N/A Day – Frei

You go around the sun enough times and you run into everything. Even a biegarten in Munich that serves only alcohol free beer.

Click the Facebook link HERE for a short video.

Personally, one spot in an entire large city should not worry German brewers and instead should make them look at their offerings to see what they can do better.

7 to 30

According to the Craft Maltsters Guild Craft Malt Week has bloomed into Craft Malt Month for September of this year.  

Events and collaborations can be found on the official calendar at craftmaltmonth.comso you can find malt forward beers and maybe even learn a little bit about the world of craft malt.

Reverse Library

The good thing and bad thing about having an outpost of Creature Comforts Brewing in DTLA is that some beers are Georgia only.

Here is to hoping that Tsundoku a Japanese Rice Lager makes the jump to us. Because what the name means (literally the collecting of books that you haven’t read, however it’s concept is rooted in a continuous act of curiosity.” is as cool as one of the featured ingredients Carolina Gold rice from Tidewater Farms.

Review – Rosso from Menabrea

It is not often that I drink an Italian beer. And even less often that I taste one on draft so when my wife and I went out to Pasta Sisters in Culver City and I saw that they had two beers on draft from Menabrea Brewing, well, I had to try.

I had to really adjust my taste buds and expectations after having a DDH and a TDH IPAs earlier in the day. This is water from the Alps. A slight touch of Old World hops and then leaning into malt without being a big beer. This is subtle. No spice notes, no bitterness just malt and it was a great way to end a drinking day or to start one. Rosso is a beer that can get lost in the shuffle between hoppy bangers so one needs to have this with food and enjoy it.

All Day

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.

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.

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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.