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These are the beers that I wish I could taste for the first time.
There are not many transatlantic collaborations and of those, us L.A. beer fans don’t see them on store shelves. But maybe we will see the West Coast IPA, Under the Trees from Thornbridge and Urban Roots since they are from the state capital.
You may recognize the name Hoplark as the creator of hopped teas and waters that I usually see at Whole Foods but can also be bought online.
You may not know that they also have limited editions like…
..or like this…
…might be a good alternative when the sun rachets up the heat.
You want orange, mango and guava? OK. You want it hazy? OK. You need it DIPA? Well OMFG, Maui Brewing has a new release for you.
McMinnville, Oregon home of my alma mater, Linfield is smack dab in Oregon wine country but beer has been there too. And now there is a MacCollab from four of the seven breweries that call Wildcat Country home. Four Rows Saison-Style Farmhouse Ale from Golden Valley Brewery, Heater Allen Brewing, Grain Station Brew Works, and ForeLand Beer is a “crisp and dry brew features aromas of citrus and black pepper phenols, and was made with a carefully balanced mix of Pilsner, Vienna and Rye and hopped with Saaz and Hallertau Blanc.”
Almanac Beer Co. has joined the 8 Trill faithful with their Crowns & Hops collaboration, One Love Eight Trill West Coast IPA. Sure to please your charitable soul as well as your hop taste buds.
When I saw the label for this beer from Harland Brewing, before I looked at logos, I said to myself that it has a touch of Brouwerij West to it. By golly, it is a collaboration beer.
I do like the lava lamp look.
Add this beautifully packaged beer to your treasure hunter list…
La Trappe for their Oak Aged Batch 51 has matured their Quadrupel for 18 months on very fancy Pineau des Charentes Rouge Cognac barrels. Sounds quite luxurious.
Some breweries tend to go with hazy and others go with juicy when they are labeling their non West Coast IPAs. Los Angeles Ale Works uses the latter and have a new one you should check or or more appropriately check in to, Hotel Hazeway Juicy DIPA with “hoppy notes of peach, passionfruit, white grape and red currant.”
During L.A. Beer Week, Lincoln Beer Co. held a Collective Brew party. Now the hazy pale ale dry hopped with New Zealand Cascade is signed, sealed and ready. You could call it a democratically brewed beer.
Institution Ale Co. has recently released their Pro-Am collaboration beer, done with the Toaked Brew Home Brew Club and it is….
I do like the color scheme and design of the label, just looks fun.