You have a Common Space Brewery Anniversary…
Way Out West is the theme for their 6th but I will need an explainer on Chainstitching.
Tomorrow in Hawthorne
Schreiners for German Beer
Glendale is in the middle of a lot and places that have been around forever can be missed, even places close to me like Schreiners Deli in Montrose which has old school German beer to buy in single cans or packs.
…and sandwiches and German treats like my favorite Haribo Gummi Bears. Or you can get your Oktobefest sausage here.
Here is a snapshot of the beer selection…
…it has a tilt towards Alkohol Frei but they also have Weihenstephan and Kostritzer though not much in the deep cut vein. Think stalwarts. Think more than you will find in even good bottle shops.
I grabbed a Gaffel Kolsch can to pair with my sandwich.
World Beer Cup 2024
CBC, the Craft Brewers Conference was in Las Vegas aka Land of the Sphere and that is where the World Beer Cup awards were announced yesterday.
Here is my Los Angeles centric take on who won…
- 9,300 beers entered into the competition from 50 countries
- took 8 categories before California announced itself by sweeping the Coffee beer category
- Orange County picked up a brace of medals in Strong Porter and Hoppy Pilsner
- Bend, Oregon was the big city winner
- Speaking of Bend, 10 Barrel swept the German Style Sour Category, winning all three medals
- weird fact that German-Style Pilsner was the 3rd biggest category
- Good to see that Ian McCall and ISM Brewing came up big with multiple medals
- Got to see Bianca, Jace and Guillermo streaming!
- Also happy to see L.A. based winners Paperback repping Glendale with Silver, Ogopogo and Far Field with Gold and Cellador with Silver, Bravery with Bronze
- La Fin du Monde from Unibroue won Gold and I have that in my fridge!
- Great beer names: Cactus Makes Perfect, Hell Yes Helles, Irish Pre-Nup
You can see the full list of winners HERE
Sith
Star Wars geeks know the importance of Kyber Crystal and what happens if the crystal is red. It means a hoppy red ale from Long Beach Beer Lab that even a Sith Lord could love. Masters and apprentices alike.
From Foreign Shores – Part 2
The Trappists of Mount St Bernard produce their flagship Tynt Meadow ale but they also have a blonde ale, described as “a lighter, refreshing English style blond with hints of clove and peppers on a layer of delightful bitterness.”
From Foreign Shores – Part 1
There are numerous Rodenbach riffs from brewmaster Rudi Ghequire but one I just was made aware of is the Rodenbach Evolved Grand Cru at 6.0% and it has quite an age statement.
“Instead of the usual 18 months being matured in oak barrels, the base beer is a whopping 10 years! Then blended. Complex and mature. This Flemish red-brown mixed fermentation beer has the intense flavours of sour cherry, red fruit, balanced acidity and woody oak.”
In Process # 2 – Beavercat Brewing
We head to the Eastside to encounter a species that I had never heard of before, a Beavercat. This upcoming brewery doesn’t have much information yet but maybe in the coming months more details will be leaked as to the origin story.
In Process # 1 – Ikasu Brewing
New breweries are a tiny bit easier to track now, but even I can fall behind on the news. Ikasu Brewing helmed by Masahiro (Masa) Kitano is in the planning stages and certainly has a different look from other L.A. breweries but has a renowned home brew club education (SoCal Cerveceros).
Follow on the social media and hopefully more news about this in process brewery will emerge.
Not Red Handed
…instead try Red Hearted. Bell’s Brewery is adding to their Hearted Collection with Red Hearted. I am a fan of the Red IPA sub-style but I think Bell’s could have found a new name as this line has been quite extended. That said, if I see it in a variety pack here in L.A., I might just have to try it.
More Small Print
There is the potential that beer labels will have to squeeze in a lot more information onto them in the future. More specifically, allergens and nutrition information. Which is not good for those, like me, who need major magnification just to read what hops are in the beer. And though I like the idea of a QR code that leads you to more detailed information, what percentage of people are going to use that and then what percentage of those will understand the governmental gobbledygook that passes for information?
You can read more HERE from the Brewers Association.