“July 21, 1831 Commemorates the Belgians saying ‘Enough’ to the Dutch. Enough wooden shoes. Enough tulips. And they celebrated their independence by doing what they do better than anyone – they had a beer festival. Celebrate Belgian Independence Day Like a True Belgian…All Week Long. Look for great Belgian Beers from the Duvel Family of Breweries – Duvel, A’Chouffe, Maredsous, Liefmans, De Konnick and Brewery Ommegang – wherever good beers are served.”
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Brew & You
This week in Brew & You: We sneak a peek at the soon to open Mohawk Bend, step on a hot rock and dispense another craft beer homework assignment to complete in a post titled Around the Mohawk Bend .
ColLAboration
The mobile craft beer garden from the brains behind Tony’s Darts Away, Verdugo Bar/The Surly Goat, Blue Palms Brewhouse and 38 Degrees pops-up only one more time this month on July 23rd. Belgian beers will be celebrated on the Sunset Strip right across from the world-famous Roxy Theater.
Echo Park bar owner Elizabeth Fischbach says, “Here is what I have on tap this week: Great Divide Claymore, Green Flash West Coast IPA, Avery Joe’s Pilsner and Lost Abbey Witches Wit. Backs that are ready to go include Black Market Rye IPA, The Bruery Humulus Lager, and Sudwerk Imperial Pilsner.”
Beachwood chef-owner Gabe Gordon currently features draught beers such as Hofbrau Summer, Lost Abbey 10 Commandments, Stillwater/Mikkeller 2 Gypsies, Aecht Schenkerla Fastenbier and Arrogant Bastard from Stone on tap. Track changes to Beachwood BBQ’s 24-tap menu via Hop Cam.
Beer Belly
On tap at Jimmy and Yume Han’s new establishment: “Craftsman Triple White Sage, Eagle Rock Manifesto, Eagle Rock Solidarity, Ladyface La Blonde, Ladyface Derailleur, Ladyface IPA, El Segundo Blue House Pale, El Segundo Blue House IPA, Bootlegger’s Black Lager, Port Mongo, Lost Abbey Devotion, Black Market Anglo-American Brown Ale.
On deck for the weekend: Eagle Rock Stimulus, The Bruery Batch #300, The Bruery Mischief, The Bruery Humulus Lager, Cismontane Dos Cone Es, Craftsman Heavenly Hefeweizen, Craftsman Poppyfields, Lost Abbey 10 Commandments, Victory Prima Pils.”
Blue Palms taps are pouring Maredsous Brune 8, Sudwerk German IPA, Oskar Blues Gubna, Great Divide’s Hercules and Ommegang Hennepin 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
Ballast Point Sculpin, Firestone-Walker Parabola, Sierra Nevada Ovila Saison and Coney Mermaid Pils are on tap at Hollywood and Highland.
From bar manager Rory Snipes, “New draft this week includes: Marin 3 Flowers IPA, Unibroue Ephemere Cassis, Ayinger Celebrator, Anchor Liberty Ale, Iron Fist Gauntlet, and Cismontane Black’s Dawn. For those of you who love sour beers – on Sunday July 31st we’re hosting Jamie Mastin from New Belgium, who is bringing us a very special and very rare cask of Love aged in Leopold’s Peach Whiskey Barrels. Every once in a while the base beer for New Belgium’s sour ales is so exceptional that they leave it unadulterated and call it “Love,” this particular expression was then aged in Leopold’s Peach Whiskey barrels and cask conditioned just for us. We’ll also be pouring other New Belgium offerings and will have a small special menu of appetizers designed to pair with the beers – mark your calendars!”
The Bottle Room
Pouring according to chef-owner Tony Alcazar: “This week, Lips of Faith Fat Tire Super Cru, RRBC Pliny the Elder, The Bruery Humulus Lager, Pizza Port San Clemente Way Heavy, Barbar Honey Ale, and Maui Brewing Flying Hi P Hay. Tonight we celebrate Belgian Independence day with Belgian Steamed Mussels and Belgian Waffles (Sweet Vanilla and Savory Bacon Cheddar) as well as a nice line up of Belgian Ales. Saturday the 24th is Speakeasy Spaghetti Night. 4 Beers and Tony’s Spaghetti.”
