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Starting tonight, Native Son craft beer bar in Downtown L.A. is having friendly contests. Each Thursday is a Thirsty Thursday with two breweries going head-to-head.
The first duel is between ISM Brewing and There Does Not Exist. And the rest of the bracket is similarly stacked.
The Georgia based Creature Comforts Brewing has reached the one year mark for their south of downtown, Fashion District L.A. outpost and will spend the first weekend of November celebrating. Maybe they will have a few autumnal beers on tap to ease into the holiday season with.
Angel City Brewery has a new beer release with a fruit that is not often seen in beer (or cider for that matter), pears.
Sounds both refreshing and autumnal at the same time.
The good thing and bad thing about having an outpost of Creature Comforts Brewing in DTLA is that some beers are Georgia only.
Here is to hoping that Tsundoku a Japanese Rice Lager makes the jump to us. Because what the name means (literally the collecting of books that you haven’t read, however it’s concept is rooted in a continuous act of curiosity.” is as cool as one of the featured ingredients Carolina Gold rice from Tidewater Farms.
Audio Graph Beer Co. has a new summer beer out in cans and they are not effing around….
I am not into Avocado or guacamole which puts me into a minority here in Los Angeles. There is always an exception though, and for me it is the Avocado Ale from Angel City Brewery which I find to be an excellent summer drink.
This year is the twelfth edition of the Avocado Ale Fest in DTLA. Get there early as lines grow and try this summer tradition ale,
I am sure everyone has encountered the issue of being at a taproom of a brewery and getting a bit peckish, only to discover that the food truck cancelled or is running late.
One way to get around that problem is to bring food in house which is what Angel City Brewery has done with a new food truck – House Made by Angel City. It promises “craft-beer-worthy bites out of a trailer situated in our brewery’s parking lot…”
Next time in DTLA, you might want to check it out.
Yes, this is a bit of a cheat since Audio Graph Beer Co. is the same brewery just with a new name but I thought I would re-1st visit anyway.
I started with a flight comprised of the fairly new Ambient Amber Lager, Flathead Hazy Pale, Noise Violation DIPA, finishing with Bass Clef Barrel-Aged Barleywine at a whopping 15.45% ABV. The last was rich and boozy and I am glad I savored that at the end.
Of that group the amber, a throwback to microbreweries past was my pick. Malty and filling and just great for a cloudy day.
I also got small tastes of the pils, the berry sour and the fermented michelada which was super savory and spicy (for a wuss like me) and really tasty.
And despite the LAFC contingent offending my Timbers vibe, it is still the same cool DTLA space that many don’t know about but should.
Angel City Brewery has a new Artist Series beer out and inside the pretty label is a not often brewed or canned style, Biere de Mars.
The DTLA version of “this Belgian-style table ale is a lightly veiled, crispy springtime refresher brewed with a medley of natural herbs like purple sage, Yerba Santa, yarrow & California bay leaf, giving it a mixture of fruity and herby notes on the tongue alongside floral and earthy aromatics.”
Creature Comforts has been up and going for a bit in south DTLA and last year packaged an L.A. barrel-aged beer, but now the first brewed in L.A. beer is here…..
If you haven’t visited the brewery, this new beer might be the excuse you need.