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I want to bring a documentary to your attention about an English brewery, Gale & Co. in the town of Horndean.
From the start, I was worries about how this was going to end but, thankfully, there is a bittersweet ending that gave me hope about how brewing and people history can be honored at least a bit.
Yorkshire Square is bring their ode to the cask back in 2019. Cask’s Not Dead Fest, will have real ale from over 30 of your favorite California breweries on November 9th.
Early Bird VIP Admission: $45 (VIP ONLY session from 12pm-1pm)
Early Bird General Admission: $35 (Session from 1pm-5pm)
Confirmed breweries
Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill
Arts District Brewing Co.
Bagby Beer
Brewery X
Cellador Ales
Eagle Rock Brewery
El Segundo Brewing Co.
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Freewheel Brewing Company
Green Cheek Beer Co.
HopSaint Brewing Company
Imperial Western Beer Company
Project Barley Brewery
Riip Beer Company
Sierra Nevada
Simmzy’s
Smog City Brewing
The Stalking Horse
State Brewing Co.
Stereo Brewing Company
Yorkshire Square Brewery
Need a reason other than cask + the brewery list? Well proceeds go to the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild.
Firkfest 5 is coming! And the Tiki theme will be back as well. So if you are a fan of pineapple, mango, guava and coconut and you prefer only well-run events with a curated list of breweries then go get your tickets.
This is a great event and one of the very few that I have traveled out of Los Angeles for.
Constant readers will notice that I don’t go to a lot of festivals. Not nearly as much as my younger days for sure.
But there are a few festivals that are must attend and Firkfest held in March each year, is one of them.
Founder and organizer Greg Nagel has themed this year’s party as “Tiki”. So expect a tropical tour for your tastebuds.
Stop reading and go get your tickets.
Cask beer is starting to seep into the craft culture here in LA. Story Tavern has special Eagle Rock casks. We have a cask festival in Orange County and a Cask blog. And thanks to “Hugh Sisson of Heavy Seas Beer has collaborated with Paul Pendyck of UK Brewing to develop a “caskerator” conversion kit available for purchase.”
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I like have both regualr draft and cask options available because both present the beer in a different light. Some beers really get a boost from having the slightly higher temp and the lack of gas. Plus it gives the beertender a workout.
In an effort to help you plan your LA Beer Week, here is a list of beers that the venerable Library Alehouse will be pouring….get ready to drool….
7th…….Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA cask
8th…….Karl Strauss Big Barrel DIPA
9th…….Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel
10th…..Lagunitas Maximus
….Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
11th…..Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza
12th…..Russian River Consecration
13th…..Dogfish Head’s Theobroma
14th…..Sierra Nevada’s Black Barleywine
15th…..Drake’s Denogginizer DIPA
16th…..Bootlegger’s Black Phoenix Chipotle Coffee Porter
17th…..Port Brewing’s Older Viscosity