Common Space Brewery is hitting up #GreatBeerGivesBack hashtag with the new Furry Friends Hazy IPA. They already did the puppy part but if you want to support by getting a beer and not a new pet, then hustle down to Hawthorne.
Friendly and Hazy
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.
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.