A usual collaboration is two breweries. Some go to a trio. But rare are the quadlaborations. But Lucky Luke, Telco, Wolf Creek and Brewery Draconum are celebrating their neck of the L.A. woods with a new Cold IPA, Four Corners.
Corners
1st Visit – Telco Brewery
Time for a belated visit to Telco Brewery in Santa Clarita.
Waited out the traffic and arrived right at opening and there were already a few couples seated and drinking. Telco is an Old school industrial park space, I passed sound stages and medical instrument companies on the way.
Tip and Ring Pale – Dark and quite malty. British in temperament. Bit of berry note to it.
Static Haze – Has the right murk to it. soft on the palate. bit of fruit and a bit of pine needles to it.
Busy Line Belgian Golden – has that initial Belgian quality but then it fades off into a place close to menthol.
2 Rings IPA – starts off quite bright citrusy but the aromas and flavors quickly fade.
Overall, I kind of expected the quality to be higher for a brewery that has been around for more than a year (maybe two?).
Finally, on a more positive note the Telco branded phone booth is a great touch. Great for photo ops.
On the Phone
Hopes of catching up on the new breweries is fading for 2018 for me. I am behind two in Long Beach and now with the addition of Telco Brewery in Santa Clarita, I am two behind in the north as well. (still need to see Brewery Draconum in action)
Telco was founded by two homebrewers who have what job experience? That’s right telephone company.
They opened on September 30, 2018 and their website has the following amongst their beer choices:
Tip & Ring Pale Ale – “A classic American Ale, with a hoppy aroma. Tip & Ring is dry hopped to give you the smell of an IPA with out the bitterness. An excellent introduction to Telco Brewery’s fine beers.”
Short to Ground IPA – “Our Indian Pale Ale with the bite and smell only an IPA can offer. With ABV 6% & IBUs 63, this IPA is made with a single hop. Chinook is well-balanced with spicy overtones and heavy aromas brewed with Cara-Pils malt for extra body. Then dry hopped with you guessed it Chinook.”
Muck Out Stout – “Winner of the Montrose Homebrew Competition on April 2016, this stout comes in weighing at 6.4% ABV, & 54 IBUs. Our chocolate colored stout doesn’t disappoint adding a roasted malt to give you that coffee flavor we all love. Liberal amounts of Willamette and Cascade hops balance the sturdy malt backbone, making for a dangerously drinkable big beer.”
Rotary Red Ale – “a fan favorite red ale. The red ale offers an array of hops, a total of five hops. The star being Columbus, giving you that floral-citrusy flavor that we love in a light bodied beer. With the rest of the hops delivering excellent aroma followed by the undeniable red flavor. An excellent balance of a traditional red.”