If anyone in L.A. would hold a wet hop fest, it would be El Segundo Brewing. They are the lupulin pushers of the L.A. craft scene and last Saturday was no different.
I started with the Simcoe Pale via Wet Hop after seeing that I could buy a bottle of Mayberry Wet Hop to-go. And after seeing that Citra-Mongous was a big 9.0%. Seemed like the sensible choice. This was my first visit to the new taproom at ESBC. The vibe is so much better due to the elbow room even on a busy event day. A little breeze through the big door and the large L shaped bar made for a place where you could order up a taster tray and set it down and enjoy it.
I had to go Citra next and it was worthy of the name. Just a big hit of Citra and bitterness that lingered on and on (in a good way). This is more of a sipper than even their Power Plant Triple IPA. After that I chose to try their small beer IPA, Spark Plug. Lo and behold, it was my favorite on the afternoon. Light yellow and beautiful in the glass it still had a hop kick but was so easy drinking. Since I was a fan of the Mellon Collie fruit IPA from year’s past, I thought about trying the blueberry Mayberry but my palate had been shot through so I took my Mayberry Wet Hop bottle for later and headed home.
But I will be back for a growler fill….
