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Hand-Brewed Beer Co. have reached that magical age of 8 and they have teamed with the LA County Brewers Guild to add oomph (in the form of more breweries) to the party.
The event will be on Sunday, October 16 in Chatsworth alongside a selection of local food trucks, and a local artist bazaar! Tickets include a commemorative glass and unlimited tastings.
Here is a “fall back” way to show your support for all Los Angeles breweries, the LA Brewers Guild Fall Rally glass!
Adorned with all the brewery names this glass is only available for a limited time and each glass purchased helps support the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild.
Unity is back! After a forced hiatus, there is a new Guild beer. Loaded with Talus and two forms of Cashmere hops, Common Space with help from others, of course has chosen a hoppy pilsner.
Guava, white nectarine and Asian pear are the adjectives summoned by the brewery and, to me, the pear notes come through the strongest. Unity pours a super clear yellow and has what I consider a “wet” character. Not slick or bubbly. It seems more lager than pilsner to me. A little more filling. Naming aside, this beer has a really good bitter to beer style balance.
From the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild…
“The Los Angeles County Brewers Guild (LABG) is proud to announce the formation of the McFerren Fund for the advancement of women in craft beer in memory of LABG Founding Member Rob McFerren who passed away in December 2020. Rob McFerren was a pioneer of the L.A. craft brewing industry, founding Wolf Creek Brewery and Restaurant in 1996 with his wife and co-founder Laina McFerren. Rob was an incredible advocate for women in the beer industry. His immense support of his wife Laina as a board member and President of our Guild was palpable. As a proud father of two daughters, Rob’s devotion to the empowerment of women came from the most genuine place. We could not think of a better way to honor his memory than to create a special fund within our nonprofit dedicated to curating professional networking and development opportunities for women in the beer industry.
The McFerren Fund will be a special financial allocation earmarked in our organization’s budget for professional networking and development programming. Donations are accepted and sponsorship opportunities will also become available. An initial goal of the fund is to work hand-in-hand with the LABG’s mission to increase efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the craft brewing industry.”
We all could probably use some new clothes especially as we re-venture out into the world and the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild has you covered with two new shirt designs.
Auctions are usually stuffy events or filled with fast talking auctioneers. But this year you can bid on fun LA beer stuff. Visit a hop farm, buy special beers or get your face on a can. You have until December 23rd so start your bidding right HERE.
It can feel, at times, that everyone is asking for help. And they are. When oil companies are feeling the pinch and park freighters off the coast of California, you know that economics have been upended.
But this is even more important than the price of gas. The L.A. County Brewers Guild normally makes their year off one big event plus a few other smaller endeavors throughout the year. But there ain’t gonna be a big bash to celebrate the Beer of Los Angeles which leaves a tanker sized hole in the budget.
So, you have four ways to help. Shirt, hoodie, membership or putting some change in the tip jar. Click HERE to pick which one you can.
Yorkshire Square is bring their ode to the cask back in 2019. Cask’s Not Dead Fest, will have real ale from over 30 of your favorite California breweries on November 9th.
Early Bird VIP Admission: $45 (VIP ONLY session from 12pm-1pm)
Early Bird General Admission: $35 (Session from 1pm-5pm)
Confirmed breweries
Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill
Arts District Brewing Co.
Bagby Beer
Brewery X
Cellador Ales
Eagle Rock Brewery
El Segundo Brewing Co.
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Freewheel Brewing Company
Green Cheek Beer Co.
HopSaint Brewing Company
Imperial Western Beer Company
Project Barley Brewery
Riip Beer Company
Sierra Nevada
Simmzy’s
Smog City Brewing
The Stalking Horse
State Brewing Co.
Stereo Brewing Company
Yorkshire Square Brewery
Need a reason other than cask + the brewery list? Well proceeds go to the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild.
Come for the Concert. Stay for the Drinks.
This Friday, December 1st stay casual after work with the music of Bernstein as performed by Hillary Hahn.
After the concert which is described as a “fascinating concertante work, inspired by Plato’s discourse on all aspects of love”, enjoy a complimentary beer tasting sponsored by the L.A. County Brewers Guild.
For tickets and more information, click HERE
In the extreme heat, I went to Carson for my 1st (?) L.A. Galaxy game as they took on the Rapids of Colorado in a battle of the bottom of the Western Conference of the MLS.
But, of course, I had to have beer beforehand and it just so happened that the L.A. County Brewers Guild was on hand with a mini-festival of great #independent beer.
Here are some photos from the day….
