HopSaint Brewing and their now two locations in Torrance will be celebrating double digits. On June 29 you can be there for the festivities and to sample their 10 year anniversary west coast IPA.
10 Saints
Windsor 10
I posted last month about a quick run to Windsor Homebrew Supply and today, happily, I have some information on their 10th anniversary party.
They have four truly special beers being readied for the June 13th event at both of their two locations including:
3 Fonteinen Amforen Lambik – Lambic aged in two different amphoras. An amphora being an ancient Greek style two-handled pot with a neck narrower than the body.
Monkish Brewing will be doing a special Hazy DIPA on draft and in cans.
Lastly but not leastly, Side Project will have bottles of an Imperial Stout and a barleywine both single barrel aged. The first in O.W.K. barrels and the latter in M.J.K. barrels.
10 Topa Topas
Ventura is blessed with many good breweries and one of their leading lights, Topa Topa Brewing has reached the 10 year mark. If you haven’ visited their Colt Street Campus, their big party might be the time to do it…..
Review – When The Time is Heights West Coast IPA from Everywhere Beer
The ten is for The Heights Deli, a lovely beer spot where I can spend tons of money. They have spots in Lincoln Heights and also Glassell Park. The GP spot has the same great sandwiches as LH but has a smaller but slightly different beer selection but both are awesome spots.
Everywhere Beer did a special IPA for them and it pours a light yellow. The aroma is light and a bit on the catty side. At 6.8% abv, it is a lighter IPA but not by much. Nice bit of carbonation here. More woodsy and dank than anything.
Booming 10 – Part 1
Boomtown Brewing has reached double digits which is deserving of a three day blowout, I think. Over my birthday weekend (February 21st to 23rd obviously) there will be all the fun that their DTLA space can handle.
There will be a look-alike contest, DJ’s, so many food trucks and INFMS Hip Hop rounding it out. Plus, of course, plenty of beer as well.
Cider Review – 10th Anniversary from 2 Towns Ciderhouse
I received the GABF winning ciders pack from 2 Towns Ciderhouse and it is time to open up the 10th Anniversary Cider to review.
Six different apples make up this 10th Anniversary cider and except for McIntosh the rest are all deeper apple cuts like Newtown Pippin, Orleans Reinette, Ashmead’s Kernel, Golden Russet and Cox’s Orange Pippin.
It pours a light yellow in the glass with lovely little bubbles climbing upward. It is a bit of a green apple aroma to it. Quite sparkly mouthfeel to it. There is a bit of tartness to this which I like. It has a bit of candy apple tart.
I like it over the Cellar Series one because of the that green apple swirl.
Hand Brewed at Ten
It is always heartening to see a brewery reach he ten year mark and at the end of the month, Hand-Brewed Beer will celebrate their decade with both real and temporary tattoos as well as beer.
Absolute 10
Absolution, the Torrance based brewery will be celebrating double digits this year with a big 10th anniversary party. Might be a good time to re-acquaint yourself, if like me, you get stuck at Smog City and Monkish and have a hard time moving past.
MacLeod at Ten
After the trials and tribulations of the last 4+ years, MacLeod Ales has hung on and has reached the double digit milestone of 10 years. That achievement alone should push you to a trip to Van Nuys to have a pint, maybe even a cask ale.
High 10
It is high time that Los Angeles craft beer fans get a 10 year brewery! And that brewery is Highland Park. The bifurcated Highland Park / Chinatown brewery will have “special High 10 releases” between March 25th – March 31st.
What is so special, you ask? Well they will “be re-releasing past High anniversary beers each week.” Leading up to High 10.