Time to re-cap the best of Birthday Month. Hope your birthday is in February because it is just empirically the best of the months to be born in.
We start with a San Fernando Valley version of a NE IPA from Shadow Grove Brewing called Hexed. They have a woodsy Fantasy theme to their taproom and beer names and this was the best of week one.
Moving on were favorites from two special events. One a certain sportsball game and a second from a beachside beer festival. First is DTLA HiDef Brewing and their barrel-aged barleywine Bass Clef and second was Bow & Arrow’s Denim Tux Blue Corn Pilsner.
The winner of the month though was drunk two days before March, a British Pub Ale from the combined forces of Urban Roots and Berryessa Brewing. So Many Promises a beer based on, what?, Golden Promise malt? It is one of the few beers that cries out for more. At 4.2%, you can drink a few cans. Fantastic stuff, simple but better than most beers with multiple ingredients.