Sean Suggests for September 2025

Moonlight Brewing Cellar Clown – 5.3% – “This Märzen-style Lager has light malty notes of biscuit, and a flavor so delicately balanced it’s like riding a unicycle on a tightrope.”

Beachwood Tailgate Mate IPA – 6.7% – new football season IPA with Krush Cryo, Krush, Rakau, Ekuanot, Simcoe, Riwaka Hop Kief

8one8 Brewing Nuts & Bolts Brown Ale – 6.7% – “Built from the ground up with classic UK ingredients, Nuts & Bolts is a full-bodied brown ale that brings together tradition and bold flavor. Brewed with earthy Fuggle hops and rich British brown malt, it pours a deep mahogany hue with a creamy head. Expect layers of roasted nut, toasted bread, and subtle cocoa balanced by a smooth malt sweetness and a touch of earthy hop bitterness.”

OktoLA 2025

Below are a smattering of Oktoberfest parties going down here in the Los Angeles area in as many different neighborhoods as I could find…

9/12 to 9/14

Smog City – Torrance

9/13

El Segundo Brewing – El Segundo

Five Point Five – El Segundo

9/20

Frogtown – Los Angeles

Los Angeles Ale Works – Hawthorne

8one8 – Canoga Park

Feathered Serpent – La Puente

Claremont Craft Ales – Claremont

9/20 and 9/21

Enegren – Moorpark

Smog City – Torrance

Benny Boy – Eastside Los Angeles

9/26

Audio Graph – DTLA

9/27 and 9/28

Lawless – NoHo

818 2024

8one8 Brewing needs you to  save the date for our annual Parking Lot Anniversary Party.  On August 17, 2024, the San Fernando Valley brewery will be turning 9.  Follow their social media for more information on what’s in store.

Go get your free ticket HERE.

Osborne

The long in the works, twist and turns journey to a brewpub is now reality for 8one8 Brewing

Their new pizza restaurant is called the Osborne Pizza Kitchen and is located right next door to the brewery taproom.  They had a soft launch on July 10th. 

All the more reason to re-visit this corner of the Los Angeles beer scene.

818 x 3

Throwing some numbers at you.  The event calendar for 8one8 Brewing which is headlined, in my mind, the Anniversary.  Busy times in the Valley starting tomorrow!

(818) DAY: 8-18-22

7 Year Anniversary Party: 8-20-22

(818) Oktoberfest: 9-17-22 – 9-18-22

Santa’s Pint Glass – Day 15

We drive through the valley, staying in the same area code to review a San Fernando meets Belgium winter ale from 8One8 Brewing.

The label proclaims “aged with cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves” none of which really stride into frame. This has a St. Bernardus Christmas Ale vibe but it seems to be missing something. The aftertaste isn’t as rounded. A little too sharp. Maybe the 2022 batch will amp the spice up.

1st Visit – 8one8 Brewing

On a recent warm Sunday afternoon, I took a little drive on the Reagan freeway to check out the recently opened 8one8 Brewing taproom which just recently opened.

I ordered up a flight and had it delivered to me at my table along with a water! Here are my quick hit reviews:
Bodie’z Pale Ale – rye and mosaic. More rye than hops to me little bit green too
1st Stage IPA – smells light. More session. Grain forward to me.
Good Day DIPA – bronze color. Way too much caramel. No hops at all. Not great.
Gravity Hill Belgian – big banana esters. Little overboard on it. Doesn’t grow on me.

There is a lot in front and I like part of the decor. It has a flight freight Indiana Jones decor going on but then that is a bit diminished by a Staples open sign, some “art” 2 and two TVs tuned to the Dodgers.

There is a nice amount of space inside with 22oz bottles to go. I was given a shade more than the taster fill line which was probably the opening week hospitality in effect.

They have some room to grow but a decent start for this brewery.

818 is Open


It took a lot longer than expected but with perseverance comes a taproom. 8one8 Brewing is finally open! Now Canoga Park is added to the list of SoCal cities that have a brewery open.

Tasting Room Hours
THURSDAY 5-3-18 from 5pm-10pm
FRIDAY 5-4-18 from 5pm-10pm
SATURDAY 5-5-18 from Noon-10pm
SUNDAY 5-6-18 from Noon-8pm