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These are the beers that I wish I could taste for the first time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I know that the Sierra Nevada fandom are chomping at the bit for the way too early release of Celebration IPA but I am way more interested in …
…I hope it will make distribution to SoCal.
I am a fan of seasonal flair added to rotational beers and Basic Witch from Lawless Brewing is just that. Taking their Latte Golden Coffee Stout and PSL’ing into a nitro Halloween treat.