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Q&A with Ivan Morales of Tijuana’s Cerveceria Insurgente
For decades, the Tijuana craft beer scene has been in the doldrums, but if twentysomething brothers Ivan and Damian Morales have their way, Cerveceria Insurgente will succeed in “liberating you from the tyranny of flavorless beer.” Click here to learn about Insurgente’s place in Tijuana’s emerging craft beer community and their approach .
Brew & You
This week in Brew & You: We match craft beer and cheese then add in cherries and chocolate with the beer of the week and another craft beer homework assignment to complete in a post titled Malt meet Whey.
According to Echo Park bar owner Elizabeth Fischbach, “On tap this week is Drakes 3000 Black IPA, Black Market Rye IPA, Sudwerk Imperial Pilsner and Ommegang Hennepin.”
From Erik Huig at Barbara’s: “Rubicon Monkey Knife Fight, Taps IPA, Bruery Humulus Lager, Cistmontane Black’s Dawn, Mad River Mad Belgian, Ommegang Witte, Great Divide Hades, Port 10 Commandments, North Coast Scrimshaw, Craftsman Heavenly Hef, Big Sky Moose Drool, Nibble Bit Tabby Uncle Arnie’s Irish Red, Ballast Point Yellow Tail Pale, Speakeasy Betrayal and New Belgian Grand Cru.”
Beachwood chef-owner Gabe Gordon currently features draught beers such as Birra del Borgo Rubus, Malheur 12, Craftsman Oyster Stout, Lost Coast Double Trouble IPA and their own Reckless Session Ale. Track changes to Beachwood BBQ’s 24-tap menu via Hop Cam.
Beer Belly
At Jimmy and Yume Han’s new establishment: “Tonight!!! Deschutes Brewery Conflux No. 2 White IPA release party w/ KCRW GOOD FOOD HAPPY HOUR 7/28 The Beer Belly family is excited to welcome Deschutes Brewery, Evan Kleiman (host of KCRW Good Food), and The Beer Chicks (Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune)…from 7pm-9pm for this month’s edition of the KCRW Good Food Happy Hour. We will feature beers ($5 pours) from Deschutes Brewery including: Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Twilight Summer Ale, Black Butte XXIII Anniversary Porter and Collaboration w Boulevard Brewing Conflux No. 2 White IPA
On tap: Brouwerij West Blond, El Segundo Blue House Pale, El Segundo IPA, Craftsman Heavenly Hefeweizen, Craftsman Poppyfields Pale, Black Market Anglo-American Brown Ale, The Bruery Humulus Lager, Port Brewing Mongo, Victory Prima Pils.
On Deck: Eagle Rock Stimulus, The Bruery Batch #300, Cismontane Dos Cone Es, Craftsman Triple White Sage, Bootlegger’s 78 Anniversary, Bootlegger’s Plum Riot, Bootlegger’s Wildfire Wheat, Bootlegger’s English Pale Ale, Ballast Point Sculpin IPA, Lagunitas Gnarlywine, Lagunitas Lucky 13.alt.”
Blue Palms taps are pouring Strand 24th Street Pale, Russian River Pliny the Elder, Stone Belgo Russian Imperial Stout, Firestone-Walker Velvet Merlin and Ommegang Hennepin. among many others. Track changes to Blue Palms Brewhouse’s 24-tap menu Here
On Saturday starting at 2pm, “We are hosting a 24-tap-takeover featuring all the Pizza Port brewpubs as well as a few from Port Brewing in San Marcos.”
“Also, tickets are on sale for the Blue Palms 3rd Anniversary Festival & Outdoor Beer Garden on August 13. 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
Just added at Hollywood and Highland: Ballast Point Sculpin and Firestone Walker Double Jack.
From bar manager Rory Snipes: “New kegs tapped this week include Pliny the Elder, Ballast Point Sculpin, Eagle Rock Manifesto, Eagle Rock Stimulus, Allagash Blonde and Bruery 7 Grain Saison. Coming up this 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, come by from 6:30 until the cask runs dry, drink some delicious sour beer and meet Jamie Mastin!”
The Bottle Room
According to chef-owner Tony Alcazar, “For this week we have Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla, Maui Big Swell, Avery The Maharaja, Dogfish 90 Minute, Craftsman Tripel White Sage, Lips of Faith Super Cru, and La Trappe Quad. Black Market Brewery 2nd Anniversary Imperial Black IPA and Eagle Rock Stimulus Belgian-Style Ale w/ Intelligentsia Coffee.
This Saturday will be Speakeasy Spaghetti Night. Brandon Borgel of Speakeasy will be stopping by with some goodies and I will be serving up some of my Spaghetti Bolognese. Beers pouring will be Betrayal, Big Daddy, Double Daddy and Prohibition. Event starts at 6.”
Broadway Alehouse
According to co-owner Eden Noe, “We have Fruli, Floris apple ale, tangerine wheat beer by Lost Coast, Woodchuck pear cider, Mission shipwreck double IPA, Allagash curieux, Allagash white, Allagash black, New Belgium Fat Tire, New Belgium La Terroir, Echt Kriekenbier, Delirum Tremens, Stone IRS, Stone pale ale, Bear Republic Xtra pale and Dogfish 90 Minute IPA.”
