LA Craft Beer Events – Page 74

March 14, 2013September 11, 2018

The NEW Bootlegger’s

Bootlegger’s Brewery has closed down their Richman location after five years of brewing. And now the page turns to the….

NEW TASTING ROOM AND PILOT BREWERY
“Bootlegger’s is proud to finally announce the opening of our brand new tasting room and pilot brewery in Downtown Fullerton. After a long wait and many late nights of hard work, the tasting room will be open…
…. at 130 S. Highland, Fullerton , CA (on the corner of Santa Fe and Highland). It has 40 taps, improved restrooms, more seating, a large outdoor patio, and will be the home of our pilot brewery. Parking is just a short walk and is available at the Opus Bank parking lot at the other end of the alley, or at the large parking structure on Santa Fe. We are now open 7 days a week, and after this weekend our regular hours will be from 11a.m. to 10p.m. Sunday through Thursday and will stay open ’til midnight on Friday and Saturday.”

So take down the coming soon part of the banner!

March 13, 2013September 11, 2018

The Dudes’

From the 15th to the 17th, up and down the coast you can get your first taste of a new Torrance based brewery.

The Dudes’ Brewing Co. will be at Naja’s in Redondo Beach, Simmzy’s in Manhattan Beach and the Tavern on Main in El Segundo.

As more information pops up on the interwebs and/or I get my first taste of their beers, I will add more posts about the 3rd of four breweries in Torrance.

March 8, 2013September 11, 2018

Strand in Bottles

It is getting easier than ever to get your favorite LA craft beers in bottles! El Segundo and Beachwood are now available and Monkish may be following suit soon and Strand Brewing will be jumping into the game mid-month.

And you can grab some of these handsome bottles at their tap room this Saturday March 16th from 12-8

the following Beers will be available in bottles:

24th Street Pale Ale
Atticus IPA
Beach House Amber Ale
Second Sleep Imperial Stout

*Bottles are for take out only, same as a growler

And while you are there you can also sip on the re-released White Sand Double IPA on draft that day and/or sample a Special Cask of Oaked Second Sleep Russian Imperial Stout tapped at Noon.

March 7, 2013September 11, 2018

Brewer’s Supper

Fresh off a Firestone/Windrose beer pairing lunch, I jumped back into action here in L.A. at Chloe’s inside the Pub at Golden Road as they unveiled their new (and open to the public) Brewer’s Supper, a soon-to-be every Wednesday event.

Here is the lowdown from Golden Road, “Brewer’s Supper is an opportunity for Golden Road to showcase their limited release brews, delicious food and, most importantly, have a weekly gathering of friends in Chloe’s. Each week, there will be four small plate courses, paired with a different selection of Golden Road Brews, priced at $38/pp. Additional tapas are available for $6 each, and an additional beer flights are available for $9.50.”

Some of the menu items and their accompanying beers include:

Roasted sunchoke puree with fried parsnip chips and “creme fraiche” (vegan) paired with Get Up Offa that Brown

Beef tenderloin carpaccio paired with Golden Road Berliner Weisse

Duck confit croquettes with cranberry-orange compote paired with Golden Road Hefeweizen

Half roasted quail stuffed with mushroom-bacon duxelle and chorizo cream paired with Golden Road Kolsch

Smoked lentils with grilled fennel (vegan) paired with Golden Road Tumbldown Shack Barleywine

My favorite pairing was the Ruby Red Grapefruit salad with a balsamic dressing with the new-ish It’s Not Always Sunny in LA Black IPA. The grapefruit was evenly matched with the citrus of the beer and the balsamic matched the darker malts used. A pairing that worked on two levels.

Also, I got a sneak peek at the new can and recipe of Point the Way. Jesse Houck, the new brewer in town, has changed the signature Golden Road IPA to a more West Coast style (He is also changing the Wolf Among Weeds Imperial IPA). You can try PTW in the new 12oz cans and in the near future Mohawk Bend will have a beer dinner with a mango-fied version of it as well.

February 25, 2013September 11, 2018

Two Full Malted Jackets

Here is the story of the two version (in limited bottle release): “Straight off the heels of Beachwood Brewing’s first two bottled beers — Tovarish Imperial Stout and Beachwood Six Smoked Saison — arises two new Scottish-style Beachwood ales from Brewmaster Julian Shrago: Barrel Aged Full Malted Jacket Scottish-Style Ale & Full Malted Jacket Scottish-Style Ale (non-Barrel aged).

Batch 1 of Full Malted Jacket spent one year maturing in sturdy American bourbon barrels. Barrel Aged Full Malted Jacket is a Scottish-style “wee heavy” ale. The beer is rich, malty, and brewed with heirloom Scottish barley containing hints of vanilla and toasted oak that meld seamlessly with notes of toffee and caramel. “Full Malted Jacket marks our first barrel aged, bottled brew,” explains Shrago. “The fact that we are barrel aging at Beachwood is an exciting achievement; seeing the potential, we’ll definitely be experimenting further with barrel aged beers in the near future.”

