L.A. Beer Week is on the move. And this year it will remove all of your L.A. June Gloom in the process.
2015’s version of Beer Week is from June 20 through June 28. Instead of the iconic Chinatown locale of 2014, the festival will be held in Exposition Park. This new USC adjacent spot will allow for “even more local and guest breweries”.
The two-month + difference means that presale tickets to the kickoff will go on sale earlier, on April 3, and the general ticket sales begin on May 1.
I like the idea (and I hope it sticks) of moving the festival around Los Angeles from year to year. And pair that with being near Metro trains. The other add that I would like to see is moving it west and/or south. It has been downtown and east intensive for its entire existence.
The reason for swapping September for June is twofold. First is for us fest goers. June should be cooler which is better for drinking beer outside. The second is for the brewers. June is before the festival circuit that is insane in summer. And it also avoids having L.A. Beer Week butted up against the Great American Beer Festival.
From my perspective it seems like a smart move.