South Of North Brewing sits right on the border between California and Nevada, just a short walk from the shores of Lake Tahoe. You can stand in front of the building on Stateline Avenue and look to the right, and you see a typical mountain town with log cabins and views. And to the left, you see casinos. But right behind you at South Of North, you're going to have your pick of some absolutely phenomenal beers that you just can't drink anywhere else. They make their beer on the property, they sell it on the property, and they don't distribute. You want what they got, you have to go to the source.

When I went back in February 2021 I had a great conversation with the GM Savannah Mendoza and the head brewer Brian Cicero. We drank some of my favorite beers from the whole season, and they told me about some special ones they had on the way. And I haven't been back since, and that's my loss.