Recognizing a unique opportunity to release two versions of the same beer, Beachwood Brewing is releasing classic-style Full Malted Jacket as well. This beer brewed with heirloom Scottish barley similar to its barrel aged counterpart. This complex beer endured a 3-hour boil, leading to a decadently rich malt profile with toffee and caramel accents.”

February 21, 2013September 11, 2018

Thursday Flights

Yes, the Colorado Wine Company has moved a little west. And that is not the only change! Now this….
“By popular demand, we’re starting beer flights on Thursday nights. Each week we’ll offer 6 pours in varying styles and from breweries far and wide for $10, as well as our usual wines by the glass and full pints of beers on tap.”
You may well find me here relaxing after compiling the weekly L.A. Beer Blast.

February 18, 2013September 11, 2018

Alosta Brewing Company

There are many L.A. area Kickstarter breweries up and looking for capital. (I say donate to all of them) But I am focusing in on Alosta for this post.

I like to see history being invoked because we (and I include myself) know too little about the places that we live in and secondly, I like that they will be serving a part of the world that doesn’t have a brewery. Monrovia gets Pacific Plate and if you donate, then Glendora can have Alosta.

And I can get both!

February 8, 2013September 11, 2018

Enjoying Beer and Food at City Tavern

City Tavern will be hosting a “Beer Enjoyment Dinner with Monkish Brewing Co.” event on Sunday, February 10 (6 PM pre-meal drinks/6:30 PM dinner). Our family-style menu is carefully planned out by chef Wesley Pumphrey to compliment Monkish Brewing Co’s Belgian-styles. The event will feature four-courses plus five delicious brews. In attendance will be owner/brewer Henry Nguyen, he’ll be introducing and talking to patrons about his beers.

Menu:
Course One blanquette de veau aux chicons
» veal cheek, belgian endive, celery root paired with rosa’s hips » belgian-style brown ale spiced with rose hips 7.3% abv

Course Two bagna cauda
» warm baguette, winter crudité paired with red table » belgianized red/amber ale spiced with pink peppercorns 5.6% abv

Course Three braised lamb shoulder
» root vegetables and braising jus paired with anomaly » belgian-style strong ale 8.5% abv

Sides
baked mushrooms &roasted beets with smoked cheddar paired with crux
» belgian-style single ale spiced with elderflowers 5.4% abv

Course Four
beignets,
» chocolate hazelnut fondue, warm caramel paired with magnificat » belgian-style christmas ale with spices 10.1% abv

Tickets are $48 per person (tax and gratuity not included). Call 310-838-9739 to reserve your seats.

January 30, 2013September 11, 2018

Bottled in El Segundo

Here is the information from El Segundo Brewing:
“El Segundo Brewing Company sent its first production beers out to initial accounts in May 2011. In 2012 we brewed over 1,000 barrels (1 barrel = 31 gallons) and now have over 150 accounts between Santa Barbara and San Diego, and as far East as Redlands. We doubled our original 60 barrel fermentation capacity in June last year, and will be doubling up yet again in March.

We take the next big step, on February 1st. We will be releasing our first bottles ever, White Dog IPA and Standard Crude American Imperial Stout, in 22oz bottles at the brewery.

At 5pm.. The bottles will start selling. We will be tapping a cask of Rum-soaked and Oaked Hyperion’s Double Stout we have been sitting on for the occasion. We will have savory pies (meat and veggie) from El Segundo Catering.

We will be here, drinking and celebrating. Join us! And buy some of our first run of bottles!

White Dog IPA has been our best selling hoppy beer of the past year, and has garnered acclaim across Los Angeles. We use 50% wheat in the malt bill, and the Nelson Sauvin hop from New Zealand which give it a very unique character that our customers have come to love.

Standard Crude is an American Imperial Stout.. since, why should the Russians get all the recognition! All malted barley with just a sprinkling of oats for texture. This beer is roasty throughout with many deep undertones of blackberry, cassis, tobacco and leather. The layers of malt reveal themselves one by one as the beer changes in the glass. Take your time with this one. Enjoy now, or lay it down in your cellar for a few years! This is a once a year release, and the first from our brewery..”

January 26, 2013September 11, 2018

Ohana Pint Night

City Tavern in Culver City has a great line-up of beer nights and Thursday’s Ohana Brewing night was epic.

You see correctly, that is 9 big tasters of the full Ohana range (minus the sours, which I will talk about later). It looks even prettier with the glasses full.

Of this group, my top three would be the Accomplice Belgian Style Golden which had a really soft edge to it and a lovely vanilla spice note at the end, followed by the Grateful Hophead which had a wonderful aroma and nice kick of bitterness and then in third place the Noir with Coffee. Third because the coffee taste was fabulous but ran roughshod over the IPA part of the bill.

It is good to see that the Ohana taphandles are getting space. They are distinctive. You can’t miss that tiki vibe but also it means that all the hard work that Andrew and Chris have put in is paying off with great beer.

I also got to sample three of their sour beers. Blueberry, wine grape and cherry. The wine grape offering was the least sour and the one with more toasted grain notes and I really liked it but the cherry had a tart hit to it plus had the aroma of a cherry pie out of the oven.

Thanks to Ohana and City Tavern for a grand introduction to Ohana’s full set of beers.

Editor’s note : the two better photos are from Rich Rosen