing to bring you this wonderfully tasty 6% West Coast IPA. We loaded this one up with heaps of Mosaic, Centennial, Columbus, & Simcoe hops, creating a refreshing elixir bursting with pine and complimented by notes of juicy stone fruit and berries. You can totally snag 4-packs of this crushable stunner and enjoy it on tap at the House now.

NOW POURING: Bobcat Danger Scenario. This preposterously tasty 6.5% Berliner is a collab between our Portland brewing ninjas and the excellent people at Bottle Logic. Stuffed to the gills with rhubarb, black raspberries, red raspberries, coconut, and vanilla, this tart, funky fruit-fest sports intense tartness from the rhubarb, followed by delicious berry notes and creamy coconut & vanilla. It’s like a liquid slice of blackberry pie with a dollop of whipped cream on top. It's totally available on draft and in 4-packs to go right now at the House of Perpetual Refreshment.

NOW POURING: Green Futures. Bursting with Nelson, Strata, Centennial, & Simcoe hops, this 6.8% dream of an IPA features enticing notes of pineapple & candied berries, with a divine touch of honeydew. With its delicious fruit-forward character and just a hint of pleasant bitterness, we think you'll find this one pretty damn crushable. You can enjoy it on tap at the House right now.

NOW POURING: Accumulated Knowledge. This perennial favorite is brewed with a generous load of Mosaic, Amarillo, & Simcoe hops and positively bursts with notes of juicy stone fruit, pine, and citrusy delight. It’s a seriously delicious 6.5% IPA, and it’s waiting to improve your day at the Academy right this second.

NOW POURING: Doors to Nowhere. Get stoked for this absolute treat of a dessert stout. This 11.5% Imperial confection is an explosion of sweet, indulgent decadence, packed with insane amounts of coffee, cocoa, coconut, vanilla, & toasted almonds. Each sip sends an awe-inspiring ode to dessert directly at your bless'ed tastebuds, joyously regaling them with tales of the Candyland this beer emerged from. It's available in cans to go, and on draft at the House now.

BLACK HOUSE VANILLA LATTE. We gave our beloved coffee oatmeal stout the luxury treatment and elevated things to a whole new sphere of deliciousness. Bounteous amounts of vanilla and an extra helping of house-roasted coffee beans were added to create a silky smooth stout, erupting with enchanting vanilla-y goodness and cozy roastiness. These 5.8% stovepipes are waiting for you at the House, and on shelves in our distro areas.

THE PRESALE IS LIVE! a truly magnificent bounty of libational miracles have magically appeared online (see profile link). Spectacles from a bunch of prominent schools of beveragery are represented; hop-laden IPAs & a TIPA (including a collab with Cloudburst), a delightfully complex barrel-aged fruited dark sour, Dortmunder wonderment, & a Baltic porter that's essentially perfect for impending cooler temperatures. REMEMBER: This is a presale. Beers will not be ready until W...ednesday or Friday, depending on your designated pickup location. You'll have 30 days to collect the goods. Here are the tasty beers up for grabs: - Pharaoh Ascendant mixed 4-pack (11% imperial dessert stoutscocoa & vanilla; cocoa, vanilla, & raspberry; cocoa & pecan; and cocoa & coconut) - Tiger Millionaire TIPA (10.4% w/ Citra & Nelson) - Chromatic Illusion (6.8% Baltic portercollab w/ Threes Brewing) - Dort (5.5% Dortmunder lager) - DDH Underworld Dreams (6.2% Idaho 7, Mosaic, Simcoe, & Amarillo) - Spectralia (6.2% barrel-aged dark sour) - Premium Blend (7.5% IPA w/ Citra, Strata, Idaho 7, & Columbuscollab w/ Cloudburst) See more

TIGER MILLIONAIRE TIPA. This hazy marvel is back and exploding with juicy radness. Citra, Citra cryo, and Nelson hops join forces to conduct a luscious rhapsody, ravishing your flavor receptors with citrus, tropical fruit, white wine goodness, and a super smooth mouthfeel. At 10.4%, this bestial nectar is a fierce force of nature, and it'll be available in tomorrow’s online pre-sale. If you want in on this one, we highly recommend signing up for our newsletter at moderntimesbeer.com.

THUNDERA. Haze-fiends rejoice, the arrival of this thunderous wonder is nigh. We loaded this 6.7% IPA with mind-blowing amounts of Idaho 7, Citra, Centennial & Nugget hops to create a tropical flavor storm of deliciously epic proportions. It's a juicy delight that beams with notes of fresh mango, pineapple and bright citrus and it's available at the House now. You should also start seeing cans and draft in the wild very very soon.

VOTE. If you’re looking to celebrate your recent participation in democracy, and/or just need fuel for emotional fortitude in the days to come, Please Vote IPA is on tap and bags of Please Vote coffee beans are both available in most of our tasting rooms today. In addition to being bonkers-tasty, a portion of the proceeds from both offerings will go to the League of Women Voters, an organization devoted to voter education and the protection of voting rightsboth of which are more important now than ever. Either way, if you got out and voted today (or earlier), cheers to you, friend.

