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Brew & You
This week in Brew & You: It’s time to pucker up, a rose from Cantillon and another craft beer homework assignment to complete in a post titled Hours of Sours.
Q&A with Ladyface Ale Companie brewmaster Dave Griffiths
For our latest brewmaster Q&A, Ladyface Ale Companie brewmaster Dave Griffiths discusses mentors, his latest brews, which beer style deserves a comeback and more.
Echo Park bar owner Elizabeth Fischbach has the following on tap: “Iron Fist Velvet Glove, Bear Republic Racer 5, Lost Abbey Devotion and North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner.”
According to Erik Huig, new beers at Barbara’s include “Iron Fist Off Hand, Maui Big Swell IPA, Craftsman Heavenly Hefeweizen, Strand Atticus IPA, North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner, Craftsman Triple White Sage, Telegraph Reserve Wheat, Drakes 3000, Unibroue Ephemere, Alesmith Nautical Nut Brown, Stone Belgian Imperial Stout, Coronado Saison by the Sea, Grimbergen Dubbel, Shipyard Smashed Blueberry and Marin Raspberry Ale.”
Beachwood chef-owner Gabe Gordon currently features draught beers such as Gaffel Kolsch, Mission Blonde, TAPS Seaward Pale Ale, Bruery Loakal Red and Houblon Chouffe. Track changes to Beachwood BBQ’s 24-tap menu via Hop Cam.
Better yet, the new Beachwood BBQ and Brewing opens in Long Beach on July 5.
Beer Belly
The “Thirstday taplist” at Jimmy and Yume Han’s new establishment includes two new beers: “ultra-rare sour The Bruery Pharaoh (Faro Lambic brewed w dates) and The Bruery Bierbauch which means beer belly in German (Imperial Maibock aged in oak).”
Blue Palms taps are pouring Coronado Golden Ale, Ballast Point Even Keel, Scaldis Belgian Strong ale, Bootleggers Old World Hefe and El Segundo Blue House Pale Ale among many others. Track changes to Blue Palms Brewhouse’s 24-tap menu Here
“Also, tickets are on sale for the Blue Palms 3rd Anniversary Festival & Outdoor Beer Garden in August. If you know about us, you probably know how epic our anniversary parties are…and this year’s will be no exception. Tickets will be $45 for 10 x 5oz tasters (with more tasters available for purchase at the fest). This also includes a complimentary first edition Blue Palms logo’d glass.”
BoHo
From Chris Sobolewski, the beer dude at BoHo, “New on draft: Affligem Tripel, Mort Subite Kriek; Sierra Nevada Kellerweiss. And yes, BoHo is open for July 4th! So come on by for some tasty beer between BBQs.”
From bar manager Rory Snipes, “New beers for this week include Port Brewing Wipeout, Cismontane The Citizen, Cismontane Black’s Dawn, Port Mongo, Coronado Idiot IPA, Great Divide Belgian Style Yeti, Russian River Pliny the Elder, Lagunitas Undercover Shutdown, and Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat.”
The Bottle Room
According to chef-owner Tony Alcazar, “New on tap is Pizza Port San Clemente’s Way Heavy Scotch Ale, El Segundo Brewing Blue House Pale Ale, Avery 18th Anniversary, Cismontane Dos Cone Es, Spaten Optimator, Russian River Damnation and North Coast La Merle.”
It is Anchor Brewing night tonight, starting at 7pm. With the following: Anchor Summer Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Anchor Small Beer, Anchor Brekle Brown Ale, Anchor Porter and Anchor Old Foghorn.
Since last Thursday, Phil McGovern’s iconic Santa Monica bar has added two Ballast Point brews to their beer list Tongue Buckler Imperial Red and Sextant Oatmeal Stout with rum soaked oak chips.
On tap beer wise are Solidarity mild, Manifesto wit, Revolution XPA, Ginger Saison and Populist IPA. As well as Evil Twin from Heretic Brewing on one of the guest taps.
On Saturday, “Eagle Rock Brewery will be premiering our new line of Black merchandise. Black Sweatbands, Wristbands, T-shirts, Pint Glasses, and a very special, very limited release of our Black IPA. Come pick up some new threads and look wicked!
Grill’em All will be on station that night tearing it up with a special burger for the event you wont want to miss! The event runs from 4-10pm so come on down and get it while you can!”
The Factory
From Eric Gutenkauf at the Long Beach gastrobar, “Our new happy hour from 3-5 PM on Friday afternoon, features our famous burgers, and some tapas and wraps at discounted prices, along with a selected $4 pint each day!
We are currently pouring the following: New Belgium L a Folie, Bootlegger’s Old World Hefeweizen, Great Divide Oak Aged Chocolate Yeti, Alesmith IPA, Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Hop Harvest, Cismontane Dos Cone Es Double IPA, New Belgium Super Cru and Iron Fist Dubbel Fisted.
Most of these kegs are on the verge of giving up their last ounces, so the weekend backup list is as follows: Cismontane Citizen Common, Bootleggers Plum Riot, New Belgium Trippel and Abbey Grand Cru, Stone IRS and Belgo Anise IRS, and the Southern California debut of Black Adder Imperial Black Ale from Reno’s Buckbean Brewing! Tune in next week for the awesome Hot Rod Show Beer List!”
On tap on Fairfax Avenue will be Buckbean’s Orange Blossom Ale, Ommegang BPA, Black Market Hefeweizen, Bruery Tradewinds Tripel, Telegraph’s Arborea Obscura, Port Older Viscosity and Mongo IPA, Deschutes Hop in the Dark Cascadian Dark ale and two from Craftsman 1903 and Triple White Sage. Drake’s 3000 is on deck for the weekend.
According to Ladyface rep Robyn Britton, “Cask of the Week is “Saison de Pomme”, our new Chaparral Saison with essence of apples. Chaparral is a pale golden, Belgian farmhouse-style ale made with local sage honey. The Saison yeast yields banana & spice esters & a delicate haze. A light body, mild tartness & balanced hop character add complexity & mask the 8.7% abv. A slow-sipping ale, enjoy it with salads & our Moules-Frites. Alongside our full Ladyface lineup, you’ll find The Bruery’s Tradewinds Tripel and Cuir Anniversary, Bear Republic Apex, Russian River Damnation, Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere, and Stone Old Guardian.
There’s a lot live music on the Ladyface patio this summer, including tonight, Thursday June 30th, and jazz on many Sunday afternoons. Check out www.ladyfaceale.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter for updates. Ladyface will be closed Monday, July 4th. Enjoy the holiday!”
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