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Review – Doomlaut from Eagle Rock Brewery

The evil twin or doppelganger of Umlaut is loosed on the world, Doomlaut a so-called faux-schwarzbier from Eagle Rock Brewery.
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So, I tried this beer late on a Friday for the first time.  First thought was light.  Once I re-calibrated to not everything has to be up in my grill, I noticed this was a simple beer.  Simple in a good way.  Light malt touch with an accent of smoke to it. Zero hops to my palate though I catch a bit of citrus. The flavors linger and stick with you too which is different from many beers that are trying to be light.  I sorta need to try Umlaut now to compare the pair.

Just an easy drinking dark beer.  How often does one see that.

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Review – Morgan Marzen from Eagle Rock Brewery

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Last year, Sunset Beer Co. collaborated with Monkish on a 3rd anniversary beer.  This year they stayed closer to home and enlisted Eagle Rock Brewery to help them celebrate year 4.

Here are my thoughts on the Morgan Marzen…

#1 on the taplist at the crowded bar that was 1/2 Dodger faithful and 1/2 beer geeks, the beer pours a bright and crystal clear orange with reddish tints.  This beer is all about the malt lots of toasty grain notes in each sip.  It is also sparkly on the tongue with a good dose of carbonation.  There is a Germanic note of lager metallic on the back end but the next taste re-asserts the grain to the forefront.  This is very much to style.  No bells or whistles, just a simple reproduction of a classic beer.  Plus the colorful label is another design win.

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A Solid Farewell

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Say it ain’t so! Here is what Eagle Rock Brewery has to say about a landmark L.A. beer: “Our dear old friend Solidarity is going into semi-retirement…. By that, I mean that it’ll be brewed only seasonally from now on. So it’s not “farewell”, but a “see you later”. To send Solidarity off, we’re having an all-things-Solidarity party. Join us in tasting through ALL the versions of Solidarity that we’ve released in the past years (vanilla, deuce, bourbon barrel aged, etc., etc.). It seems only appropriate to have the party on the anniversary of the first batch of Solidarity (and in fact the first beer we ever brewed in this facility), so we’ll be having an epic send-off on 11/14/2015, six years after the first release of this beer.”

Solidarity ranks up there with Craftsman 1903 lager and Strand Brewing 24th Street Pale as the beers that launched the beer scene here. Hopefully you can stand with Solidarity as it goes to seasonal status.

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Milo

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No, Eagle Rock Brewery did not host the Unity brew this year but that does not mean that they can’t add a new beer to the #LABW7 mix.

Hence, Milo the Oatmeal Pale Ale, a quite sessionable 5% ABV filled with El Dorado hops and oats. Check it out at their tap room before, during or after L.A. Beer Week.

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LABW15 – ERB Style

Eagle-rock-BreweryEagle Rock has two big events to consider for your LA Beer Week calendar…..

Battle of the Bands is back and this year, it’s at The Echoplex! Yup, the same place the Rolling Stones played secretly a couple years back.

The now annual event will feature bands from the crews over at Stone, The Bruery, Three Weavers, El Segundo, + Eagle Rock Brewery.  In total 15 bands will be picking up guitars instead of bags of malts.

Get tickets here! They’re only $11 on pre-sale ($13 at the door).

The other event tentpole event for the Solidarity team is the Brewer’s Brunch which the website explains is a time for “some of LA’s favorite brewers for some good beers, good eats, and some chillaxing after all the celebrating!”

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Sean Suggests for February 2015

header_beer_shopping_listFor February, a slight change of pace.  Let’s go low ABV and let’s go hyper L.A. local with three very tasty beers that won’t knock you off your stool.

~LIGHT

Noble Ale Works/ Dirt McGirt  4.70% ABV

“Our dirty blonde is a slight variation on the traditional blonde ale. We set the base with Bohemian Pilsher malt and then added in Vienna and Munich malts for a change to bring a soft breadiness to the beer, while still keeping the overall perception light and super drinkable.”

~ANOTHER LIGHT

MacLeod Ales/ Barclay Perkins 1941 3.9% ABV

“A proper historical recipe for a bit of a challenge.  Interesting recipe as it has lactose, inverted sugar, and oats which I believe is rather unusual”

~ALSO LIGHT

Eagle Rock Brewing/ Li’l Fred 3.90% ABV

“Have you met the newest member to our little family? Meet Lil Fred! He’s a red mild with super tasty toast and nutty notes.“

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ERB is 5

Special 5th year glassware was broken out to celebrate the Eagle Rock anniversary occasion along with a the beers on tap in three different locations in the brewery…

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Populist XL. 11% and very good.
Populist XL. 11% and very good.
Here's to 5 more years!
Here’s to 5 more years!
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ERB Turns 5!

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All I can add to that poster is that if you live in LA and love beer and haven’t been to an anniversary party yet.  Well then, you need to get to work and help celebrate a milestone in LA craft beer. 

Don’t miss it! Special treats include AleSmith Brewing Company and Kern River Brewing Company who sent over special beers for the celebration. Why those two breweries, we’ll both Eagle Rock and Kern use hand me down AleSmith equipment.

Plus there will be the debut of their very own 5-year anniversary beer! Populist XL.

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Tomorrow!

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Tomorrow night, 1627 Colorado will be officially christened as the Eagle Rock Public House.

The ERB team has always had a focus on beer/food pairings so I am excited to see what Chef Jerry Su has in store. He knows the beers inside and out and I am sure that knowledge will be put to good use.