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These are the beers that I wish I could taste for the first time.
We can’t have too many great American novels nor can we have too many great American lagers. Far Field Brewing adds one to the latter group with, The Great American Lager…
“A classic lager with an American sensibility. This is a certified crispy boi crusher that spent an immense amount of time lagering in the tank to achieve subtle but beautiful notes of light grain and cracker with some wonderful floral spice on the back of the palate.”
Crowns & Hops is debuting a new IPA series under the Inglewood Sun banner. Make Sure to be on the lookout for it….
Claremont Craft Ales recently released the latest in their Departure Series (they’ve reached double digits) #10- A Simcoe / Strata IPA named Clear As Day.
Karl Strauss Brewing continues their collaborative IPA series with Squawk Box IPA. The name should clue you in to the partner in this hop flight, it is Green Cheek Beer Co..
“Inspired by the famed citrus groves of Orange County, this beer is the liquid equivalent of a sun-kissed orange. With a tantalizing mix of Talus, Citra, and HBC-586 experimental hops, every sip is a burst of citrus and stone fruit flavors and aromas”
Brass Monkey from Angel City Brewery is back with the 2023 edition of the malt liquor mimosa. The fruit this year is ruby red blood oranges. The brewery describes it as a “light citrus aromas which lead to a boozy, medium bodied beer that’s slightly sweet to start but finishes dry with a note orange zest…”
SoCal has gotten a nice amount of Heater-Allen beers, so let’s add another one to the list of would like to try…
Just to broaden the scope from Los Angeles, how about looking out for a Belgian Quad from Kasteel’s? A chocolate Quad no less named Barista. And if that does not intrigue enough, there is also a nitro canned version.
Smog City Brewing is bringing back their Park Hopper IPA as the first beer in their 2023 1 Percent for the Planet Community Impact Series.
The new Park Hopper is now a 6.6% cold IPA as opposed to last year’s hazy version.
Here is some further (quite important) info, “for the 3rd year in a row, we’ve partnered with Parks California to make Park Hopper IPA to highlight & support the work they do to make our parks more welcoming, inclusive, and climate-resilient.”
Replicant, the super fun contract brewery from a Shell gas station in Pasadena has another new beer on the way. But before, I show the label, do plan a visit to get the current Replicant beers. They have cool Sci-Fi art and are fan fiction beers in the best possible sense.
Coffee IPA is a cool sub-style that, at least for me, has more hits than misses, as opposed to a Black IPA.
Or treat yo’ self to a N/A beer from Three Magnets Brewing under their Self Care line.
Their IPA won a recent Oregonian newspaper N/A taste test AND they have a bubblegum glitter beer. You do have to buy two packs minimum so there you go for your first order.