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The Beer Search Party reviews We Love LA beers – Part 4

There has been such a fantastic outpouring of support for Los Angeles by breweries far and wide in the wake of the devastating wildfires of this past January.

The charity program spearheaded by Common Space Brewery has garnered quite a bit of support from California and the rest of the Fractured States of America.

Here are my thoughts on the latest beers that I have had, let’s get going….

Far Field pale ale nice sharp bite. Grapefruit. Strong. Little buttery though at the back end. 

Smog City a West Coast IPA that has a hazy mouthfeel to it.  A combo of bitter and vanilla.  Some pine on the back end too.

Lawless light orange in color. Piney bitterness followed by a hint of grape. 

Radiant Beer Co. is a just fine IPA. Medium dose of bitterness but also a touch buttery

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Not the McCarthy Book

Southland Beer has a special collaboration with Cellador Ales named Blood Meridian that will be having a special release party on Thursday, April 3rd.  It is brewed with both strawberries and Soursop which is a large, green fruit that has a spiny exterior while inside it has a creamy, white flesh. It has a sweet and sour flavor.

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Best Beers of March 2025

I have had quite a few We Love L.A. beers this month, and will probably have more next month too so it seemed kinda inevitable that my favorite beer of the month might fall under that banner of worldwide beers.

But the one that sparkled the most to me was from Stone Brewing. They went the hazy IPA route and it was bursting with fruit flavor while also having a back and forth between soft mouthfeel and a bitter bite.

Also earning plaudits this month was the St. Patrick’s Day themed Aged With Luck Sour from Far Field Beer. Guava and lime were the headliners but the vanilla added a nice counterbalance to this chardonnay barreled beer. El Segundo took inspiration from an IPA sub-style that has fallen out of favor, the Belgian IPA. It had a wonderful estery note that worked in tandem with the hops.

Lastly, I quite enjoyed the hazy IPA marking the 11th anniversary of Highland Park Brewing, their High 11 was nice and frothy and had me eagerly wanting to have the High 11 West Coast and the High 11 Pils.

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Down but Not Out of Stock

Brouwerij West may have closed down their brewery and tasting room in San Pedro but if you see their beers on the shelf, they may not be old, just brewed at a partner brewery.  Per social media, “15 years ago we started as a traveling production, brewing our beer at our friends’ breweries, and now we’re returning to our roots. Brouwerij West beers will continue to be distributed by our awesome partners at Scout Distribution.”

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Mother Earth – Part 2

Firestone Walker is really Paso-fying their latest release, a golden lager named Sunglider that uses grain from Paso Robles.  The label also points out what visitors to the brewery have either seen or toured around, their solar capability and their extensive energy and waste reduction efforts.