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XXX for Widmer

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Raise a glass and say, “Prost!” to Widmer Brothers.  They are now 30!

And like any brewery worth it’s salt, it will be creating a series of beers all through 2014.  “Headlining the brewery’s 30th Anniversary celebration is the 30 Beers for 30 Years Series. Beginning in April, the month Widmer Brothers was founded in 1984, the brewery will brew and release 30 small batch beers, each brewed to commemorate a specific year and beer in the brewery’s 30-year history. The 30 beers will be brewed at the brewery’s 10-barrel pilot brewery at the Rose Quarter in Portland and distributed locally, both on draught and in 22-ounce bottles.”

Plus # 1 – “Widmer Brothers is tapping some of Portland’s best creative talent for the 30 Beers for 30 Years label designs. Thirty different local artists and designers will design label art for the beers in this series based on their interpretations of the beer, making for a unique look at the past 30 years of Widmer Brothers Brewing.”

Plus # 2 Widmer Brothers will be brewing six limited release collaboration beers with six of Oregon’s most innovative breweries to help celebrate the brewery’s 30 years of brewing in Oregon.  With Boneyard Beer, Breakside Brewery, 10 Barrel Brewing, Gigantic Brewing, Ninkasi Brewing, and Deschutes Brewery.

 

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In the Tap Lines for February 2014

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February is the month for lovers. At least one day that is. And this blog will endeavor to show my love for the world of craft beer. Starting with the unusual assignment of writing a review without reviewing. Over this short month, there will be plenty of reviews from my recent Let’s Pour purchases sprinkled amongst the usual suspects, such as…

~ e-visits to three breweries from San Francisco starting with Fort Point, Magnolia Dogpatch and Cellarmaker Brewery
~ video reviews of Jai Alai from Cigar City. Both the canned version and the humidor series version.
~ two more beers will come up from the BSP cellar to be reviewed.
~ Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world
~ … and Session # 84 will converge bloggers onto a single topic, this month is “A Review that is not a Review”
~ plus many more posts about new beers, beer products and breweries

Here are two events to get your February started in the Los Angeles craft beer world:
1) Saturday, 2/8 to Sunday, 2/23 – Lucky Baldwins 15th annual Belgian beer festival
2) Thursday, 2/20 – H24 at The Hermosillo Eagle Rock – tap take over

 

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In the Tap Lines for January 2014

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Welcome to 2014!  Are you ready for another year of great craft beer?  Because the train just keeps on chugging. And so does this blog.  No major tweaks forthcoming but I will be emptying out my cellar and reviewing the beers and seeing if the aging process helped or hindered.

~ e-visits to three breweries from my recent Let’s Pour orders
~ video reviews of two smartly designed cans from San Diego’s Modern Times
~ Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world
~ … and Session # 83 will converge bloggers onto a single topic, this month is “Am I missing something here?”
~ plus many more posts about new beers, beer products and breweries

Here are two events to get your November started in the Los Angeles craft beer world:
1) January 20-27 4th Anniversary Celebration for Ladyface in Agoura Hills
2) January 23 Hangin’ with Our Homies at Eagle Rock with The Bruery

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The Firkin for December 2013

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The year end is usually time to reflect on what has transpired in the past year.  But as fun as my trips to Chicago, Santa Rosa and Portland were this year and despite the many fabulous beers that I had (Just looking at what I rated in 2013 is head spinning) I want to talk briefly about what I am looking forward to in 2014.  It’s OK, it won’t be a Top 10 list.

1. The opening of the Ohana Brewing tasting room in Alhambra which will be near 38 Degrees and Grill ’em All.

2. Getting down to Timeless Pints in Lakewood for the first time. Trying to play catch-up with what I failed to get to this year.

3. More breweries in the pipeline.  Specifically Phantom Carriage. But also Absolution, Sanctum and Bottle Logic too!

4. The second location of Eagle Rock Brewery.  It will be fun to see what type of food pairs with their beers.

5. More Out-of-State breweries entering the L.A. market.  Last year we got Double Mountain and Ninkasi in force.  Looking forward to more from the state above and others as well.

6. The continued growth of the LA Brewers Guild and the LA Beer Bloggers groups.

…and three that I hope to see but are more speculative

1. A San Francisco tap takeover during LA Beer Week fashioned after the LA tap takeover during SF Beer Week.

2. Less IPA’s and more pilsners and Vienna lagers for our warmer climate.

3.  Less beer events so that those that remain are more “event” like and stronger.