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Review – Magnificent Voices from Three Weavers

For the first review of May, we crack open the collaborative Gose from Three Weavers, Magnificent Voices.

Pours a luminous yellow. Slight tart at the start. Fades to a really Wheat toast finish. Lemon is subdued but peeks out at the end. Himalayan salt is not strong either but adds a tertiary flavor. I really like the snap at the beginning.

Despite the lightness of lemon and salt, this is a fine gose. Not as encumbered as other American versions that insinuate fruit into every beer style. Barring a spate of excellent beers in the second half of the year. This will probably be in my top 10 of 2017.

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Voices Carry


Tonight! Get your boots on as Three Weavers will be releasing their 2017 Pink Boots Collaboration beer in 22oz bottles!

Magnificent Voices was born on International Women’s Day and and the beer is described as “the results of the meeting being the contemporary gose in this bottle. Meyer lemon, kombu, lemongrass, & Himalayan pink salt create a beer that is lively, bright, complex, and flawlessly salty – much like the collective who brewed it.”

Proceeds will be donated to the Pink Boots Society Scholarship Fund.

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#2ndWeaversary

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Late notice, I know, I should be keeping better track of anniversaries past my own. Three Weavers will be celebrating their 2nd on November 5th, in just a few days and $35 dollars will get you in the door to taste more than 20 beers that will be on tap including their new collaboration with Rhinegeist Brewery of Cincinnati, Le Petit Fox. A tart Saison Fermented with Pluots.

VIP tickets will get you in 2 hours earlier and get you a 22oz bottle of that beer plus a special glass to drink it in.

Look for tickets HERE.

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Review – Unity IPA (bottled) from Three Weavers

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After experiencing Unity 2016 from Three Weavers and the LA County Brewers Guild in the cask format, it was time to try the bottled version. Though I am not a fan of the artwork on the label, I can see why a certain niche would think it is cool.

I cracked open the bottle and immediately the hop nose bubbled up before even pouring into the glass. It was a dual hit of pine and tropical fruit with berries swirling around. After that though, the beer sorta fizzled out. Bitterness was there, but the aroma just didn’t carry through into the flavor and when that aroma faded off, I was left with a bit of an underwhelming IPA.

I had a can of Stone’s Go To IPA earlier in the night and that beer had a well executed juicy orange character to it. Did that influence my taste buds? I don’t know but I couldn’t help but compare the two and hoping for Unity16 to pop a little more. Instead it just sorta rolled downhill into a bit of dankness at the end.

It leaves me perhaps to try it on tap and see if that is the optimal dispense for this beer.

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Review – Unity 2016 on Cask

Next month, I will review both last years and this years L.A. Beer Week Unity collaborative beers in “from the bottle” form.  But yesterday, I trundled down to K-Town to try a cask version of the beer first at Southland Beer.
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The cask was tapped behind the curtain so I only saw a few tools head behind the bar but soon the beer was being pushed through the handle and I got one of the first pulls of the beer. There was a weird bitterness to Unity 2016 with some fruit notes too. Do I detect Watermelon? Certainly not very citrusy. I was expecting the cask to mute and round off the sharp hop edges but this beer is still a little too harsh with some woodsy back end flavors to it.
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I was left trying to wonder what the cask presentation added/subtracted from what the beer will be in the most available forms. Will the fruit notes pop more? Will the carbonation add some zing? Time will tell since the bottles will be soon on the market.

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Bounce House?

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I have already forewarned readers of the 1st anniversary party for Three Weavers but now I know a bit more of what you should expect when you go.  ‘Cause, you’re going, right?

There will be lawn games, pinatas and maybe even balloon animals and a bounce house.  Exactly what would be at a 1-year old’s party.

Oh, and 18 different beers, which will include the 1st Anniversary IPA.  And if fun and beer weren’t enough there will be food available and proceeds from the ticket sales will be passed on to the One for All community charity.  Check out OFAKids.org for more details.

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When Three is One

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Time flies.  It has been one year in Inglewood for Three Weavers through Southbounder and Watermelon Saison and really cool swirling labels on their bottles.

Now they are going to celebrate.

Here are the details:

“We’re turning one and throwing a party to celebrate! Join the entire Three Weavers gang for an afternoon of beer, music, a lawn of larger than life games, beer, hourly pinatas, killer food, beer, and obviously, more beer. There will be 24 taps flowing with 18 different brews for your imbibing pleasure – including all of your favorite cores, specialties, and several special one offs made just for the party.

VIP Hour from 1-2 PM with extra special beers and small crowds ($40) / General Admission 2-6 PM ($25) – Ticket price includes a rad commemorative glass, five 5 oz. pours, entertainment, and good feels. Additional beer tickets will be available.

Proceeds from ticket sales will be benefitting OFAkids.org (One For All), an Inglewood charity that “empowers youth through community-based programs which instill an everlasting sense of personal pride, academic achievement and distinct accomplishment.”

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Review – The Messenger IPA

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Wow. I remember liking this Three Weavers / Noble Ale Works collaboration back before 3W was not yet up and running in Inglewood but this bottle is tremendous. Just bright with citrus. I am getting tangerine and grapefruit in large delicious amounts. Not much bitterness here but that is because it is accenting the fruit not fighting it.

It also pours a beautiful and clear yellow from a really cool looking and big bottle. Really simple but artfully arranged colors and graphics on the label. The beer really looks good next to the bottle.

Back to the beer, it is super juicy and if you like that, well then this beer will really tickle your tastebuds. And if you have an IPA averse someone in your life, this might be the beer for them. I gave a taste to my resident witbier fan and got a really positive response.

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Three Weav3rs are Open!

So the Weavers Three have opened!  Here is a quick day-after commentary along with some photos from the day.

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I was a volunteer out in the sun and got to see what beers were popular with the crowd and if that corresponded with my favorites.

Seafarer Kolsch was an excellent light way to introduce myself to their line-up. Their Session IPA, Stateside had an excellent aroma and a good amount of bitterness for such a light beer. The Double IPA Knotty Pine was also a cut above many in that style category. Strong without going overboard. But my favorite was the Coffee version of the Deep Roots ESB. I really enjoy coffee beers layered onto lighter bases. And the ESB was a great delivery vehicle for the roast. Barring that special beer the plain ESB was excellent as well.

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The crowds seemed to hanker for either the Kolsch or the Expatriate IPA. Though the initial line for the Double IPA was quite long.

The event was not crowded. Plenty of space to stay out of the way of people and the sun. The two food trucks weren’t mobbed and no glass ware was broken, that I saw or heard. Which means that for a second event that they are doing pretty well.

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The beers were uniformly good with only the Imperial Stout not being to my liking. Too much licorice for me. I am looking forward to the growth and new beers from this addition of LA’s beer scene.