January or February will see the opening of Hawthorne’s first brewery (in the craft beer age, at least) when L.A. Ale Works unlocks the door you see above.
This long gestating brewery has a large space near Space X off of the 105 Freeway and will be producing these beers….
…pouring from these taps….
I tasted small samples of their Space XPA as well as the “un”coffee version of Buttress of Windsor and their saison during my visit and came away optimistic. The XPA had the texture and flavor that NE IPA fans will recognize, the saison was on point and the porter should prove an excellent base for coffee to jump off from.
There is a good amount of space when you add in the outdoor patio and growlers will be filled using one of those fancy fillers. You will even be able to drop off your growler and go with a new (filled one) if you don’t feel like hanging about.
Best of all, is parking. An actual lot with spaces. The other cool bit, and it is much cooler, is the mini Burton Union that the LAAW crew have set up to create their Blume Berliner Weisse….
The pieces are coming together. Stay tuned to their social media to see when the opening date will be.
