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El Segundo Brewing’s Slice and Pint is expanding to Redondo Beach!
They will be taking over the Pizza Coast Hiway space before September finishes. So now those south of the South Bay can get their pizza fix and more importantly El Segundo beer without heading towards LAX.
A “normal” tap takeover in Los Angeles involves either IPA’s or a local brewery so when I saw the following for Select Beer Store, I was happy to see that it contained neither….
A flight of Belgian beers from the esteemed St. Bernardus would be delightful on a hot winter day.
If I was closer, I would be visiting Select Beer Store the bottle shop/tap room much more often but maybe this will get me to take the drive from Glendale….
Mark your calendar and set sail for Redondo Beach and Select Beer Store for these upcoming events….
Saturday, November 19th – Tap takeover with Jolly Pumpkin and North Peak. Ron Jefferies, the Master Brewer of both breweries will be here from 6-9 for a meet and greet. Ron is a master of both clean and funky beers and
we’ll be showcasing the breadth of his talents on draft we’ll also have a good variety of bottles on hand as well.
Wednesday, November 23rd – A night before Thanksgiving event with Pizza Port
Sunday, December 4th – We’ll be celebrating Firestone Walker 20th birthday. We’ll be reaching deep in the cellar for this one and we will be pouring verticals of their Anniversary Ales, Parabola, Sucuba and other great beers
If the valley isn’t your thing over the Labor Day weekend, then the South Bay has two events for you.
Sunday, August 28th – Hudson House hosts Maui Brewing and an End of Summer Luau
Sunday, September 4th – Playa Provisions hosts Stone Brewing for a Labor Day Block Party and a beer garden.
It is hard to believe but King Harbor Brewing of Redondo Beach (in two locations too) will be heralding their 2nd anniversary on Saturday the 2nd of April.
And what will you find when you arrive?
~20 beers in their Beer Garden
~King Swirly the 2nd their Anniversary Ale which is Imperial Swirly that is aged in bourbon barrels
+ (what I am most interested in) A Swirly / Dessert pairing bar where you can try 4 variants of their famous beer with 4 desserts.
You will also find a photo booth, dunk tank, live music and BBQ from Shaka Braai
Straight from the silver crowler purchased at the pier location of King Harbor comes this golden ale with spruce tips.
This is one of the yellowest beers that I have seen. Crystal clear. When first opened, the earthy pine notes are significant. As it warms, those tree notes fade off a bit but the beer retains a strong back end flavor of spruce tree. At 6.1%, the beer might be a skosh strong for a simple golden ale but the white bread toast notes bring it back into lighter territory.
I finally made it to the second location of King Harbor Brewing Co. and it only took six months or so! Yeah, thank goodness for New Years’s resolutions. I finally made it down and was treated to a glorious list of choices…
Being an uber-fan of Swirly, I had to try the Imperialized version and it did not disappoint at all. Loads of chocolate and vanilla with a stronger base to it. I also tried the Lloyd Christmas which came through on the cherry and spice but I don’t know how a full glass would go over. I was most intrigued by the Aspen, CA hoppy blonde with spruce tips, so I got a crowler to go and headed home.
Starting tomorrow, Select Beer Store in Redondo Beach will celebrate their 3rd anniversary with a long weekend blow-out.
Thursday brings the collaborative beer Select Monk 3, a tripel naturally, that was brewed with Monkish Brewing in nearby Torrance and then their “favorite LA and Orange County breweries” will be on tap for your pleasure along with food from the Barley Hops Grill.
Support your local craft-centric bottle shops so that more will open in the future.
I haven’t written too much about Select Beer Store in Redondo but one pre-LABW6 event that should pique your interest because on September 13th they will be assembling a great list of breweries to pair their beers with chili. Now I am not into the flamethrower style of chili but this list of breweries is great:
El Segundo, Monkish, Strand, Brewery at Abigaile, Smog City, Bottle Logic, Golden Road, LA AleWorks, King Harbor and the Dudes. Now if you haven’t had Bottle Logic, they are firing on all cylinders and are not to be missed, King Harbor has been strong out of the gate and if you haven’t noticed, I really, really like Monkish. And if they were all out of beer, it would still be a great list.
Plus all proceeds from the day go to benefit the Salvation Army in Redondo Beach so you will be doing good while drinking.