The latest from co-owner Wen Yeh: “Celebrate Belgian Independence Week with St. Bernardus Wit, Duvel Single, Malheur 12, Allagash Curieux on draft. Specials on Blanche de Bruxelles, Tripel Karmeliet, & Unibroue Éphémère Cassis. We’ve also got Ommegang Rare Vos and BPA backed up with The Bruery’s Rugbrød on draft. We have a lot more Belgians, Germans and Domestic Crafts on draft and in bottle.”
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, Lost Abbey Road to Helles and Schmaltz Mermaid.
From Eli Wilson in Long Beach: “Belgian Independence Week went great last week, and there are still a bunch of goodies on tap as a result. We have also transitioned to our last “chapter” of the festivities, which is Belgian-style brewers made right here in the states. Look for Lost Abbey, Allagash, The Bruery, Russian River, Upright, Brouwerj West, New Belgium, and Bootleggers to make a splash on tap this week!”
Since last Thursday, Phil McGovern’s iconic Santa Monica bar has added Delirium Tremens, Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA and Goose Island’s Matilda Pale to their beer list. And from July 21st through July 24th they will be celebrating Belgian Independence with a host of Belgian beers.
On tap beer wise are Stimulus, Manifesto wit, Revolution XPA, Ginger Saison and Populist IPA. On the Food truck front, Friday brings Vizzi Truck and the Clean Street Food Truck rolls in on Saturday night. Tonight the Buttermilk Truck will be out front of the tap room.
The Factory
According to Eric Gutenkauf, “Come meet [SoCal Beer Company] owner/brewer Reza … an ER surgeon and 20-year homebrewer turned pro for this new local brewery located in Tarzana!! $3 full pints if you are wearing a Long Beach Hophead, Factory or Craft Beer Shirt! Sample all 4 beers + get a SoCal Pint Glass for only $8!
From SoCal: Red Carpet Ale, Angelino Pale Ale, Seismic IPA and Black Bear Porter. Other Drafts: Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA, Ballast Point Sculpin, Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye and New Belgium La Folie.”
According to Jimmy Smith at the Little Tokyo bar, “New on tap this week: Maui CoConut Porter, Alesmith Lil’Devil, Cismontane Blacks Dawn, Eagle Rock Stimulus, Eagle Rock Ginger Saison, Lost Abbey Witche’s Wit, Ladyface IPA.
This Saturday and Sunday, we’re having our first FAR BAR Patio IPA Fest: Hop Heads Unite!.Patio BBQ featuring Asian Fusion Style Burgers, Sausages, Ribs and Chicken, DJ Spinning everything from Classic Rock to Hip Hop and over 20 top notch IPA’s on tap 1-7 both days.
Current Taplist for the event: Avery Maharaja, Ballast Point Sculpin, Ballast Point Habanero Sculpin, Ballast Point Tongue Buckler (Extremly Hopped Imperial Red), Bootleggers Knuckle Sandwich, Bruery Humulus Lager (not an IPA but a great hoppy lager!), Cismontane Coulter IPA, Cismontane Dos Cones (11% Imperial IPA), Deschutes Hop Henge, Deschutes Hop in the Dark (Black IPA), Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA, Eagle Rock Populist, El Segundo Blue House IPA, Firestone Walker Double Jack, Great Divide Rumble Oak Aged IPA, Iron Fist Gauntlet, Ladyface IPA, Ladyface Chesebro DIPA, Newport Beach Brew Co .Hoppy Ending, Stone Double Dry Hopped Ruination, Stone Sublimely Self Righteous (Black IPA) and Surf Brewery Surf Patrol Black IPA.”
Draught beers on Fairfax include Triple White Sage and 1903 from Craftsman, Port Mongo, Avery Maharaja, Strand 24th Street pale, Port Older Viscosity, Great Divide Yeti, SoCal Red Carpet ale and The Bruery Humulus lager.
According to Ladyface rep Robyn Britton, “Cask of the Week is “Fuggles, Not Muggles”, our Ladyface IPA with extra Cascade hops. (Cascade hops originated from a cross between a female Fuggle hop and a male Fuggle hop with Russian Serebrianker hop parentage). Joining our Ladyface ales are Avery Maharajah, Ballast Point Calico, Great Divide Titan, Heretic Evil Twin and Tafelbully, North Coast Pranqster, Oskar Blues Mama’s Little Yella Pils, Port Witches Wit, St. Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition, and Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous. And there’s jazz this Sunday, and every Sunday through the summer, at 5pm on the Ladyface patio.”
Here is the latest from Alex Davis at the Library Alehouse: “Sourfest rolls on this week at the Alehouse. A few highlights on tap right now are Eagle Rock Yearling, Drake’s Dark Duck, Russian River Consecration and The Bruery’s Pharaoh and that’s only 4 of the 10 taps of sour and funk we have right now! Going on soon will be Telegraph Obscura Fortis, Jolly Pumpkin Bam Noire, Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge, Lost Abbey Red Poppy and a bunch more!