Current Germany beers include Reissdorf Kölsch, Hofbräu München Original, Paulaner Pilsner, Weihenstephan Vitus, Schneider Edelweiss Organic, Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock, Schneider Aventinus
Beers from the Americas include Unibroue Éphémère Cassis, Ommegang BPA, Ommegang Rare Vos, Flying Dog Raging Bitch, Dogfish Head 90 Min IPA, Shipyard XXXX IPA, Allagash Curieux, Arrogant Bastard Ale, Unibroue Maudite.
From Belgium, look for Lindemans Lambic Framboise, Blanche de Bruxelles, Maredsous 6, Duvel Green, Tripel Karmeliet, Delirium Tremens, Malheur 12.
According to a restaurant rep: “Cabo Taco has teamed up with San Diego based craft brewery Karl Strauss to bring you a night of Baja style cuisine and local craft beer. We love the beach and surf theme that Karl Strauss uses for their products so we thought it would be a great idea to incorporate some Baja California favorites to the menu for this month’s beer dinner. We will start off light with a wonderful ceviche paired with Berliner Weise; the fresh citrus flavor of the fish will match up perfectly with the tart flavor of this retro style wheat beer. Next up is an Ensenada style fish taco paired with an Amber Lager similar to the Vienna style lagers produced in Mexico. Take a stroll further north and you end up in Puerto Nuevo where the lobster is always on the menu. We have prepared a Slipper Lobster Taco sautéed in a butter garlic sauce and paired it with Pin Tail Pale Ale to allow the hop bite of the pale ale to balance out the richness of the lobster. Finishing off the dinner with Coconut Flan paired with Boardwalk Black Rye Ale. The sweet caramel custard balances out beautifully with the deep roasted coffee and dark chocolate flavors of the black rye ale.
We hope you can join us for another great night of delicious food and hand crafted beer at Cabo Taco July 21st 2011 from 6pm to 10pm. The complete dinner and beer menu will cost $20, if you wish to order anything a la carte you are welcome to.”
Tap of the Day: Black Market Second Anniversary Ale. Imperial Black IPA.
Coney Dog LA
Here is the list from this new spot on Sunset: Eagle Rock Manifesto wit, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, Green Flash Fizzy Yellow beer, Lagunitas New Dogtown Pale Ale with Lost Abbey Road to Helles and Schmaltz Mermaid waiting in the wings.
From Eli Wilson in Long Beach: “In honor of Belgium’s Independence Day, Congregation is hosting “Trappist Beer Festival” tonight, 7pm. Guests can look forward to 15% off ALL TRAPPIST BEERS, with six of the seven hallowed breweries being featured. Chimay’s own Jay Baum will be on hand, serving up a very special 3L bottle of Grand Reserve. Come and celebrate with us!
16 Rotating Belgian handles round out our week of Belgian-style fun. Currently featured are Maredsous Brune and 10, Lucifer, Dupont Biere de Miel, Malheur 12, Straffe Hendrick Tripel, Houblon Chouffe, Chimay White, Scaldis Peche Mel, Bocker Jacobins Rouge, and Delirium Tremens. New brews being tapped daily as kegs finish. We round out Independence week with “Belgium in America” festival this Sunday — all day — highlighting the best and brightest Belgian-style Ales brewed nationally. “
Since last Thursday, Phil McGovern’s iconic Santa Monica bar has added Triple Karmeliet, Stone IPA with Simcoe hops, Ommegang Independence Day Saison, Liefmans Cuvee Brut and Maredsous Brune to their beer list. And through July 24th they will be celebrating Belgian Independence with a host of Belgian beers.
On tap beer wise are Solidarity mild on nitro, Manifesto wit, Revolution XPA and Populist IPA. On the Food truck front, Friday brings Mandoline Grill and the Lobsta Truck rolls in on Saturday night.
The Factory
According to Eric Gutenkauf, “The Factory Gastrobar in Long Beach is pouring some great brews this week, currently on tap are: Cismontane Coulter IPA, Rubicon IPA, Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye, Iron Fist’s new Uprising Trippel IPA (12% ABV), New Belgium La Folie Barrel-Aged Sour, Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Anaheim Red, and Sudwerk Munchener Helles. Coming soon will be: Marin IPA, Strand Pale Ale, Sudwerk “G” IPA and Cismontane Citizen Common.
