There will be a riot in SoCal, a Cider Riot! as the Portland based cidery makes the trek to Los Angeles June 8 through 10, with stops at Phantom Carriage Brewery in Carson on the 8th and Great Society Cider & Mead in Long Beach on Saturday the 10th from 3-5pm. Cider Riot Instigator and Portland Timber superfan Abram Goldman-Armstrong will be on hand to talk about his ciders.
It’s Great (for cider and mead)
After walking a couple blocks away from the Beachwood/Beer Belly/Congregation triplex in Long Beach you find a couple blocks of quaint shopping area and on the corner, Great Society.
Occupying a sunny and big space, GS is designed to separate out the outdoor seating area from the bar area, from a third seating option to the side out of sight.
The list of ciders and meads is quite impressive flavor wise (pears and peppers were spied) though it would be nice to see a wider range of cidermakers on the boards. Each producer seemed to have 4 or 5 ciders represented.
The Smoked Pumpking cider from Tieton Ciderworks that I tasted was very autumnal though missing the promised smoke. More PSL than roasty.
This is a really nice change-up from craft beer.
Mead in the LBC
Not just mead but cider too. Great Society has opened in Long Beach to serve up apples and honey instead of malt and hops to thirsty patrons looking for a change-up from non-stop IPA’s that dominate most craft beer taprooms.
The options in Long Beach for fans of craft beverages is growing wicked fast.