For those interested in something that’s not sour, we have Ballast Point Sculpin and Russian River Blind Pig on right now, with Drake’s Alpha Session (an amazingly hoppy session beer) waiting to go on tap.” Check the Library Alehouse Facebook page for updates.
On tap at the Old Town location are Russian River Damnation, Piraat, Scaldis Peche Miel, Bear Republic Racer 5 and St. Feuillien Triple.
Mediterraneo
According to Adam Aro, “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 Midas touch, Avery Maharaja, Brwedog Tokyo, Maui coco porter, Dupont Biere de miel, Wandering Aengus Apple Anthem cider, Strand 24th st. pale, Blanche de bruxxels, La Chouffe, New Belgium Dunkelweiss, St. Bernardus tripel, Lagunitas Hairy eyeball, Cismontane 1st ann. blk lager, Bruery Rugbrod, Unibroue raftman, Avery Joe’s pils, Maredsous 8, Rodenbach Grand Cru vintage ’08, and Rogue dry hopped red. Coming soon- Alesmith Lil Devil and Horny Devil, Deschutes Black Butte porter, Cismontane Dos Cone Es IIpa, North Coast Le Merle saison. Casks coming from Cismontane, El Segundo Brewing, Strand and Ballast Point.”
From Justin Blake at Dave Furano and Michael Zislis’ El Segundo biergarten: “This week we are pouring Gouden Carolus Van De Keizer Blauw, The Bruery’s Mischief, Lost Abbey Devotion, Avery Maharaja, Alesmith Speedway Stout, Bacchus Flanders Red, and El Segundo Brewing’s Blue House Pale Ale among many others. On deck, we have Port Brewing Mongo, Dogfish Head Theobroma, and Drakes 1500. We also still have some bottles of Firestone Walker Parabola, and Russian River Consecration available.”
SideBar
Here is the update from Glendale: Maui CoCoNut Porter, Bear Republic Racer 5, Midnight Sun XXX and Great Divide Hades with Iron Fist Renegade and Sam Adams Summer ale on deck.
Steingarten LA
From David Watrous and this new Pico establishment, “Lagunitas Pils, Lagunitas Lucky 13 Alt, Kostritzer Schwarzbier, Weinhenstephaner Heffeweisse, East West Kolsch, Liefman’s Fruitessa, Ommegang BPA, Green Flash Summer Saison, Blanche de Bruxelles, Lagunitas W.T.F., Lagunitas IPA, Lagunitas Barrel Aged Cappucino Stout, Lagunitas Maximus, Maui CoCoNut Porter, North Coast Old Rasputin, Strand 24TH St. Pale Ale, Moylan’s Dragoons, Eagle Rock Stimulus and Sierra Nevada Torpedo ”
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.
From Andrew Kelley at the Surly Goat, “On Tap: Best of Beer Camp DIPA – Sierra Nevada (Double IPA), Consecration – Russian River (Sour Dark Ale w/currants), Belgian Independence Day Saison – Ommegang (Spiced Saison) and BA Old Blarney – Moylan’s (Barrel Aged Barleywine).
On Deck: Torpedo – Sierra Nevada (American IPA), Madrugada Obscura – Jolly Pumpkin (Sour Stout) and Black Butte XXIII – Deschutes (Imperial Porter).” To get the latest tap news, check out the Surly Goat Tap List
“Another edition of Brews, Burgers & Beats featuring our friends and their fine ales of El Segundo Brewing! Yes, join us again to try some of our exotic, gourmet burgers. We will bring back some favorites and add some new flavors as usual. At least 14 burgers to choose and pair with a Blue House Ale. Featured ales are: Blue House Pale, Blue House IPA, and the much coveted Citra Pale.”
The latest from Pete Shuey at Tin Roof Bistro: “Here at Tin Roof we’ve got New Belgium Mothership Wit, Craftsman 1903, Strand Beach House Amber, Tripel Karmeleit, Brouwerij West tripel, Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale, Dogfish Head 90 min IPA, Rogue Hazelnut Brown, Buckbean Tule Duck Red, Victory Prima Pils & Iron Fist Hired Hand Saison. We’ve also got some goodies left over from our Stone Beer Dinner on Tuesday including, Oaked Arrogant Bastard, Cali-Belgique, Sublimely Self-Righteous and Belgo-Anise Russian Imperial Stout!”
Today’s update from Burbank: Lost Coast Indica IPA, Moylan’s Special Bitter, Ballast Point Even Keel, Heretic Tafelbully, Port Mongo IPA and Cismontane the Citizen California Common among many other taps.
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 Golden and Blonde ales. Maredsous 6 Blonde, Troubadour Blonde, Goose Island Matilda, La Chouffe, Duvel, Lost Abbey Inferno, Cuvee Van de Keizer Rood ’09 Vintage, Unibroue Don De Dieu and North Coast Pranqster.
Tap highlights from Ryan Sweeney include Maui Brewing Flyin’ H.I.P.A, Deschutes Black Butte XXIII, Dogfish Hellhound, Black Market 2nd Anniversary and a little bit of Bruery Batch 300 tripel.
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