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“Ladies & Gentlemen… It’s Day 7 of our 3rd Annual IPA Festival! Today’s forecast calls for a high of 79 degrees in Redondo. So come on down a grab a glass of a tasty IPA… Cause the 4th Annual IPA Festival is a year away!”
According to Tuesday night’s update from assistant manager Josh Salinas, “This weekend we have another badass line-up. We are pouring Strand’s Atticus IPA, TAPS Belgian White, Palomino Pale, Cismontane Anniversary Black Lager, Hellhound Brown, and Craftsman 1903. On deck we have Black Market Rye IPA and Iron Fist’s Renegade Blonde.”
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Here is the update from Jace Milstead, a certified cicerone who’s consulting on the beer list, “Hey now! We have some amazing stuff coming up. We have three beers from Uinta, a brewery from Salt Lake City newly distributed to LA. We have their Hoodoo Kolsch, Anniversary Barley Wine, and Organic Pale Ale. Plus, we have 3 kegs of Maui beers begging to be tapped. And soon, be on the lookout for our Tropic Tundra event… Soon. ”
The latest from general manager Micah Schiesel, “We got all the bases covered for you the beer lover, Pliny the Elder, Dogfish 90, Strand Brewing Black IPA, Raging Bitch. Some nice random beers rolled our way, Taps Irish Red, Allagash Vrienden, Iron Fist’s Hired Hand, and a lovely keg of Ale Smith’s Horny Devil. We are also pouring La Trappe Quad, Saison DuPont, Lagunitas WTF and oh sooooo much more.” Track changes to Simmzy’s tap list Here
From David Watrous and this new Pico establishment, “Port Brewing hot Rocks Lager, Avery Donny Brook Stout (Nitro), Great Divide Collette (Belgian Farmhouse Ale), Alesmith Horny Devil, Unibroue Blanche De Chambly, Firestone Union Jack, Firestone Pale 31, Firestone Walker’s Reserve Robust Porter, Kern River Class V Stout (nitro), Avery Majaraja, Alesmith Anvil ESB and
Firestone Velvet Merlin.”
For the month of April, Marlene Samaniego and husband Sam are featuring seven beers from Rogue Brewing Company from Newport, Oregon, including John John Juniper Ale (Juniper Pale Ale aged in Spruce Gin Barrels), John John Hazelnut Brown Nectar Ale (Hazelnut Brown Nectar aged in Hazelnut Spiced Rum Barrels), Mogul Madness Ale (Seasonal Winter Ale with intense citrus, hops, and hints of nuts, berries and mocha), Brutal Bitter IPA (A cross between a very Extra Special Bitter and an India Pale Ale), 21 Ale (English Style Olde Ale – John Maier has brewed 21 different beers for the last 21 years for the Oregon Brewers Festival. This is the first time the beer has been released in bottles and draft. Only 21 kegs were made – we are proud to have received one of them!), John’s Locker Stock – Charlie 1981 (This beer is named after Charlie Papazian, the father of the homebrew movement in the U.S. It’s a strong ale) and XS Russian Imperial Stout 2009 (This is from their XS series – XStra Special, XStra Strong & XStra Small (in bottles) It’s very robust with hints of chocolate and oats).
Per Andrew Kelley highlights include: on tap: Supplication – Russian River (Sour Brown Ale w/ cherries), Lips of Faith Dunkelweiss – New Belgium (Imperial Dunkelweizen) and Three Philosophers – Ommegang (Belgian Quadruple).
On deck: Human Blockhead – Shmaltz (Doppelbock), Brekle’s Brown – Anchor (American Brown Ale) and Gnomegang – Ommegang/Achouffe (Belgian IPA). To get the latest tap news, check out the Surly Goat Tap List. Also coming up will be a cask version of Port Brewing’s Poor Man’s IPA.
We are having a Drake’s/Triple Rock Night at the Goat on Thursday May 5th starting at 6pm. Join the brewers of Drake’s Brewing from San Leandro, CA and Triple Rock Brewery in Berkeley in enjoying ten of their beers on tap. Special limited release and award-winning selections from one of the Bay Area’s top breweries and one of the oldest Brewpubs in the United States.”
“Some brew on tap tonight include Lips Of Faith: Ooh La La, Terrior, Dunkel & Metric 10/10/10.”
The latest from Pete Shuey at Tin Roof Bistro, “Here at Tin Roof Bistro we’ve got Allagash White, Chimay, Tripel Karmeliet, Strand Beach House Amber, Craftsman 1903, Oskar Blue’s Mama’s Lil Pils, Stone Smoked Porter, Great Divide Yeti, Napa Smith Pale Ale, Big Sky Moose Drool, Drakes 1500 Dry Hopped Pale & Buckbean Tule Duck Red. Coming up in the next week we’ll have Lagunitas Pils, Black Market Rye IPA, Brouwerij West Tripel, New Belgium Somersault & Avery Ellie’s Brown.”
According to manager Paige Reilly, “TDA’s got the good stuff this week! Russian River Blind Pig, North Coast Old Stock, Eagle Rock Populist, CismonTAPS Saison, AleSmith IPA, Sequoia Brewing Irish Dry Stout and Port Midnight Expressions are just a few of our AWESOME offerings.”
Vendome Toluca Lake’s weekly Beer Tasting is from 2-5 pm. Each week has a theme and this Saturday you will be treated to ales from Belgium.
According to Ryan Sweeney at the Verdugo, the following are on tap: Hangar 24 Patio beer, New Belgium 10/10/10, Cismontane/TAPS saison collaboration, Speakeasy IPL. Coming soon are Ovila Dubbel, Bruery Marron Acidifie and Humulus lager, Rogue XS Imperial Stout and Bootlegger’s Knuckle Sandwich.
According to Mary Drenthe at The York, “Our latest draught options include Eagle Rock Populist IPA, Craftsman Honesty Ale, Firestone Velvet Merlin, and Nibble Bit Tabby ESB. On deck for the weekend we have Grimbergen Dubbel, Eagle Rock Revolution XPA, and Flying Dog Double Dog Double Pale Ale on nitro. And of course on cask we’ve got Craftsman Poppyfields Pale Ale. ”
Another Notable Beer Event
On Thursday, May 19, at 7 p.m., Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro at The Grove is hosting its first beer pairing dinner of the season, partnering with one of America’s fastest growing breweries, Stone Brewing Co. The dinner is $65 per guest, plus tax and gratuity, and features pairings like Grilled Bison Tenderloin with Spiced Stout Beer Reduction Sauce and Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale, and Chocolate and Stout Layer Cake with Stone Imperial Russian Stout. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 323.965.9595.
L.A. Beer Blast compiled by Food GPS Beer Editor Sean Inman
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