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If you are looking for a summer fruit explosion then look no further than Sangria Serenade from the Beachwood Blendery. It is a “Belgian-style sour ale fermented and aged in oak barrels with Grenache grapes, peaches, strawberries, and citrus. Notes of jammy strawberry, citrus and raspberry shine in this balanced blend.”
The People’s Republic of South Central are back with a new hazy IPA release, The BLVD with Citra, Nectaron, Galaxy and Sabro Cryo leading to flavors of key lime, cantaloupe and honeysuckle.
Look for it on their website or in distribution.
The Bruery has a lot of very creative beers each year. I do scroll by many of them but each time I do see one or two that pique my interest. Such as….
…rye and barrel is just a great start and barleywine and smoked make things unique so I will look for it.
You know summer and its high, high heat are here when the new pilsners start rolling in, here is another, this time from DTLAs Angel City…
Replicant at the Arroyo Shell has a new IPA coming out with the not greatly appetizing name of Malformation Hazy IPA. Good to see that they are having luck having un-named breweries work with them on this fun series of beers.
Park’s BBQ is having a bit of an L.A. moment. Getting lots of good press for their Korean BBQ. Now they have teamed up with the gastropub Father’s Office for a lager to pair with that food.
Will add to my never diminishing list of places to visit.
Two words, not one for Pizza Port’s newest release, “Sun Sets is a Pilsner hopped with New Zealand hop varietals of Motueka and Nelson. This NZ-style Pilsner is also brewed with Phantasm, a grape musk from New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc grapes.”
Looking like a hoppy pilsner summer on the way.
No signs of craft collaborations quiet quitting anytime soon and here is another one to look for, that I particularly like the label for because it combines both breweries trademark look….
As for the beer itself, Riip’d Into Existence has your Mosaic T90 and Cryo, Strata CGX, Columbus Cryo, and El Dorado so should be just a touch hoppy.
Climate change has weirded out the weather here in Los Angeles and in many other spots on the globe but this month is the time for lighter beers as we get higher temperatures. Plus the other fun stuff below….
~ e-visits to (3) breweries from Australia for the Women’s World Cup
~ special featured reviews of beers from around the country
~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 The Trackers by Charles Frazier
~ A Podcast & A Beer listens to Drifting Off with Joe Pera
~ Sports & A Beer returns with Bad Owners
~ New Beer Releases and Best Beers of the Month
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world.
If you are a fan of Ogopogo Brewing and you really like Citra, Azacca, Amarillo and Chinook hops but you also like coconut and pineapple then the new Yacumama Hazy IIIPA coming in at 10.5% should be right up your mythical creature alley.
