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Tattoos are cool but the needles scare the crap out of me, but maybe, with a big enough beer, I might be able to survive, maybe.
If tattoos and the lucky number 13 are better for you, then head to DTLA, Angel City Brewery is the place to be on May 18th.
American Craft Beer Week time is near. So head HERE to see where you can go in your beer neck of the woods to ponder what is great about craft beer.
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…
Campsite Passion Fruit Pale Ale – has a definite haze to it and the passion fruit tartness delivers too. seems less a pale ale but a heartier base than a wheat ale, somewhere between. closer to a sour to me.
Tripping Animals West Coast IPA – a Florida entrant to the cause using Strata, Amarillo and Motueka hops. pours a darker shade of orange. something off here. smells and tastes like a musty English pub ale and not in a good way. Bad batch or bad transport from the east coast.
Creature Comforts Pale Ale – pours a light orange color, nice heady aroma to it. It is a collaboration with Crowns & Hops. Nice sticky pine residue here. Could be confused for an IPA. Has a good sparkle to it as well.
If you need to switch your beer palate up away from pilsners or IPA’s, then you should check out Lucky Baldwin’s over the next week+ for their annual Belgian Beer Week…
Lawless Brewing is taking both Saturday, April 26 & Sunday, April 27 to celebrate their 4th anniversary in North Hollywood.
There will be an Anniversary Beer Release which I am excited to hear what it is and there is also a Birthday Cake Shake Slushie drop with sweet sprinkles that I am less keen on.
Dig out your metal knight costume because Common Space Brewery in Hawthorne is celebrating their 7th anniversary with a Renaissance Fair to remember.
Don’t know if there will be serving big turkey legs on Saturday, April 26 from 12PM-12AM but there will be Jousting, Tarot cards and of course some beer releases as well.
Now, a little closer on the calendar, Smog City is gearing up for a big bash this May because why not go big for the 14th right? Clear your schedule for a trip to Torrance and either enter the multiverse or the upside down.
Here is your super early notification that the 2025 California Craft Beer Summit will be held, not in Sacramento this year but in Irvine from November 10-12, 2025. The theme is “Crafting Momentum—helping craft beer professionals drive progress, adapt to industry shifts, and fuel innovation within their breweries to sustain their momentum in California’s ever-evolving craft beer landscape.”
You may have noticed something different with Mayberry…
El Segundo Brewing is not only freshening up their label design, they are also adding beers to the line-up….
To be honest, I miss some of the graphic art on the cans. Just words can be a little dry to me, that said, I do like the split color look that is going on and I will be on the look-out for the two new beers on store shelves.
Highland Park Brewery doesn’t do just one anniversary beer, they do multiple. For 2025, they have three High Elevens. One hazy, one west coast and one pils.
Knowing how well HPB hops a pilsner, I would start there.