Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Two things brewing at AleSmith this Halloween

Seasonal special Evil Dead Red Ale gets a haunted maze showcase

Left: AleSmith serving up spooks this Halloween; Right: Evil Dead Red - San Diego's Halloween
Left: AleSmith serving up spooks this Halloween; Right: Evil Dead Red - San Diego's Halloween

Every year, as we usher in fall and a chill grows in the air (by San Diego standards, anyway), locals can celebrate two things: tourist-free beaches and the release of AleSmith’s seasonal Evil Dead Red Ale. This year, the long-running local brewery is upping its Halloween ante by hosting AleSmith Fright Nights, featuring a haunted maze which takes attendees on a tour through the brewery and ultimately divulges the shocking secrets behind Evil Dead Red.

Sponsored
Sponsored
Place

AleSmith Brewing Company

9990 Alesmith Court, San Diego

Even without braving the haunted brewery to learn all about Evil Dead Red, beer fans can expect a hoppy American red ale with 6.66% ABV brewed with caramel malts and Cascade, Chinook, and Simcoe hops. The caramel malts provide a dark red color and allow Evil Dead Red to pair nicely with Halloween treats such as toffee and caramel apples, while the hops contribute citrus, pine, and resin notes.

Evil Dead Red has a sister ale, My Bloody Valentine, which releases in the winter. However, don’t expect the same flavor profile from the two brews. Ryan Crisp, AleSmith’s Head Brewer and Director of Brewery Operations, explains, “They are similarly conceived beers, but Evil Dead Red is lighter in body and sweetness with a heavier dry hop rate.” Heavier dry-hopping gives Evil Dead Red more aromatics than My Bloody Valentine, but to really discover the difference for yourself, you might want to save a bottle of Evil Dead Red until February and do a side-by-side tasting.

Past Event

Fright Nights Scareventures

As for AleSmith Fright Nights, the brewery teamed with Scareventures to decorate its tasting room and to construct a haunted maze that leads from the loading docks through the brewing facilities and back to wheat fields, where the secret of the Red Harvest is revealed. AleSmith’s Kristen Ballinger explains, “We wanted to do something unique and fun that would not only showcase our beer, but the brewery itself. Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year here at AleSmith, from fall seasonal beers to ghost stories and spooky times with great people. We felt like an event like this was the best way to showcase it all.”

Just because the event is at a brewery doesn’t mean the haunted maze will be toned down. Ballinger warns, “Without giving away too much, I’d say expect the real deal. The maze is designed to be scary and give you a glimpse at the darker side of AleSmith to show you how we truly make our favorite fall seasonal beer, Evil Dead Red.” Less scary: “The tasting room will be decked out in Halloween décor, and we will have live music and a costume competition on the 30th.”

Tickets to Fright Nights can be purchased on the AleSmith site and are available in three levels: general admission, which includes a trip through the maze and two drinks in the tasting room; designated driver, which includes a trip through the maze without drinks; and Light Fright for children, where the scares are removed and families with children can walk through the maze and collect candy.

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Will L.A. Times crowd out San Diego U-T at Riverside printing plant?

Will Toni Atkins stand back from anti-SDG&E initiative?
Next Article

Pacific Beach – car thief's paradise

Take photos of your automobile and license plate
Left: AleSmith serving up spooks this Halloween; Right: Evil Dead Red - San Diego's Halloween
Left: AleSmith serving up spooks this Halloween; Right: Evil Dead Red - San Diego's Halloween

Every year, as we usher in fall and a chill grows in the air (by San Diego standards, anyway), locals can celebrate two things: tourist-free beaches and the release of AleSmith’s seasonal Evil Dead Red Ale. This year, the long-running local brewery is upping its Halloween ante by hosting AleSmith Fright Nights, featuring a haunted maze which takes attendees on a tour through the brewery and ultimately divulges the shocking secrets behind Evil Dead Red.

Sponsored
Sponsored
Place

AleSmith Brewing Company

9990 Alesmith Court, San Diego

Even without braving the haunted brewery to learn all about Evil Dead Red, beer fans can expect a hoppy American red ale with 6.66% ABV brewed with caramel malts and Cascade, Chinook, and Simcoe hops. The caramel malts provide a dark red color and allow Evil Dead Red to pair nicely with Halloween treats such as toffee and caramel apples, while the hops contribute citrus, pine, and resin notes.

Evil Dead Red has a sister ale, My Bloody Valentine, which releases in the winter. However, don’t expect the same flavor profile from the two brews. Ryan Crisp, AleSmith’s Head Brewer and Director of Brewery Operations, explains, “They are similarly conceived beers, but Evil Dead Red is lighter in body and sweetness with a heavier dry hop rate.” Heavier dry-hopping gives Evil Dead Red more aromatics than My Bloody Valentine, but to really discover the difference for yourself, you might want to save a bottle of Evil Dead Red until February and do a side-by-side tasting.

Past Event

Fright Nights Scareventures

As for AleSmith Fright Nights, the brewery teamed with Scareventures to decorate its tasting room and to construct a haunted maze that leads from the loading docks through the brewing facilities and back to wheat fields, where the secret of the Red Harvest is revealed. AleSmith’s Kristen Ballinger explains, “We wanted to do something unique and fun that would not only showcase our beer, but the brewery itself. Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year here at AleSmith, from fall seasonal beers to ghost stories and spooky times with great people. We felt like an event like this was the best way to showcase it all.”

Just because the event is at a brewery doesn’t mean the haunted maze will be toned down. Ballinger warns, “Without giving away too much, I’d say expect the real deal. The maze is designed to be scary and give you a glimpse at the darker side of AleSmith to show you how we truly make our favorite fall seasonal beer, Evil Dead Red.” Less scary: “The tasting room will be decked out in Halloween décor, and we will have live music and a costume competition on the 30th.”

Tickets to Fright Nights can be purchased on the AleSmith site and are available in three levels: general admission, which includes a trip through the maze and two drinks in the tasting room; designated driver, which includes a trip through the maze without drinks; and Light Fright for children, where the scares are removed and families with children can walk through the maze and collect candy.

Comments
Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Gilbert Castellanos, Buddha Trixie, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Shane Hall, Brian Jones Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival

Grand Socials, gigs, and record releases in Del Mar, City Heights, Solana Beach, Little Italy, and Ocean Beach
Next Article

Why Unified® Review: What To Expect Dropshipping (Positive & Negative)

Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.