Schwarz-mas

I have to hand it to Arts District Brewing for having the temerity to hold beer competitions for styles that just are not on tap at most breweries.  And they are back at it again with the 2023 Schwarz-mas.

On December 10th they will put on their annual Dark Lager celebration.

Here is the info: “We’ve gathered a ton of our favorite breweries and each will submit a craft Schwarzbier. We have an amazing panel of judges come through and we crown the best one. The best part is, YOU can come and try them all and vote for your favorite. Schwarzbier tends to be malty with chocolate and coffee notes, it averages around 5% ABV —so you can try a few! We’re so excited for all the amazing breweries joining us, and more to be announced soon. May the Schwarziest win!”

LA gets Craft Beerd

Eye Catching design is hard to find.  Much like the can’t miss beers in craft world.  But Craft Beerd has some talent making shirts and beer posters.  So cool that I had to buy the new LA brewery shirt so that I could sport it around during L.A. Beer Week.  Check out their shirts and I am positive you will find yourself on the check-out page quickly.

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L.A. Craft Beer Tours

Tours of beers in L.A.? Who would have thunk that years ago? But now you can hop on a bus (after reserving and paying of course – gas ain’t free) and let LA Craft Beer Tours drive on.

image from LA Craft Beer Tours website

They have three separate tours. The LA, the LA to Orange County and the LA to San Diego. Might be a good Christmas gift for the beer lover in your life.

L.A. is brewing

For those of you playing at home, here is the current brewery list for LA. My list expands to include a larger slice of the Los Angeles area.

Up and Running
Eagle Rock
Ladyface
Nibble Bit Tabby
Skyscraper
Angel City
El Segundo
Strand

in the mash tun (so to speak)
Henson
Ohana
Pipe Dream
Pilot Brewhouse
Kinetic

And check out this L.A. Times article about the up and comers.

When the newbies come on line, LA will be in double digits.