Author: Sean Inman

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A Podcast & A Beer – Finally! A Show About Women That Isn’t Just a Thinly Veiled Aspirational Nightmare

Do not shy away from Finally! A Show About Women That Isn’t Just a Thinly Veiled Aspirational Nightmare because despite the lengthy name this is a simple podcast premise. 

Produced by Jane Marie, of “This American Life”, and Joanna Solotaroff, of “2 Dope Queens”, Finally! are half-hour episodes that follow a day in the life of a wide swath of American women. From people who sing or skydive.  Catch cats or catch the final moments of life.  These are portraits of people and what they do and it is quite affecting.

Your beer choice is just as straightforward.  Find a beer brewed by a woman or a brewery owned by a woman and have one of their beers.  Preferably a simple, straightforward beer style such as a porter or an amber to match the simplicity of the show.

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Czech Hop Culture

There is a really good series of articles over at Hop Culture about Czech beer and brewing.  This link sends you to an article about tapsters but there is a really cool fresh hop Budvar piece and a piece about the Kazbek hop too.

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Beachwood 13

On Saturday, July 13th, the mighty Beachwood Brewing will be celebrating 13 years of brewing IPAs and all sorts of other styles at all five Beachwood locations. Five locations and thirteen years which is amazing.  Pick your favorite spot and have fun!

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Temporary Access

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There are a few private breweries who only sell memberships and whose beers  do not grace store shelves.  I am not a club joiner because I like to pick and control and they usually have lots of extra purchases involved but others like the surprise of a mystery box of beer and the true camaraderie of a group of like minded folks.  

One of these clubs is Horus Aged Ales and for the month of July some of their beers will be available on the beer retail site Tavour.  So if you want to make it a big stout summer, this is your chance.

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More Celebrity Beer

Despite the downturn in beer, celebrities are putting skin into the beverage game.  There is, of course, levels to celebrity so Hulk Hogan (now sober) is pitching for Real American Beer and the Kelce Brothers are now primary owners of Garage Beer.

Celebrity alone can be enough to push a brand into success even if they are just a front and are not involved.  A brand can also be a success if the celebrity is actually involved.  It can also succeed or fail whether or not the liquid inside is good or not.

The crux of the matter for me is the transparency of it all.  It can be hard to suss out if it is at one end of the spectrum, a mere cash grab or an actual side hustle.  I tend to avoid the celebrity beers whether it is musicians or actors if it is not made by a reputable brewery that has other good beers in their portfolio.  See another wrestler, Steve Austin and El Segundo Brewing.

Time will tell whether the beers actually succeed.

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Happy 4th of July

Start with a hoppy red ale, move on to a Witbier and then finish with a blueberry muffin pastry stout. Then enjoy the fireworks and the local craft beer you stocked up on today. Just be careful with flames and heat and save some beer for the 5th.

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Featured Review – Lough Gill Barrel-Aged Beer # 1 – Spear

Yes, it is hot out and barrel-aged beers are not the best style for the weather but I did not know when I would see beers from Lough Gill Brewery in Los Angeles again, so here we go…

Lough Gill is based in Sligo, Ireland and they have three big beers on three different barrel types…

Since this is an Irish beer, I started with the Irish Whiskey barrel-aged oatmeal stout, Spear.

The booziness starts up strong once the can is opened. The first sip brings maple syrup notes. Not faint ones, big ones. Quite a sugar high, maybe a knock-on effect from the Oatmeal Stout base. The Irish Whiskey is backing it up as well making this a small sip at a time beer. It is relatively thin mouthfeel wise but because the other flavors are so big, that works to its benefit.

Next up is Trinity!

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Hazy in Burbank

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The forecast is hazy for Burbank on July 13th as Tony’s Darts Away showcases hazy IPAs.  This is a ticketed event which gets you a sampling glass and unlimited teeny tiny two ounce pours.  Some breweries you will see are Highland Park, North Park, Ogopogo, Ambitious Ales and Burgeon Beer.