Well, thank goodness, I was at Naja’s before the Stone taps started flowing because it was a zoo after the 7pm bell literally rang. Great Stone stuff available. I had the 10/10/10 which was very wine oriented and good but I don’t quite know how it will age. The abv will certainly keep it for awhile but the tastes will fade in my humble opinion. Then I went for the GK Madman IRS and it started out chocolate and coffee and then sucker punched me with pepper that would not go away.
Here is the photographic evidence.
The second stop on the 2nd annual LA Beer Week festivities was Blue Palms for a Night with Avery Brewing. I came away very impressed. The Missionary with guava was really excellent. The fruit shone through but without being too cloying or too sweet. The Joe’s pilsner was just as good. Sparkly and bready with with a lovely sharpness. Also out of sight, was the Out of Sight stout with espresso. It tasted of freshly ground beans. Awesome.
Greg Koch from Stone was in attendance along with Adam Avery who made the rounds and seemed too really enjoy spending a night with LA beer lovers.
NEXT: THE BEER FLOAT SHOWDOWN!
Sucker punched by Mad Men. I hate when that happens. We must have just missed each other at Naja’s, but good catching up with you at the showdown, and at Scoops.