Coffee has been making the rounds again in various beer styles and Los Angeles Ale Works is adding it to a Kolsch, with their new Bengal Brew…
This will be a test of balance, interested to see how it turns out.
Kolschee
Ivy Station Next Stop
I have mentioned that L.A. Ale Works has a second location coming and though that space at Ivy Station in Culver City is not open, yet. There is a beer, and a juicy IPA at that, that might just be the house beer. Meet Me At Ivy Station.
Tour de Pier
Wanna ride a bike but you want to avoid California drivers? AND you want to be charitable?
Los Angeles Ale Works has teamed with Tour de Pier and now we get a late summer blonde ale. You can ride on a stationary bike. (certainly safer for me). Or buy the beer to help raise funds to find success against cancer.
Two Bright
Last week, Los Angeles Ale Works released two pale ales with artwork by Brady Smith.
Here are the beer details straight from the brewery:
Cannonball Kid (Juicy Pale Ale 6.0%) features El Dorado and Cascade hops. Resinous notes of grapefruit and mango gummy bears.
Pugapalooza (Pale Ale 6.0%) sports Sabro, Sultana, and El Dorado hops to lead you down the road to tropical notes of guava and passionfruit.
Distance Christmas Beer # 22 – Scrampus and Van Yuletide from Los Angeles Ale Works
I don’t know if it is the lack of snow but there are not too many Christmas beers coming from SoCal. Los Angeles Ale Works is changing that with a double holiday release with one hoppy and one Belgian. Available at their Hawthorne brewery to-go.
Hawthorne Collaborations
Craft beer and collaborating go hand in hand. And across the street from each other, Los Angeles Ale Works and Common Space Brewing each have a beer made with friends out now.
So honey, citrus and spice….
And / Or ice cream…
Personalized
Christmas shopping was going to be difficult this year but Los Angeles Ale Works has solved the problem for you. Personalized cans of beer! Way better than an annual Christmas card. Buy a case and pass out holiday spirit this year.
Review – Down Sunset from LA Ale Works and Sunset Beer Co.
Let’s take a drive down Sunset Boulevard with a quick review of the collaboration beer from Los Angeles Ale Works and beer shoppe extraordinaire, Sunset Beer Co.
This West Coast IPA pours a vibrant orange color. There is an orange peel and pine aroma that leads to a juicy hit of tangerine for me. That is followed by a weird malty meets metal taste that is out of step with the early flavor of citrus. At the tail end is a bundle of bitterness that takes the flavors in another direction again.
Review – Cali Fizz from Los Angeles Ale Works
Cali Fizz from Los Angeles Ale Works pours a lovely rose color. Not super bubbly. Expected a little more carbonation. This is not a sweet seltzer which is good. Many competing flavors inside the 16oz can. Orange and grape and a discordant tea note as well. A lot going on here. Points for going bold for sure. Jello meets white wine is the best descriptor.
Featured Review – Black is Beautiful x3
I rounded up three of the local versions of the Weathered Souls Black is Beautiful beers to review in one big post. Smog City, Los Angeles Ale Works and Ogopogo.
Smog City
Pours s dark brown/ black mix. Big espresso head of foam. Burnt notes big here. Lowest abv of the trio. Chicory. Coffee. A bit watery but only just barely so. Direct and simple.
Los Angeles Ale Works
Pours a dark black. Coconut strong to start. Lovely aroma. Sorta like a salted caramel. Sweet and salt. Tilted a bit much to the salt side though in the end. Does not taste 10%.
Ogopogo
Cinnamon is the dominant flavor here. Alcohol more prevalent here too. Very smooth mouthfeel. Sorta like a fall coffee drink. Minor roast notes. Minor sweetness.