Next Thursday, July 28, don’t miss our visit from SoCal Beer Company! Reza Jadvar (brewer and ER doctor) will visit with patrons, while we pour 4 of his great ales in take-home SoCal pints. Also tapping next Thursday are Avery’s Maharaja Imperial IPA and Ballast Point’s Sculpin IPA.”
From Jimmy Smith at the Little Tokyo bar: “Eagle Rock Brewery Month is ongoing. We still have Manifesto, Solidarity, Revolution and Populist flowing as well as Stimulus (Amber Ale brewed with Intelligentsia Coffee). Then have one more keg of the popular Ginger Saison to rotate in after Stimulus.
New on tap this week: Ballast Point Big Eye IPA, Dogfish Head Festina Peche, Green Flash Summer Saison Mad River Jamaica Red, Uinta Hoodoo Kolsch, Liefman’s Cuvee Brut, Stone Russian Imperial Stout.
On Deck: Maui CoConut Porter, Cismontane Blacks Dawn, Great Divide Old Ruffian Barleywine, Avery 18th Anniversary.
This coming Monday, July 25th we will have Gourmet Cheese and Beer Pairings with cheese’s from the Cheese Store of Silver Lake 4-10pm and on Tuesday the 26th Gourmet Mac N’ Cheese and Beer Parings.”
July 30-31st is our BBQ, Beats and Beer IPA Fest on the Far Bar patio
(1-7 both days). Featuring: Patio BBQ, DJ and 16 or so top notch
IPA’s from Avery, Ballast Point, Bootleggers, Cismontane, El Segundo, Ladyface and Stone among many others.”
Draught beers on Fairfax include Ballast Point Sculpin, Avery Maharaja, Ommegang BPA, Lost Abbey Witche’s Wit, Great Divide Yeti, Alesmith Lil’ Devil and three from Craftsman, 1903, Triple White Sage and Brewed on the 4th.
According to Ladyface rep Robyn Britton, “Cask of the Week is “Three Tickets to Paradise”, our Trois Filles Tripel with Grains of Paradise. This spice is a member of the ginger family and were mentioned by Pliny himself as “African pepper”. In the 14th and 15th centuries, Grains of Paradise became a popular substitute for black pepper in Europe, especially Northern France. They are still commonly used in West & North African cuisine and give this week’s cask ale a dry, peppery finish.
Joining our lineup of Ladyface ales are Avery Maharajah, Great Divide Titan, St. Louis Gueuze, Allagash White, Russian River Damnation, North Coast Pranqster, Stone Old Guardian and Sublimely Self-Righteous, and Oskar Blues Mama’s Little Yella Pils.
On the calendar this week is a visit from Heretic Brewing Company. Owner Jamil Zainasheff and Minister of Heresy Charlie Essers will be bringing some ales to Ladyface tomorrow, Thursday, July 21st for a Round Table Pint Night. They’re also bringing John Palmer, author of “How to Brew” and co-host of Brew Strong. Join them and the Ladyface team at 6:00pm and let’s talk beer!”
Here is the latest from Alex Davis at the Library Alehouse: “Tonight we’re celebrating Belgian Independence with Duvel Green, Ommegang Spiced Saison, Ommegang BPA, Liefman’s Cuvee Brut and Houblon Chouffe all on tap! We’ll have glassware and other goodies to give away so make sure to get down to the Alehouse before it’s all gone.
Monday marks the beginning of Sourfest 2011 at Library Alehouse! We’re kicking things off with five beers from The Bruery and cheese pairings available for each! We’ll have the following starting at 6pm on July 25th: The Wanderer with Banon, Marron Acidifie with Rogue Smokey Blue, Hottenroth Berliner Weisse with Cana de Oveja, Saison de Lente with Beemster Goat Gouda and Pharaoh (Faro) with Tallegio.
In addition we’ll have 10 total taps dedicated to the fest and around 30 sour and funky beers that will make their way on draft between July 25th and August 4th. 12oz and 6oz pours will be available for every Sourfest beer. Make sure to keep an eye on facebook and twitter to find out what is being tapped and when. See you at the Alehouse!” Check the Library Alehouse Facebook page for updates.
