Tag: Torrance

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1st Visit – Trademark Brewing at Enclave

I posted earlier about Trademark Brewing opening an outpost in Torrance, further filling that suburb into the craft beer place to be, now here is what I found at The Enclave.

Trademark is tucked into a small corner of this mostly open air food hall that was hopping on a recent sunny Sunday, especially the coffee shop Nook which never has a line less than then people. There is lots of different seating areas and environments at the Enclave but one of the best is a stool at Trademark’s bar counter where you can do some serious people watching.

You can buy four-packs to go from their selection of beers or get a draft from the basic / popular choices that Trademark brews such as the Viking Blonde or A La Playa Mexican lager.

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Absolute 10

Absolution, the Torrance based brewery will be celebrating double digits this year with a big 10th anniversary party.  Might be a good time to re-acquaint yourself, if like me, you get stuck at Smog City and Monkish and have a hard time moving past.

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The Ditch

The Torrance Beermuda Triangle is gaining another tenant as HopSaint Brewing Company will be expanding to a location HopSaint @ The Ditch.  I would probably ditch that moniker to match up better with the delicious beers that HopSaint puts out.

I will follow up with news about when and where when opening is closer.

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1st Visit – Trusted Gut

The old King Harbor space on 182nd Avenue did not stay quiet for long as it was quickly taken by Trusted Gut Beverages.  A Long Beach company that does not only beer but seltzer and kombucha too.  It has taken me too long to visit but I finally made it.

And though the space can louden up real quick and the food truck outside was generating a generator racket, the beer list was a happy surprise. Saison, Kolsch, Amber Ale and a Schwarzbier among many styles to pick from. I went Kristalweizen and followed with a Scottish Ale because, don’t know when I will see either on draft in the near future.

Both were solid examples of their styles with the K-weizen being my favorite. I did not the either of the two kombuchas or the POG seltzer but I would come back when next in the Lawndale / Redondo borderlands to hit up some of the other lesser seen beers.

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Teenager

BSP blog favorite Smog City Brewing is primed to celebrate their 13th anniversary of brewing beer in Torrance.  There will be a special anniversary beer along with their new ESB made from Infinite Wishes second runnings and maybe even some bottles of Infinite Wishes to buy.

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Citrus Blonde

January and February are now core beer news months and Smog City has a new all year beer, Citrus Blonde.  Described by the brewery as, “soft and easy-drinking,  Balancing a medley of sweet citrus fruit character and a delicate honey malt backbone, rolls out an irresistible beer sipping experience.”