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Sean Suggests for August 2018

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Let’s stray from the IP-Yeah! and head to Belgium for this month’s three picks. Let’s get some tartness and blending going.

~LIGHT
Drie Fonteinen / Cuvee Armand & Gaston5.50% ABV
Assembly of young, half-old and old lambics, brewed by 3 fountains. One hundred one hundred natural and authentic, spontaneous and somewhat stubborn, but always elegant and full of character. Pure passion as Armand and Gaston have always done.

~MEDIUM
Crooked Stave / Surette6.20% ABV
Provisional saison, Artisan ale aged in oak barrels In a particular region of southern Belgium, the reserve or provision saison was called surette, meaning tart. Using time-honored techniques, our saisons employ old-world methods to restore complexity and the classical rustic character lost in modern day saison. Brewed with local Colorado floor malted barley, traditional harvest grains, and noble hops, Surette embodies old-world saison brewing traditions. Each batch of Surette is an expression of the large oak foeders it matures in while taking on an aged vinous quality and a complex tartness. Showcasing citrusy ripe fruits, a light zesty spice, and earthy undertones, Surette’s character exemplifies our mixed culture of Brettanomyces and souring bacteria.

~BIG
De Proef / Surly / Zwart Star8.00% ABV
Old Ale w/ Star Anise aged on wood w/ Brettanomyces.

All of these beers can be found at Sunset Beer Co. (unless they got bought up real quick)

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A Week for Belgians


This country’s Belgian beer importers such as Artisanal Imports, D&V International, Global Beer, Merchant du Vin have announced the the first annual National Belgian Beer Week this year to be held between July 14-21. According to the press release, “The week is a joint effort between the nation’s premier, and the breweries they represent.”

There are a pair of bookend events, nowhere near us in Los Angeles, but as we get closer to July, events in our little beer city will probably start popping up so that we as a nation, can get together to celebrate the spectrum of Belgian beers.

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Brew ($$$) at Stout

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To celebrate Belgian Independence Day, the Hollywood outpost of Stout Burgers and Beers will hold their latest Beer Fest for Beer Geeks. Saturday, July 23rd will be featuring an amazing tap and bottle list that you just might want to check out.

Tickets are $60 and $90 for Regular Admission and VIP respectively. You will be treated to a bevy of Belgian breweries on tap in one place. In fact, it is the rare festival where the foreign beers widely outnumber the American beers.

Here are some of my picks for the event:
Gulden Draak matured in whiskey barrels
Deux Amis from DuPont and Lost Abbey
Argentum a Belgian IPA brewed for the 25th Anniversary of Delirium Tremens
BOM Brewery Kinky Berry and Wild and Fruity. Rare in the US and very weird.