Lucky Baldwin’s finishes their Belgian Independence celebration tonight at all three locations.
Mediterraneo
Adam Aro reports these new brews on tap: “I currently have these up: Reissdorf kolsch, Weihenstephaner hef, Craftsman 1903 lager & 4th of July red, Ommegang hennepin, Old Speckled Hen, Flying Dog Gonzo imp. porter and Ballast Point Sextant oatmeal stout on nitro, Ballast point calico amber and sculpin ipa, Russian river blind pig IPA, Dogfish head Burton baton IPA and Midas touch, Great divide choc oak aged yeti stout, Maui coco porter, Dupont Biere de miel, Wandering Aengus Apple Anthem cider, Strand 24th st. pale, Blanche de bruxxels, Telegraph reserve wheat, New Belgium Dunkelweiss, St. Bernardus tripel, Lagunitas Hairy eyeball, Cismontane 1st ann. blk lager & Citizen, Unibroue raftman, Avery Joe’s pils, Maredsous 8, Rodenbach Grand Cru vintage ’08, and Rogue dry hopped red. Coming soon- Brewdog Tokyo, Avery Maharaja, La Chouffe, Alesmith Lil Devil and Horny Devil, Deschutes Black Butte porter, Cismontane Dos Cone Es IIpa. Casks coming from Cismontane, El Segundo brewing, strand and Ballast point.”
Tonight: El Segundo Brewing Company will be showcasing it’s entire line of Blue House Ales at Naja’s place…Blue House Pale, Blue House IPA, and the much coveted Citra Pale all available on draft. Only five gallons of the Citra will be poured, so be sure to get there early to get your taste! Rob Croxall (brewer/founder/owner) and Thomas Kelley (Certified Cicerone/Sales Director) will both be on hand to put a few back with you while answering any questions you may have about the newest brewery to come to Los Angeles! Logo emblazoned glassware and T-shirts on hand for you early arrivals!
This weekend: A Tribute to Belgian Independence Day: We will tap a variety of great Belgian beers throughout the weekend, including the rare and tasty Ommegang 2011 Belgian Independence Day Saison, Maredsous 8, Duvel Single, and more!
New Beers: Alaskan Raspberry Wheat, Lost Abbey 10 Commandments, Drake’s 1500, Deschutes Twilight, Black Market Brown Ale, Telegraph Reserve Wheat, Moylan’s Orange/Black Congrats, The Bruery’s Humulus Lager, Ommegang Hennepin, Firestone Double Jack and Bootlegger’s Plum Riot.”
The latest update from assistant manager Josh Salinas, “This weekend we will be pouring New Belgium Ranger IPA, Eagle Rock Revolution XPA, Cismontane The Citizen, Cosmic Hellhound Brown, Deshutes Twilight Ale, and Craftsman Heavenly Hefe. On deck we have Anderson Valley Boontlinger Weiss and Marin Bluebeery Ale. ”
From Justin Blake at Dave Furano and Michael Zislis’ El Segundo biergarten: “This week we are pouring Ommegang 2011 Belgian Independence Day Saison, Firestone Walker Double Jack, The Bruery’s Humulus Lager, Jolly Pumpkin E.S. Bam, Maredsous Brune, and McChouffe among many others. We also have bottles of Firestone Walker Parabola, Deschutes Black Butte XXIII, Russian River Consecration and Stone/Baird/Ishii Japanese Green Tea IPA. On deck we have Grand Teton Sweetgrass APA, Drakes 1500, Bootleggers Rustic Rye IPA, and Avery Maharaja. Also, next Wednesday, July 27th, we are having a pint night with El Segundo Brewing.”
According to general manager Micah Schiesel, “If anybody gets this Thursday and is looking for something to do, tonight we are hosting a keep the pint night featuring New Belgium’s Mothership Wit on draft, we are the only place in all of LA that has this brew on tap. Come on down and get a pint to keep and drink some good beer! Besides that we got Avery’s Maharaja pouring right now and we got a lot of this in backup so we will be pouring it for a while, Ladyface IPA, Blue House IPA, Beer Valley Delta 9 Imperial IPA, and coming in we got Drake’s batch #3000. If there are any Allagash fans out there we got their Victoria pouring right now, followed by their Victor and bringing up the rear is going to be Allagash Blonde. We have a lot of surprise beers showing up all the time so come by and have a beer with us.” Track changes to Simmzy’s tap list Here
Steingarten LA
From David Watrous and this new Pico establishment: “Lagunitas Brewing pint night is next Wednesday at 7pm.”
