Agua Fresca IPA. OK, that is a new twist for sure, maybe not for Bottle Logic Brewing. Might be an interesting beer especially if the hop bill can compound the interest of the fruit notes brought via the fresca part of the beer.
Fresh Agua
10 Cellars Made
Cellarmaker Brewing Co. has some cool 10th Anniversary beers with SoCal connections….
Czech GPT, now that is a cheeky use of the versatile Czech as pun generator. Plus a darn good trio of breweries for a pale lager.
Then Blaze Runner with Alvarado Street and Green Cheek. That is four killer collaborators.
Simply LA via GA
In honor of the finally realized Los Angeles outpost of Creature Comforts Brewing, there is a barrel-aged stout simply named LA.
It is a blend of whiskey barrel-aged beer with an average age of 30 months. Studded with pistachios, almond and vanilla beans.
Might make a good Turkey Day special or Christmas gift.
Dipped
Los Angeles has a special connection to French Dip sandwiches. And now there is a special beer to pair with it, Red Car Blonde brewed for Cole’s by nearby Arts District Brewing. Described as “A crispy 4.5% blonde ale to pair perfectly with our classic beef dip”.
You might need to try the dip solo, then get a second to properly test.
Wish I Could Get – pFriemsters Union
pFriem Brewing in Hood River, Oregon has a new barrel-aged beer. Well, not exactly new since it is aged for twelve months but anyway, the 2023 Pfriemsters Union Local 541 is a Cognac barrel-aged Belgian-style quadrupel that is 11.4%-ABV.
Two New from Institution
Institution Ales, of which I recently reviewed the Fall Seasonal IPA, has a pair of 10th anniversary IPAs that came out at the end of October.
I wish I could get a mixed 4-pack, two of each.
Apri-Jackpot
I would say that of the fruits used in IPAs, that the apricot would not be at the top of the list. Which makes Tarantula Hill’s new Flavor Jackpot a bit of a rarity.
Barrels upon Barrels
The Bruery has a trifecta of bigggg beers coming out. Let’s go low (but still high) to really high.
14.7% – Fireproof will be an imperial stout (Bayonet) aged in Port barrels that previously held Balcones Distilling Hechicheros single malt Whiskey barrels.
17.7% – Demon Water will be an imperial stout aged in Newport Craft Distilling Thomas Tew Rum barrels.
19.7% – The Malt Mill will be an imperial stout (Black Tuesday) aged in Westward Whiskey barrels.
Anaheim and PDX
I am always excited to see Portland beer in Los Angeles, maybe it’s the Beat L.A. mentality from growing up there. Everywhere Beer has teamed with the upcoming PDX brewery, Commensal Fermentation to create Broken Bread another West Coast IPA to try.
Santa Barbara Coffee
Topa Topa Howler Coffee DIPA is back and thus time they are tapping a Santa Barbara Funk Zone roaster for the beans. Dart Coffee Company is the partner for the 2023 version of Howler.
