LABW – Beer Search Party

June 15, 2024June 13, 2024

Review – Unity 2024 Hoppy Pilsner from Boomtown Brewery

Boomtown Brewery tucked between the Arts District and Union Station is the Unity host for 2024. Unity being the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild collaborative beer for L.A. Beer Week.

The graffitied cans holds a hoppy pilsner and I both had it on draft and bought a four-pack as well because it is really good for the incipient L.A. summer.

The celebratory beer pours a straw color with light fruity hops being the predominant taste. I get both grape and orange. This almost tastes pale ale to me but the carbonation and the heft of the beer does keep it tethered to the lighter side of the ledger.

June 13, 2022June 8, 2022

LABW13 – Block Party

The 2022 slimmed down version of L.A. Beer Week starts soon but let’s look ahead to the 25th…

Hawthorne is the place for this double header of a summer party, set the Waze for the 105.

June 1, 2019May 20, 2019

In the Tap Lines for June 2019

June is a busy beer month for me. Firestone Walker and a trip to Paso Robles at the beginning and then the LA Beer Week takes over in the 3rd Week. Expect lots of coverage of both.

~ e-visits to three breweries from England like Affinity Brew Co., Boxcar, Anspach and Hobday
~ special featured reviews of Paso Robles beverages
~ Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month. One light, one medium and one dark
~ A Book & A Beer reads Becoming Dr. Seuss by Brian Jay Jones
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world.

Here are two events to get your June started in the Los Angeles craft beer world:
1) June 1st – King Harbor Brewing 5th Anniversary
2) June 11th – Beer – Cheese – Chocolate at Eagle Rock Brewery Public House

June 22, 2016August 29, 2018

Cider during LABW8?

The answer is yes. Here are some apple specific events for you to take in, starting tonight!
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Wednesday, June 22nd
We’re celebrating LABW by tapping our newest cider blend, Sunset Swizzle. A spin off of a traditional Haymaker’s Punch, this is a dry cider made with local strawberries, fresh ginger, local lemon verbena, then naturally conditioned with local orange blossom honey. On the beer side, Westlake Brewing Co. will feature a syrah barrel aged Kolsch on tap!

Wednesday, June 22nd
“Highland Park Brewery and 101 Cider House have teamed up to create a beer and cider hybrid for LA Beer Week. We’ll have this funky, fruity, barrel-fermented concoction on tap, along with a few special treats from 101 Cider.”

Thursday, June 23rd
“This is a battle of the ages, a showdown of traditionally made ciders versus their modern day counterparts. Taste handcrafted ciders from LA’s local 101 Cider House and Oregon’s Wandering Aengus Ciderworks, joined by classic European ciders from France and Spain. Ticket price includes 8 ciders (4oz pour), plus burger & fries.”

June 19, 2016August 29, 2018

#LABW8 Kickoff Festival – The Photos

Now that the 8th L.A. Beer Week Kickoff Festival is complete, here is part one of BSP coverage. Tomorrow, my review of the festival…

Beer Bloggers prepping the Unity IPA for pouring.

One of my tasting stops. Waiting for the Saison to stop foaming.

October 2, 2014September 5, 2018

LABW6 in pictures

Hashtag this, my favorite snaps from the beer week that was….

Cask ale at MacLeod's — Cask ale at MacLeod’s

September 12, 2014September 5, 2018

Wild Ride Time

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Do you like sour beers? Do you like driving around LA? Or are you like me and picking one spot to grab some Firestone Walker beer?

“Walker’s Wild Ride is back during L.A. Beer Week! Join the Lion & the Barrelmeister on Saturday, Sept. 27th as they make their unruly trek in “Olivia”, the ’64 Land Rover, hosting a crazy LA pub crawl with four sour beers in tow! Follow along as we make stops at Tony’s Darts Away (12pm), Library Alehouse (2:30pm), Naja’s Place (4:30pm) & The Federal Bar – Long Beach (7pm).”