For the month of July, Marlene Samaniego and husband Sam are featuring refreshing summer beers such as Victory Braumeister Pils, Anchor Summer wheat beer, Anderson Valley Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema, Bear Republic Rebellion Pale Ale, Rogue Love & Hoppiness pilsner, Coronado’s Saison by the Sea, Anchor’s Brekle’s Brown Ale and Sierra Nevada’s Glissade Spring Bock.
Join us tonight, Thursday, July 21 at 6pm as we welcome one of the great big shining stars of the world renowned SD beer scene ~ Coronado Brewing Co.! Special guests from the brewery include: Head Brewer – Sean Ferrell,
Owner – Rick Chapman & Local Rep – Clinton Smith Special Tappings include: Blue Bridge Coffee Stout – Irish style stout, 6% with Calabria coffee
beans & cold brewed coffee added; Saison by the Sea – 7 % with chamomile, ginger, spearmint & grains of paradise; Frog’s Breath IPA – 6.5% with citrus peel added; Idiot Imperial IPA 8.5% and Islander IPA 7.5%. On Cask: Orange Ave Wit with Habanero & Cilantro.
Friday night, Belgian Independence will be celebrated! To get the latest tap news, check out the Surly Goat Tap List
The latest from Pete Shuey at Tin Roof Bistro: “Pouring now at Tin Roof is Allagash White, Craftsman 1903, Victory Prima Pils, Dogfish Head 90 min IPA, Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale, Strand Beach House Amber, Tripel Karmeleit, Rogue Hazelnut Brown, Brouwerij West Tripel, Buckbean Tule Duck Red, Iron Fist “Hired Hand” Saison & Stone Belgo Russian Imperial Stout! Coming up soon is New Belgium Mothership Wit (on draft!) and Allagash Curieux.
Spots are filling up quick for our “If I were a food truck” dinner featuring Stone Brewery on Tuesday, July 26th. We’ll be pouring Oaked Arrogant Bastard, Cali-Belgique, Russian Imperial Stout, Sublimely Self Righteous & 2010 Old Guardian! Price is $55++. Any questions contact nancy@tinroofbistro.com or peter@tinroofbistro.com or call (310) 939-0900. See you there!”
Today’s update from Burbank: Strand Atticus, Karl Strauss Boardwalk Black Rye IPA, Black Market 2nd Anniversary Black IPA, Heretic Tafelbully, Anderson Valley Boontlinger, Bruery Batch 300 and just added Eagle Rock Stimulus.
Vendome Toluca Lake’s weekly Beer Tasting is from 2-5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Each week has a theme and this weekend you will be treated to amber and brown ales. Here is a partial list of the beers being sampled, Ballast Point Calico Amber, Green Flash Hop Head Red, Ommegang Rare Vos, McChouffe Belgian Brown and Dogfish Head Palo Santo.
Tap highlights from Ryan Sweeney include Black Butte XXIII, Firestone-Walker Unfiltered DBA, Russian River Consecration, Green Flash Summer Saison. And on deck is Maui Brewing Flyin’ H.I.P. Hay, Bootleggers Black Phoenix, Bruery Batch 300 Tripel and Sierra Nevada Kolsch.
The Yard
Here is what is on tap at The Yard from Sean Norris: “Lagunitas Lucky 13, Lagunitas WTF, Lagunitas Undercover, Oskar Blue’s Mama’s Lil Pils, Bootlegger’s Plum Riot, Taps Irish Red, Lips of Faith Grand Cru, Deschutes Twilight summer ale, Lips of Faith Super Cru. And coming up is the Summer Beer Freek – Wednesday, July 27th with the following beers: New Glarus Red Apple, Bruery Humulus, Avery The Maharaja Imperial IPA and North Coast La Merle.”
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