Follow Sean Inman to the best in craft beer
Start with a hoppy red ale, move on to a Witbier and then finish with a blueberry muffin pastry stout. Then enjoy the fireworks and the local craft beer you stocked up on today. Just be careful with flames and heat and save some beer for the 5th.
Los Angeles Ale Works Leisureland Lager – 4.7% – “Classic, crisp and clean at 4.7% ABV, you could say that this is “beer flavored beer” featuring subtle cracker flavors, floral aromas and minimal (but lingering) bitterness.”
MadeWest TRZ Flip Pale Ale – 6% – “X Games are coming to town and have inspired this brand new West Coast Extra Pale Ale hopped with Mosaic and HBC 586 from @yakimachief! This epic duo delivers bright citrus and ripe tropical fruit with notes of passion fruit and papaya.”
Trademark Brewing Neon Enigma DDH West Coast IPA – ??% – “A bright, flashy can bursts open – popping aromas of raspberry and white wine – while a dazzling trio of Enigma, Simcoe, and Cashmere dance with nuanced flavors of mango, tangerine and a touch of stone fruit.”
As a summer bonus, be on the lookout for this anniversary beer from Beachwood….
Climate change has weirded out the weather here in Los Angeles and in many other spots on the globe but this month is the time for lighter beers as we get higher temperatures. Plus the other fun stuff below….
~ e-visits to (3) breweries from Australia for the Women’s World Cup
~ special featured reviews of beers from around the country
~Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month. One light, one medium and one dark
~ A Book & A Beer reads The Trackers by Charles Frazier
~ A Podcast & A Beer listens to Drifting Off with Joe Pera
~ Sports & A Beer returns with Bad Owners
~ New Beer Releases and Best Beers of the Month
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world.
Instead of fireworks this year, how about we all have a good hard look at what independence truly means. That deep dive can be about topics large or small.
But since this is primarily a beer blog, how about we think about independence as the ability to make the beer we want and drink the beer we want. And that independence is granted to ALL who are here.
Let’s celebrate with an American beer today and let’s celebrate the craft and the pioneering spirit of those who started us on this journey to beer style freedom.
Half of the year is gone by. Time certainly flies by as do all the new beers. Too many to count but I will find the beer news to keep you updated for the last half of 2021.
~ e-visits to (3) breweries that do these slushie brightly hued beers
~ special featured reviews of beers from Oregon purchased via City Beer of San Francisco
~Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events (not as far in the future now, events)
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month. One light, one medium and one dark
~ A Book & A Beer reads 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
~ A Podcast & A Beer listens to Gangster Capitalism
~ Great Beer names and Best Beers of the Month
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world.
This year both tangerine and pineapple are fresh and patriotic with the 2021 Enjoy By for the 4th of July from Stone Brewing.
I want to wish everyone out in craft beer world a great 4th of July. I hope you have a safe-cation and can forge some new safe distance fun together for this year and that you will have some great beer as well.
Before I go get my beer, a brief snippet of poetry for these times we live in from Mr. Langston Hughes:
O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet—
And yet must be—the land where every man is free.
Cheers!
July is the summer month for me. A time to try to keep cool, have a staycation, visit the beach, use that accrued vacation time. Two out of four ain’t bad. But hopefully, I can brighten the world with news and fun about our favorite beverage.
~ e-visits to (3) breweries from across our nation to celebrate Independence Day and independence from bland beer
~ special featured reviews of beers from new Glendale brewery Paperback Brewing
~ Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events (Far in the future events)
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month. One light, one medium and one dark
~ A Book & A Beer reads American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
~ A Podcast & A Beer listens to Heaven Bent
~ Great Beer names and Best Beers of the Month
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world.
The Beer Search Party wishes you a happy mid-week holiday to celebrate our nation. Set aside the politics (please) and have a beer but remember to drink in moderation today.