Little Tokyo that is as Brewyard Beer Co. of Glendale has teamed up with the Little Tokyo community for a plum and rice lager.
Glendale to Tokyo
December at Far Bar
Deschutes Reserve Series 2012 Pouring Monday, December 10th 6pm
“We will be pouring all three of Deschutes 2012 Reserve Series releases for this event: Black Butte XXIV, The Abyss and The Dissident (bottles). BB XXIV and The Abyss will be on draught while we will have very limited amount of The Dissident pours from the bottle. The Dissident we’ll only be offered on a flight of all three, while the other two will be available by flight or individual pour. We’ll have other Deschutes beers available on draught as well. So come out and join us for a very rare chance to taste this amazing line of beers all at once.”
Fifty / Fifty Eclipse Release Party Thursday, December 13th (Time TBD)
“We are very proud to announce that we will be hosting the LA area release party for the Fifty/ Fifty Eclipse series. The Eclipse Series has become one of the most elite and sought after Barrel-aged lines in the industry over the last four years. Every year the multiple time award winning brewery from Truckee, CA sources out some of the finest used oak bourbon and rye whiskey barrels then take their award-winning Totality Stout and age separate lots in each brand unique barrel for six monthsWe will have* Elijah Craig 12 year * Evan Williams Single * Rittenhouse Rye * Old Fitzgerald Bourbon * Bernheim Wheat Whiskey will all be pouring from the bottles as well as a couple of the treatments on draught (we’ll announce once we know which we’ll be receiving). We will also be pairing each treatment we receive with the corresponding whiskey from which the barrel it was aged.”
Far Bar
Recently, I made my first visit to Far Bar in the Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles.
I like the chill outdoor vibe with the view of the sky above hemmed in by buildings. You feel hidden and out of the way, until you see the beer list and realize the most of the good breweries must know about this place too.
I had chicken satay and ended the evening with Mach 10 Double IPA from Bear Republic but first I had to try the Pumpkin,sour,cranberry “Kick” from New Belgium. It was slightly sour and the cranberry was there all right. But no pumpkin or earthy squash notes came through. A fine beer but I was expecting more I guess.
My beer buddy Richard had the Stone 15th concoction and this uniquely served Belgian strong ale from Kwak.
If you haven’t been to Far Bar then add it your beer itinerary.