NOW AVAILABLE: Crossover Episode. We got together with our friends at @horusagedales to create this top-shelf pastry boi. This 13% pastry stout was ripped from the pages of your dream journal and deluged with generous amounts of bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup, brown sugar, & cinnamon, creating an irresistible liquid breakfast/dessert hybrid. If you've been looking to treat yourself, consider this your sign; it's waiting for you on tap and to go at the House now.

NOW AVAILABLE: Fun With Numbers IPA. The fine folks from @northparkbeerco joined the gang at Leisuretown to bring you this absolute treat of a West Coast IPA. Dry-hopped with liberal amounts of Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe & Strata hops, the resulting beverage is a stunning ballad of tropical, citrus-y goodness, singing sweet nothings to your palate with each refreshing sip. Don't miss out on this 7.3% dreamboat - it's truly what West Coast dreams are made of, and you can snag it at the House now.

PLEASE VOTE. We are mere days from the 2020 election and we're celebrating democracy and the power of voting with this super juicy hazy IPA and incredibly tasty barrel aged coffee blend. Please Vote IPA was born of a blend of Elara and Orderville IPAs and turned up to 11 with an extra addition of Amarillo hops, yielding irresistible notes of stone fruit, citrus, & resinous goodness. Please Vote coffee blend combines 75% BBA Colombia Heriberto and 25% Mexican Tzetzal-Tzotzil f...or a luxurious toffee flavor, complimented by notes of tropical fruit and bourbon-y apple. Both are available at the House now (on draft, and in bags to go, respectively), and we highly encourage snagging some - almost as much as we encourage doing your civic duty and voting. ********* A portion of the proceeds from each bag of coffee will be proudly donated to @leagueofwomenvoters; scan the handy QR code on the back of the bag for voting resources. See more

NOW AVAILABLE: Electric Terrain DIPA. The latest advancement in hazy technology comes from our Anaheim brew team in the form of this glorious murk-lord. We stuffed this 8% potable pleasure cruise to the brim with Nelson, Citrus, & Enigma hops and were met with absurdly tasty notes of juicy tropical fruit, white wine, and fresh citrus. 4-packs will be available starting tomorrow, if you want in on this liquid splendor.

NOW AVAILABLE: Whatcha Thinkin? IPA. We joined forces with our pals at Green Cheek Beer Co. to create this 7.5% beaut of a West Coast IPA. The Pilsner malt base lays a solid groundwork for an exquisite blend of Riwaka, Idaho 7, Mosaic, & Simcoe hops, yielding a seriously refreshing beverage with delightful notes of tropical fruit and citrus in every enchanting sip. West Coast fans, if you want in on this good-good, it's on draft and in 4-packs for ya at the House.

THE PRESALE IS LIVE! It's time, friends. A dazzling treasure trove of some of the most breathtakingly delicious beverages ever created are now officially available for preorder, and we would highly recommend snagging some of these beauties if you want to vastly improve your month (and brace for the impending election). Please remember: This is a presale, meaning beers will be available for pickup 10/28 or 10/30, depending on where you're at. You have 30 days to collect your... purchases. Here's what'll be on the virtual table (for a more indepth rundown, feel free to peep the blog post at moderntimesbeer.com/blog): - Crossover Episode (13% imperial stout w/ BBA maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon) - Forbidden Chants w/ Pineapple, Passion Fruit, Tangerine, Lemon, Lime, & Cherry (8% mega-Berliner) - Curious Apples: Pink Pearl Edition (6.5% cider) - Fun With Numbers (West Coast-style IPA w/ Simcoe, Mosaic, Strata, & Citracollab w/ North Park Beer Co.) - Electric Terrain (8% DIPA w/ Nelson, Enigma, & Citra) - News From Nowhere: Cuvée Moscatel (8.5% barrel-aged red sour cuvee) - We Love You San Diego coffee blend (Oaxaca & El Salvador) - Please Vote! coffee (BBA Colombia Heriberto & BBA Mexico Tzeltal-Tzotzil) See more

HEADS-UP, OAKLAND: The House will be open for limited indoor dining, as of today. If you're looking to kick off your weekend with a delicious adult beverage accompanied by some seriously killer gnosh from our neighborhood friends (i.e. @thelumpiacompany & @alamaroakland), feel free to swing by. You can peep the full menus via our location page at moderntimesbeer.com. Please remember to be excellent to fellow patrons & employee-owners by adhering to guidelines & staying home if you're not feeling well.

NOW AVAILABLE: We Love You San Diego DIPA. Our San Diego mothership may not be newly open, but that didn't stop us from brewing this fresh homage to the weird wonderland where it all began. Brewed at the Lomaland Fermentorium, our libation whisperers filled this 8% murky marvel to the brim with Vic Secret, Citra, & Mosaic hops, delivering positively juicy notes of mango, passionfruit, & pineapple, plus a hint of pine. Each sip of this stunner brings the drinker approximately 10 steps closer to achieving nirvana, and it's waiting for you at the House.