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Gypsy Brewing – the next big thing?

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NPR is one of the few news outlets that covers beer in an interesting way and regularly. And HERE is a cool beer trend story that starts out with Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal Ales and then morphs into a beer/food pairing promo for Greg Engert of D.C.’s Birch & Barley.

I know America is built on finding “the next big thing” and if NPR has caught a whiff of it then other outlets will smell the blood in the water. But let’s just embrace Gypsy Brewing as an integral part of craft beer just as we should assume that beer and food pair together well.

It reminds me of a coaching anecdote. I don’t remember which sport so substitute your favorite into this; “When you score, act like you do it all the time otherwise people will think this is the first time.” Remember that. Beer DOES pair with food. Gypsy brewing IS part of the scene.

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38 Degrees app

I know the abbreviation “app” has been used to death but if we are going to overuse a phrase, we might as well overuse it in the cause of great beer.

So break out your mobile devices and upload this app to get the lastest scoop on a great Los Angeles beer destination…
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Click HERE to get the scoop.

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Ireland or Germany? – Clanconnel Brewing

Back to Ireland and Clanconnel Brewing. Do read their history on the home page of their website. It is very cool.

They have two beers in their line with a third in the works. You can have a Weaver’s Gold…
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“This refreshing blonde ale, strikes a perfect balance between the subtle sweetness of the malts; the wonderful zesty citrus aroma from the hops and the crisp, dry finish on the palate.”
..or the McGrath’s Red…
“A medium bodied traditional ale, combining the caramel sweetness of the malts with toasted biscuit notes, balanced carefully by the earthy hops, finishing slightly dry but smooth on the palate.”

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a smaller Chocolate Bock

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Sounds good. Maybe not in the teeth of the summer, but I should let you decide from this description from the Sam Adams website: “Smooth, rich, and dark, with the robust flavor and creamy texture of chocolate.

To create Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock, we wanted to take the flavor beyond the taste of dark roasted malt. We started with a complex selection of carefully roasted malts combined with hand selected Noble hops from Bavaria. After using a centuries old brewing process, we slowly aged the beer on a bed of rare dark cocoa nibs from Felchlin®*. Known for their quality these wild cocoa nibs, harvested from the rainforest of Northern Bolivia, impart complex aromas and flavors of chocolate, honey, and vanilla in the beer.”

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Cismontane Brewery

I was perusing the IPA list at the wonderful Tony’s Darts Away (which you should go to, RIGHT NOW!) and one of beers was the Coulter IPA from a brewery that I had never heard of before in Orange County.
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Cismontane brews the El Modena Brown, Peninsular Pale, two versions of a coffee stout along with the aforementioned IPA.

They have been open since April of this year and deserve a look see from all of you OC and South Bay beer geeks as well as us Los Angeles folk.

address
29851 Aventura Suite D.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
92688

Phone
(949) 888-BREW [2739]

Open
Thurday 2-8
Friday 2-8
Saturday 12-7
Sunday 12-5

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European Beer Guide

Some websites are decidedly old school. The European Beer guide is one of those.

And that is not a bad thing. As long as you have a wealth of information then you can overcome some interesting color choices.

And this guide/website has loads of information. Check it out before your next trip abroad. You might find a great place to visit.