In a little over a week, the 9th edition of the Los Angeles IPA Festival will be held at Brennans in Marina del Rey on the 11th. You will quickly see how IPA is still the giant in the beer style world.
Check HERE for the details.
9th LA IPA Fest
The 2019 IPA Festival
The start of March is gonna be hoppy here in Los Angeles. The L.A. IPA Festival wll take over Mohawk Bend for a weekend of over 60 IPAs on tap.
For a twist this year, there will be VIP food and IPA
packages available. Below is the information (The Sunday package
sounds killer to me)
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019
•Doors open at 9:30am
•Industry Judging & People’s Choice all day
•Awards at 4pm
•No Tickets or Reservations
SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019
•Doors open at 9:30am
•Build You Own Flights all day
•Walk-ins Welcome
VIP PACKAGES:
•Satruday Brunch With The Brewers Package – $40
Brunch with the Brewers and judge IPAs along with the pros!
•Saturday Final 5 Judging Package – $30
Judge the 5 California West Coast-style IPAs that make it to the Finals!
•Sunday No Leftovers Package – $45
Join us for a recap brunch featuring your choice of 1 brunch appetizer and 1
brunch entrée, as well as unlimited tastes of any of the remaining Los Angeles
IPA Fest beers!
LA IPA Fest
I sauntered over to Mohawk Bend on Day 2 of the inaugural LA IPA Festival and was glad to see that all the beers sans the winner of the judging competition from Noble Ale Works was STILL on tap. So many choices, here are my tasting notes from what I tasted along with my Yea or Nay vote….
Merry Taj from Lost Abbey
Strong bitterness. Hazy amber. Kind of muddy tasting. Some fruit punch straining in the back. Expecting more from this brewery. Nay.
The Pupil from Societe
Looks like lemonade. Wonderful aroma. Grapefruit pith. Super light. Big Time Yeah. Love the lightness of this beer.
Fall IPA from Faction
Aroma is minimal. A bit harsh tasting. Earthy. Thumbs down. Not a good introduction to a new brewery. So, nay.
Flying Ace from Automatic
Smoked IPA? Light in color. Some citrus in the nose. Not very bitter. Another beer that I was expecting more from, nay.
Illusion from Refuge
Pours clear orange. Clove nose to it. Banana notes to it. Hops in the background. Tastes better as it warms and is nicely balanced. Yea to this and I hope to see more beers from Refuge in LA.
Sticky Fingers from The Brewery at Abigailes
Orange yellow in color. Foamy head. Great pepper melon aroma. Tinge of cat pee. Honeydew melon primarily. Treading a fine line but it works for me. It doesn’t show from those notes but it was my favorite in a close tie with The Pupil.
