Category: LA Craft Beer Events

Posted on

Strand + Cinco

5

Strand Brewing Tap Takeover at Cinco tomorrow night from 3pm to 11:30pm

Enjoy half pints, full pints, and four, six and eight pour tasting samplers of Strand Brewing brews and “Drunken Tacos” during Cinco’s Tap Takeover with Strand Brewing.

Every time a guest buys a beer, taco or sampler, they can toss their name in a raffle jar to win sweet Strand prizes including hats, shirts and pint glasses. One lucky winner will go home with a rare special release Strand Second Sheep Russian Imperial Stout.

MENU SPECIALS:  “Drunken Tacos” – Strand Beach House Amber Beer-Battered Shrimp, pickled radish slaw, topped with a creamy chipotle salsa (two for $7)

BEERS ON TAP: Beach House Amber, 24th St. Pale, Atticus IPA, White Sand Imperial IPA, Bahgeera East India Pale Ale (3rd Anniversary Beer) and the last keg in LA of Ito-Weisse, Cherry Ito-Weisse and Musashi Black IPA

strandlogo

Posted on

Blind Donkey + Beachwood

On Saturday, 5/25 at 2pm Beachwood BBQ & Brewing will Tower Takeover The Blind Donkey.

bd

It will be the “very first tap takeover” for the Pasadena joint and Owner Gabe Gordon, Head Brewer Julian Shrago & Creative Manager Jarred Ekstrom will be in attendance with the following on tap:

Foam Top – American Cream Ale – 5.5%ABV (GOLD Award 2012 World Beer Cup – Blonde or Golden Ale)
Hef Leppard – Bavarian Style Hefeweizen – 5.1% ABV
El Verano Saison – Belgian Style Saison – 6.7% (Bronze Medal at 2012 Great American Beer Festival® French/Belgian Saison)
Street 3, Block 2 – American Pale Ale – 5.5% ABV – 70 IBUs
Hops of Brixton – English Special Bitter – 6.1% ABV
Knuckle Head Red – American Red Ale – 5.7% ABV (Bronze Award at 2012 San Diego International Beer Competition)
The Falcon – West Coast India Pale Ale – 7.1% ABV – 99 IBUs
Full Malted Jacket – Wee Heavy Scotch Ale – 9.2% ABV
Still Life – Smoked Double Oat Stout – 8.8% ABV – 69 IBUs
Beyond a Reasonable Stout – American Imperial Stout – 10% ABV – 85 IBUs

Posted on

Brian’s Cellar Collection

LogoBluePalmsSmall

Blue Palms continues to hatch new plans to get people to keep returning to the venerable Hollywood beer destination, as if the beer wasn’t enough.  But one of the most intriguing option is Brian’s Cellar.

You can follow which beer will be making it’s way topside to the bar HERE.  Maybe you will see a rare beer that you have to try.

 

Posted on

Summer has begun…..

…at Four Points – The Beer Hotel they re-open the pool bar as a rite of summer.  And this year they did so with help from Sierra Nevada and some rare beers.  Rich Rosen took photos and partook of the beers and filed this report

IMG_0551
It is official. The pool at this hotel is now open! Every year close to Memorial Day weekend; a craft beer event kicks off the re-opening of the swimming pool at Four Points By Sheraton – LAX. The brewery that was present was Sierra Nevada. Steve Grossman was the main speaker, who talked of the brews as well as it’s charitable work.
Bier
Brewsters is the bar/restaurant within the hotel. It rotates the beers on tap. Local craft beer can be found there, both on tap and in bottles. The food menu is diverse and well prepared. Many big flat screen televisions are found throughout the hotel. You can watch a plethora of sporting events while enjoying some brews.
greetmeet
The brewery that was present was Sierra Nevada. Steve Grossman was the main speaker, who talked of the brews as well as it’s charitable work. Mr. Grossman mentioned that every country now has a craft beer movement. He is quiet the philanthropic person. Works closely with re-establishing a monastery near the brewery. It should be finished by the end of 2013. Part of the proceeds obtained by selling Ovila goes to this endeavor.

The hotel will be holding a craft been event the second friday of the month. Stop by and enjoy the pool area. Once that slows down or closes, move on into Brewsters. Enjoy the ambience of this establishment.

Some beers that were enjoyed here are as follows:
Pale Ale – the flagship of the Sierra Nevada line. Light and crisp in flavor.
Bigfoot – the robust barleywine. Strong, nice flavor.
Ovila– this is a Belgian style ale. Made in collaboration with Monks.

Posted on

American Craft Beer Week

amercian-craft-logo

That’s right.  The annual and nationwide week to celebrate the drink we love is back for 2013 and you should celebrate it by watching the video HERE and then going HERE to see where you can celebrate the best in craft beer here in Los Angeles.

