One of my first favorite craft beers was the Thomas Kemper WeizenBerry. So, when I saw this can and saw that it was also a raspberry wheat beer, I immediately added it to my buy it if I see it list.
All Day
Strung Along
There are some weird bedfellows in craft beer collaborations and here is another one not on my bingo card as Firestone Walker has teamed with Ernie Ball, they of the guitar strings for a West Coast DIPA…
Catherina
I have had a few beer styles in my beer drinking lifetime so it is rare to run across one that is totally new to me but All About Beer podcast hosts Em Sauter and Don Tse have found one.
“The Catharina Sour is a popular beer style in Brazil that showcases the rainbow of fruits grown all over Brazil from fruits Americans know like guava and passion fruit but some fruits Americans may not be aware of like caju and jabuticaba.”
“Recognized as a style by the BJCP, the Catharina Sour is a source of pride for Brazilians as this showcases their love for craft brewing, culture, agriculture and more. But what is Catharina sour and how is it brewed?”
Head HERE to learn more about this South American beer.
Enegren’s 2024 Fest
Enegren Brewing’s Oktoberfest is on the way and if you are looking for a close facsimile of German fests, then this is a good one because it is not just about one beer, though they do have a Festbier ready. But you can get pilsners and lagers as well. Mark your calendars for end of September and enjoy.
The Quick Return of Solidarity
All Season Brewing has collaborated with the now defunct Eagle Rock Brewery to bring back the L.A. flagship beer, Solidarity Dark Mild back, at least for a limited time.
So, if you want a hit of nostalgia in these turbulent times, then head to south of Wilshire to have a pint or two. It will be available later this month.
Ogo2Pogo
Ogopogo Brewing is going to the marker, the upcoming Haven City Market with a second location in the food hall.
Effing Around
Audio Graph Beer Co. has a new summer beer out in cans and they are not effing around….
Fountain of Youth
This Instagram reel HERE shows a lovely outdoor beer garden in Slovenia where you can buy a commemorative glass and get six pours of local beers.
At first, I wished that there was one of those in my town but then I realized that it must need to be policed and monitored and maintained all the damn time. Here in the U.S. those beer taps would be targeted and taken apart or, at the least, graffitied to within an inch of their lives.
Maybe I am being too negative and I should visit this one and see for my own eyes.
Purple, Orange or Both
Moonlight Brewing beers have been showing up on Los Angeles beer shelves this year and maybe, the two below will as well…
I would go for the orange label first, then purple.
Lagunitas Review # 2 – 19.2 ounces of IPA
The second of the duo of re-looks at Lagunitas Brewing is their IPA in the big ol’ stovepipe can.
This 3.2 extra ounces IPA pours a real dark yellow tinted with orange color. Has a pilsner aroma to it and the first sip gives off orange peel, cracker and a dry finish. Very current hoppy pils with old school malt vibes. There is a weird mix of watery mouthfeel but at the top is a very earthy and sodden with hops. As if the brewers were going one way then made a sharp U-Turn. This is a real solid IPA overall and one of the few that is an actual low ABV one compared to big DIPAs that usually get put into these bigger cans.