You may know of Vic Secret hops but what about Kohia Nelson? Both are Australian varietals and both are in the new triple IPA, Laughing Kookaburra from AleSmith in San Diego (which is not Australia).
Aussie for Hops
Kolsch Can
Enegren Brewing up in Moorpark has a new old release as they bring their Kolsch into 16 ounce cans. As Los Angeles transitions to early summer, this will be a good sunny day beer.
Feather Bridge
Feathered Serpent Brewing has moved locations out East of LA and another new item is that they have a new blonde ale coming out in packaging, named Bridgetown, hopefully will get some distribution into my area of the large County of Los Angeles.
Hops & Rice
Are You Hoppy Like Me? from 21st Amendment Brewery might just be onto the next hoppy trend. Big in ABV but light due to rice in the bill could really showcase rotating hops varietals.
“This Imperial Rice IPA delivers crisp, bright and clean malt flavors, accompanied by the flavors and aroma of grapefruit, mandarin, stone fruit and lemongrass. While it may be 8.2% ABV, the rice leans it out, making it light and easy to drink! It’s dry hopped with Talus and Comet hops…”
Duvel Meet Teeling
I hope to encounter the Duvel Barrel-Aged Irish Whiskey Barrel Edition in a fine beer shoppe, and I hope you do too, because it sounds excellent.
“This Duvel Barrel-Aged has matured intensively in the very best whiskey barrels of the Irish distillery Teeling. These barrels enrich the exclusive beer with notes of vanilla and oak, but also with a smoky hint of peat fire.”
Cold is Here…
…to stay? Looks like the debate as to where a Cold IPA lands in beer style taxonomy hasn’t hurt or stopped breweries from producing more, and here is another from Firestone Walker (a blog favorite brewery)…
..though still not a fan of the artwork palette or style, I do like the Escher touch tied to the name which is a nod to the what is it really talk.
Olla
I did not take to the first beer that I tasted from Los Barbones, but this new one looks good….
Pelevacas has an intriguing list of ingredients added to that milk stout base. Coffee, Cinnamon, orange zest and Guajillo pepper. One of those would provide enough zing, but all four?
Tart That Porter
You do not see too many tart / sour beers pulled from other styles. Nor do you see gingerbread in the equation either. But New Belgium Brewing is giving it a go with….
It Really Does
I am quite surprised that this beer name hasn’t been used way more, especially here in Los Angeles, I guess that travel from the Santa Clarita area to NoHo can generate it for sure.
Traffic Sucks is the first collaboration between Lucky Luke and Lawless. It “is a snappy hop forward lager. Brewed with Strata hops, this golden clear lager is bursting with passion fruit, apricot and strawberry notes along with hints of the hop plant’s party animal cousin (we’ll let you figure that one out).”
Good or Bad
Claremont Craft Ales should probably rename their new IPA to (Good) Fortune because ant new beer from them is indeed lucky for hop fans.