Here is a partial list for you to scan:

Ladyface Ales

Mon     13        Palo Comado XPA release, featuring Falconer’s 7 Cs hops

Brewery Tour, 5:30pm

Ladies at Ladyface 2nd Anniversary meeting, 6pm

Thurs  16        Archived Ladyface Ales on tap – 1st Anniversary (Belgian quad with oolong tea), La Cerise         (cherry lambic), sneak peek at Battle of the Barrel 2013 ale (Imperial Grisette aged in Viognier French oak wine barrels)

Sat       18        Ladyface Beer Brunch at Saddle Peak Lodge

The Factory

Mon  13               Black Monday! We are kicking off ACBW with an epic list of BEvERage blackness! Wed  15               World’s Greatest Bottle Share on Wednesday
Thurs  16            Night of 1000 IBUs–one of the greatest collections of hops on the planet!! So far we have:
Avery Maharaja
Ballast Point Dorado
Ohana Rhino’s Redemption IIPA
Eel River Earth Thirst 2x IPA
Bear Republic Crazy Ivan Belgian 2xIPA
Rubicon 25th Anniversary IPA
Knee Deep Hopaholic 4xIPA
and more…

Angel City Brewery

Mon 13              Crafting  Nation Documentary

Ticket Cost: $15 (21+ and includes a free pint at the Downtown Independent)
·        7PM Downtown Independent opens doors
·        7:30PM Screening
·        9:30PM After Party at Angel City Brewery and Q&A with producer Courtney Cobb

Tony’s Darts Away
For American Craft Beer Week, Tony’s Darts Away will be featuring the types/styles of beers that American craft brewers have created or reinvented. One of each style will be represented, and each pairing will be great opportunity to learn about the differences, the brewing process and the common ingredients. ·
Mon 5/13: California Common and American Pale
Tue 5/14: Red Ale and Amber Ale
Wed 5/15: American Brown Ale and Cream Ale
Thur 5/16: West Coast IPA and Double IPA
Fri 5/17: American Imperial Stout and American Dry Sat 5/18: American Porter and American Strong Ale Sun 5/19: American Barleywine and American Wild Ale

Mohawk Bend
For American Craft Beer Week, Mohawk Bend will be featuring different flights each night that celebrate craft beer culture throughout California. Specialty flights will range from $10-14. Here is the schedule:
Mon 5/13: Where Craft Beer Began – Breweries include, but are not limited to: Sierra Nevada, Anchor, Ballast Point
Tue 5/14: Central Coast – Breweries include, but are not limited to: Telegraph, Figueroa Mountain, Firestone Walker, Surf
Wed 5/15: Bay Area – Breweries include, but are not limited to: Drake’s, Speakeasy, Anchor, Almanac, Trumer Braueri, High Water
Thur 5/16: Wine Country- Napa and Sonoma – Breweries include, but are not limited to: Russian River, Bear Republic
Fri 5/17: LA Brewer’s Guild – Breweries include, but are not limited to: Beachwood BBQ, Strand, El Segundo, Eagle Rock, Ohana, Golden Road Brewing
Sat 5/18: San Diego – Breweries include, but are not limited to:, Ballast Point, Green Flash, Port/Lost Abbey, Stone, Alesmith
Sun 5/19: Where Craft Beer is Headed – Breweries include, but are not limited to: Golden Road Brewing, Noble Aleworks, The Bruery

Posted on

Hold the Date

Save the date!

IMG_4493

Beer Search Party will be teaming up one month from today with an esteemed L.A. craft beer destination for an event on June 9th from Noon to 4pm.

More details will arrive later this month as options are worked on…..

Posted on

Beercentricity

Beer Storytelling is the focus of Beercentricity a new event on the Los Angeles craft beer scene to be held at Barbara’s at the Brewery on May 19th at 6pm.

“Four local brewers will come together in one night to share the stories behind the beer they make.It will be a fun, conversational way of getting to know the inspiration behind some of the best beer in California. Participants will enjoy four complimentary beers created by these brewers and enjoy a selection of carefully-curated food pairings, all included in the ticket price.”

And the line-up for the initial event is a quality mix.  New and established.  Local and out of town.  Plus Automatic does not make it up here so this might be a rare chance to try beers from a true craft beer pioneer in Lee Chase.

Featuring:
Mark Jilg – Craftsman Brewing Co., Pasadena
Alexandra Nowell – Kinetic Brewing, Lancaster
Jeremy Raub – Eagle Rock Brewery, Los Angeles
Lee Chase – Automatic Brewing, San Diego

$20 – Tickets on sale HERE

Posted on

Food GPS Teaser – Events Past & Present

L.A. has so many craft beer events on any given day that it can be hard to keep up.  My weekly Food GPS column could consist each week of a review of a past event and the 411 on a future one.  So I decided to do it.

Today’s teaser includes some photos from the Eagle Rock Session Fest…..

Grapefruit Kolsch and Mint Mild.
Grapefruit Kolsch and Mint Mild.
Cap'n enjoying the Berliner Weisse.
Cap’n enjoying the Berliner Weisse.

IMG_4466

 

And don’t forget to head to….
SmogCityLogo.1

…on May 18th from 12-9pm “to celebrate the end of construction and the beginning of BEER” at Smog City in Torrance.

Posted on

Some Sierra and Sun

The 4 Points Sheraton LAX – Home of Brewster’s has an event to kick off the summer season in L.A. (Granted, that summer season never really ends)

beer_appreciation_May_2013-003-FPT Sierra Nevada-hi

Every year the pool area bar is “re-opened” and/or christened with a special party.  And this year, “Steve Grossman will be here and we’ll have Blindfold (Black IPA) in addition to the list…maybe Ovila Brandy Barrel Aged Quad if everyone is good.”

Here is the Facebook event page for sending invitations and RSVPing.