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These are the beers that I wish I could taste for the first time.
I know that craft beer world may not need another charity beer right at the second. Especially here in Los Angeles, where there are quite a few wildfire charity beers out and about (that y’all should be getting).
But…. I would like to see a few Jimmy Carter beers like this one from Wallenpaupack Brewing in Pennsylvania. “Jimmy” beer, in the American pale lager style. A callback to his brothers infamous “Billy” beer.
You can read a bit more about it HERE.
Offshoot Beer Co. is heading up the ABV dial to 8% for their 8th anniversary beer….
…we might need to get two 4-packs of this one.
One of my favorite charities along with World Central Kitchen is Habitat for Humanity. Both have been and will be integral to recovering from the devastating wildfires here in Los Angeles.
The latter will be getting a boost from a new beer coming at the end of the month from Los Angeles Ale Works…
Earlier today, I gave out three suggested beers to buy but now let me get even more specific with West Specific a new hoppy Pilsner from Stone Brewing with a low 4.7% ABV that uses Simcoe, Peacharine, Vista and El Dorado hops. Stone fans may remember that it was previously brewed at their Liberty Station location last year.
…follow the instructions on this new beer from Lucky Luke Brewing.
I would probably need the whole 4-pack though.
Sierra Nevada Brewing has two new beers on the horizon, first is the oddly monikered Premium Pils Craft Lager (which is it? pick a lane) followed by (or preceded) the latest little thing, Peachy Little Thing IPA a hazy IPA with natural peach flavors both in 12oz cans.
Collaborations are not just a U.S. craft beer thing, in Belgium St. Bernardus releases the 2025 Kombine a collaboration with Weihenstephan. An “unfiltered Helles blond beer that will be bottom fermented without bottle fermentation—while still staying true to the German Reinheitsgebot rules.” The hops are from both breweries while the famous Weihenstephan yeast will do the work.
Oakland Block Party IPA is not a simple collaboration beer. It is huge. Count with me: Brix Factory, Cellarmaker, Ghost Town, Original Pattern and Temescal Brewing brewing “an “Oakland-style” IPA brewed with Admiral Maltings malt and dry-hopped with Mosaic, Simcoe and Riwaka”.
It is the official beer for celebrating the opening of the new Almanac Oakland taproom.
This months beer that I probably won’t see on SoCal store shelves is a beer with a connection to my hometown of Milwaukie. It is a collaborative beer from Breakside with La Cumbre Brewing from New Mexico.
“Up Top! is our take on the unfiltered Pilsners of northern Bavaria. This ‘Zwickel-style’ approach is high-risk high-reward, as it requires crafting a beer that tastes good through its natural maturing process. Up Top! walks this tightrope, rich and soft, with a supple maltiness and notes of pear and green tea.”
The hops are loose in the sixth installment of Burning Daylight’s anniversary IPA which is the centerpiece of their celebrations today.
