Citra and Simcoe, then toss in some lemon peel and you have…
Life giving you lemons to make hoppy better from Claremont Craft Ales.
BaseLemon
Where Ya’ Going
Claremont Craft Ales recently announced a new series of IPAs called the “Departure Series”.
These “new IPAs with a retro movie poster look. We are starting it off with an out of this world double IPA called “ABDUCTED IPA.”
Pilsner8
Usually anniversary beers are either A) and IPA or B) something Barrel-aged. Nothing wrong with either choice but I like it when summer anniversary beers acknowledge the SoCal heat and serve up a Pils. And that is what Claremont Craft Ales has done. So pre-order and take an AC drive out to Claremont when this beer is ready.
In the Pink
Thankfully there are a lot of Pink Boots Hop Blend beers out there and one that I want to try is actually two from Claremont Craft Ales. I like the Breaking the Glass name and it is the West Coast one which is my preferred.
CCA 2/8/20 IPA’s
Claremont Craft Ales has been pretty aggressive with the IPA releases and come February 8th, there will be two more to look for…
All you have to decide is West Coast or Hazy.
Review – Unity 2019
When I went to Sunset Beer to pick-up a 4-pack of the 2019 Unity, I saw an empty cooler where the beers should have been lined up. I turned to the helpful staff who pointed me where I needed to go in the store and off I went with my prize.
Truth be told, I was kinda hoping for something more strange this year. Maybe some fruit or herb that is local to the Claremont area where Claremont Craft Ales is located could have been added.
But the fact that the cans were in short supply must mean a level of popularity that the style still draws and economics does factor into the equation when selecting a beer style.
And yet, this beer, fine as it is, seemed like something down the middle. It is a bigger beer, north of 8% but other than that it was a DIPA. It lacked a certain spark in the aroma, flavor profile or bitterness. Park this beer amidst three or four other West Coast Old-School DIPA’s and I could not have picked it out or said, that it had an ingredient that screamed L.A.
I know that a Unity beer will evolve. It can’t always be strange beers and it does need to be of the moment. The moment now seems simple and businesslike
Unity 2019 Brew Day
Here are some photos and notes from Claremont Craft Ales on the LABW11 brew day….
Unity 2019
#UNITYBREW will be returning to taps and shelves in early June just as the 11th LABW kicks off. 2019’s collaboration brew is led by Claremont Craft Ales. Marking the furthest east that the beer has been brewed.
More coverage and photos tomorrow and then EVEN more in the June Issue of Beer Paper LA.
Fuzzball
Beer and Star Wars goes together like protocol droids and astromechs. And if you are looking for a May the 4th beer, well Claremont Craft Ales has you covered…
Though for a hazy, the more appropriate quote might be…
“Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi
R.I.P. Peter Mayhew
Pair of Sixes
Separated by many miles but not by age, there are two July 6 year birthdays to check out….
#1 – Claremont Craft Ales
#2 – Bravery Brewing
