I had not heard anything about RT Rogers Brewing minus one Facebook post from noted home brew expert Drew Beechum. On a recent (and rare) cloudy day in Los Angeles, I hit the 210 freeway to check out this 5 month old brewery in Sierra Madre.
RTR has a lovely little front garden with patio seating at the entrance and a little beer tank seating nook inside the warm and cozy space. Forties music was on the spotify and fairy tale beer names and a German tap tower with the five beers that were pouring. That total will be augmented by a German pils, Amber and other beers coming through the coupler with an aim of nine beers in rotation.
The taster tray was really solid and I was most impressed by the IPA’s which seemed just left of center enough to make you sit up…
The Shoemakers Red IPA – quite zippy. Really good. Little spicy and medium hoppy
The Woodchoppers IPA – lemon and cat pee. Interesting. Would stand out in a tasting
The Milk maids milk stout – Solid if a little lactose light
The Henny Penny English style brown porter – not bad but a little light to me.
The Gold Spinners hefe – light on the banana. Not much clove but still tasty
One of the rare breweries new breweries that has started on solid footing. Gonna check back on this one and you should too.
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