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The numbers keep getting bigger in the Los Angeles beer world as Sunset Beer Co., purveyor of to-go and draft beers is turning six.
Obviously this calls for a 6th Anniversary Party which will be November 4th. There will be snacks and food and a taplist that will more than likely include some real gems. Follow their social media for further news.
In about three weeks time, Enegren Brewing will throw a party celebrating their 6th anniversary on Saturday, August 19 at 11 AM – 10 PM
And if you like rum, you will be pleased because they are releasing a special anniversary beer – a Rum Barrel Aged Dopplebock.
There will also be live music and food from Disgustingly Delicious and Baby’s Badass Burgers.
Coming on the heels of 6 Bursted IPA’s is a classy silver label from El Segundo for their upcoming 6th Anniversary.
The anniversaries just keep getting bigger. Cismontane Brewing of Santa Margarita (& Santa Ana) will celebrate 6 years of brewing in Orange County and once you buy your tickets you will be able to get 8oz pours of rare beers as well as all your favorites on May 7th starting at Noon.
And you have two ticketing options to choose from….
Ticket Option A. 4 Drink Tickets gets you into the party and entered in the raffle for amazing beer and beer related items.
Ticket Option B. 8 Drink Tickets gets an awesome 6th anniversary tshirt and all the other radness mentioned above.
Break out your hashtags and tastes for hops when Tony’s Dart Away goes all #TDA6th starting tomorrow and going through the weekend.
There will be the near ritualistic hourly tappings (between 10am-7pm) of special & rare California-brewed beers + the return of a brand new* Darts Away IPA that you can get in a commemorative pint glass for sale for $10 (which includes a pour of the anniversary hop bomb)!
For those Sour Cottontails out there, Sunday will be “Sour Easter” with each hour bringing a new sour.
*For those who didn’t want to drink an SABInBevMiller IPA, do not fear. Eagle Rock Brewery has stepped up to brew the Tony’s IPA this year.
Happy Anniversary to Eagle Rock Brewery. It is hard to imagine that I have been to 6 parties to celebrate another year of beer from my closest brewer.
ERB shares a birthday with Ladyface (who had their own party going on in Agoura Hills) and the pair both brewed up a Belgian Golden Strong Ale for the day and you could tell both were related but they each had different notes to them.
By a slight margin, I would take the Zes from Eagle Rock over the version from Ladyface, which I thought was a touch too sour and a little heavier on the palate.
What the future holds will be fun to watch unspool. I never would of thought that ERB would have a restaurant even just 2 years ago but now they are a mutli-location spot and growing.
Are three 6’s lucky? Well if you head to Eagle Rock Brewery on the 24th of this month, you will be.
Eagle Rock will showcase their anniversary beer Zes and offering from Strand Brewing and Ladyface, both of which also turn six years old will be on tap as well.
$20 gets you a collectible glass and three tasters. Just enough to taste one from each brewery.
Get ready for a combo anniversary to ring in the 6th year of Ladyface and Eagle Rock…
“Ladyface 6th Anniversary Invitational: Join us on January 24 to celebrate the Ladyface 6th Anniversary with a party that shoudln’t be missed! This year, we are hosting an invitational boutique beer festival with some cellared, barrel-aged special release and hard-to-find ales from our fellow brethren (and lady) brewers. Ladyface ales will be pouring from our cellar reserve list as well as 6th Anniversary [collaboration] ales “Iron Lady” and “Zes” from Eagle Rock. Live musical performance by Whiskey Sunday for the event! Tickets on sale HERE.
Some of the beers featured will include special selections from Firestone Walker, St. Adairius, Libertine, El Segundo, Pizza Port, Sierra Nevada, Arts District, Smog City, The Bruery, Stone, Lost Abbey and more!”
Brian Lenzo has the anniversary party down. I commended him on the layout for the 2014 version and he told me that he keeps learning and I could tell because first and foremost it looked like he was having more fun this year than in the past and that is probably due to having all the moving parts finely tuned.
But it is to be expected from Blue Palms when they throw any party.
Here is what I liked about the running of the fest itself:
A) All the notices leading up to the affair noted how hot the party was going to be since part of it was outside. But Lenzo tweaked where the tents were to make a much better flow and utilized more indoor space as well to give people a respite from the sun.
B) Check in was efficient with mugs and tickets being handed out first so that when the doors opened, people could go right in.
C) Except for one bar location the signage was great. Easy to see what was pouring.
D) Good amount of seating. There can always be more but this was a good amount.
Enough of the inner workings, what about the beer? Two words. Holy Crap! What an amazing list of beers under the super heated Hollywood skies.
My top two of the day came from Anaheim and Noble Ale Works. With their Tongue Tickles IPA (on cask) and the Cinnamon Roast Crunch being my co-Best in Show. The Cinnamon had the benefit of being a variant of the awesome Naughty Sauce and a bright cinnamon aroma. Tongue Tickles benefited from the cask service which added a layer of creaminess that offset the bite of the hops plus the slow transformation from foam to beer was great to watch.
Next on my list was the Mo Hop from Golden Road and the Southern Tier IPA on nitro. There was no shortage of hops at the fest but these two shone the brightest to me. I also have to recommend the fun tropical beers that Monkey Paw brought from San Diego. A coconut IPA and a pineapple IPA. Both were weird but good if too sweet.
If you weren’t there, by all means head there this week for some awesome “leftovers”.
There ain’t no party, well like a Blue Palms Anniversary Party. And you only have a week or so to get in on the $55 price before it kicks up a notch.
But for those on the fence, 20 pours which is a fair number (especially for a hot August day) and the 90+ kegs brought in special for the event and the rarities that Brian Lenzo keeps unearthing. There was beer from as far away as Brooklyn and Cincinnati last year. Plus there will be some “core” beers which will flow that don’t require tickets. But I bet the 20 will keep you plenty busy.
