It has been a minute since I have spoken about The Crac Brewery in Carson. (Carson used to be a bustling little beverage hub, sigh) So I am going big to highlight a new hazy DIPA, Dude, Where’s My Crac.
Where is it?
Norm!
Collaborations that I would not have predicted. Norm’s Restaurants, an L.A. landmark (at least sign wise, never been to one) has teamed with Common Space Brewery for a house IPA.
22 locations and counting mostly in Los Angeles and Orange County. But their menu shows no signs of alcohol at all, plus diner food and IPA doesn’t immediately scream a great pairing.
Hank
Hank is just a solid name. For a person, a dog or a beer. And de Garde Brewing from Tillamook, Oregon has a dessert-ish beer ready with a SoCal connection.
“During his visit for our last anniversary, we took the opportunity to taste through some barrels and compose a special blend with our good friend Henry from Monkish Brewing Co. .
It’s a thoughtful and gorgeous combination of both three and five year aged barrels of our spontaneous beer, all built around the cornerstone of a stunning Moscatel dessert wine barrel. There’s mature funk, yet it still carries a remarkable vibrancy. A lot going on here, and a lot to savor.”
Cold Drake
There is another entrant in the Cold IPA shelf, this time from noted hoppy beer maker, Drakes in the Bay Area.
Just look for the pink can with the Eugene O’Neill tinted name,
Euro
Institution Ales has a new lager out now for the back end of summer, Euro Pils….
Echo Flex
A common complaint when going to concerts or sporting events is primarily the price of beer but also finding a good and local craft beer. Baseball and soccer tend to be better than basketball and hockey but concerts and theatre seemed to lag a bit unless you were BYOBing at the Hollywood Bowl.
But if you are a fan of the musical booking at the famed Echoplex, well your choice of beer just got better with….
…Party Beer Co. has very appropriately added to the party.
The Emmy Goes To…
Pizza from Emmy Squared plus beer from Santa Monica Santa Monica Brew Works leads to Introducing, Emmy Italian Pilsner.
“Crisp, effervescent, and a little snappy, Emmy Italian Pils is perfect for when you want an easy-going beer with a bit of a bite.”
Murkopy
If you do not know by now, Smog City Brewing is REALLY community focused. Be it the California craft beer community or our climate changed world.
Their latest collaborative effort is with, Pure Project Brewing, and the , National Forest Foundation for the release of Forest Understory IPA, part of the Smog City Community Impact Series of beers. Pure Project will counter with Beneath the Canopy Murky IPA.
Every purchase of Forest Understory IPA will have a portion of the proceeds donated to the National Forest Foundation.
27 Stones
Ya’ kinda had to know that Stone Brewing would be going double hoppy for this year’s anniversary beer, and they have…
Name is kind of goofy, looking for an explanation unless it is a new hop name.
Wish I Could Get – Anchor Union Solidarity
Two Bay Area breweries have teamed up with the Anchor Workers Collab on Solidarity California Common ale.
First up is Enterprise Brewing…
…then Foxtale Fermentation…
These beers lead me to a question, if / when Anchor Brewing is truly gone (hopefully not), will steam beer become available to name a beer?