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The Valley(s)
Tapped recently: “Got some Drakes Pink Boots Saison, Oskar Blues G’Knight, Dogfish Head Palo Santo, Foret Blanche and Port F.N.G Pale for y’all on tap now.”
On-tap highlights from bar manager Rory Snipes: “Some of the good stuff on tap right now: Bruery Berazzled, Blue House Single Hop Citra Pale (Amazing!), Dogfish Head Chicory Stout, Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti, AleSmith My Bloody Valentine, Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye, and Deschutes Hop Henge.”
The Bottle Room
According to Tony Alcazar in Whittier, February 11th is our 3rd Annual Beer Dinner with Bear Republic. There’s a catch though…it s in Healdsburg at the Bear Republic Brewpub. This event will kick off SF Beer Week for both BR’s. In the meantime, Here is the menu for the Bear Republic beer dinner:
Maibock | Strong Spring Bock 6.7%
Seared Yellow Fin tuna | Coffee & Spices, Beluga Lentils and sea Urchin Sauce
Racer 5 IPA | American IPA 7.0% Cask
Day Boat Scallop, Sunchoke Cream y Piñas Habaneras
Sammy’s Strong Ale ‘02 | Belgian Style 8.3%
Roasted Alaskan Black Cod, Lobster & Butternut Squash Bisque, Creamed leeks, Potato Gnocchi
Double Rocket | Imperial Red Ale 9.2%
Sonoma County Pork Trio: Loin and Sausage, with Bacon Brioche “Stuffing” & Sweet Yams
Old Baba Yaga | Russian Imperial Stout 11.5%
Valrhona Dark Chocolate Cake, Caramel Center and Black Truffle Gelato
Also, stay tuned for the bottle rooms 3rd Anniversary Celebration. Beers updated daily on Facebook
Here is the latest from the Congregation chapters in Azusa & Pasadena. Pasadena is featuring TAPS Roggen and Azusa has Carlow’s O’Hara’s Irish stout to start.
On tap beer wise: Solidarity (on nitro too!), Manifesto wit, Revolution XPA, Populist IPA, The Deuce and Botany Bay ESB. On the Food truck front, Friday is No Jodas truck.
On February 15th, “This month’s Women’s Forum is gonna be quite the treat… literally. I’m pairing up with Mignon Chocolate to do a beer and chocolate pairing. Oh yeah, you heard me… BEER AND CHOCOLATE! As usual, you can expect some pretty exciting flavor combinations, a flight of great beers, and of course, some QT with all your favorite beer drinking ladies!”
“The Pub is OFFICIALLY OPEN! Every Thursday at 4pm, The Pub at Golden Road will be tapping a small cask of limited edition specialty cask-conditioned beer. Quantity is very limited, so this week’s beer will only be available for the next few weeks on THURSDAY evenings ’til the cask runs dry.”
From Robyn Britton at Ladyface: “This week’s cask, “Another Year in Paradise”, features our 2nd Anniversary Ale, a Belgian Quad, with Grains of Paradise. All 16 taps are pouring Ladyface ales, including 2nd Anniversary Ale and cellar vintage ales such as Oaked Blue-Belly Barleywine, Syrah barrel-aged La Trappistine and Sauvignon Blanc barrel-aged Saison.
There’ll be music in the air at Ladyface from 6pm on Valentine’s Day. Michael has created an amazing Chocolate-Covered Cherry Martini. Chef Adam is making a special Valentine appetizer & entrée, as well as chocolate ale truffles for dessert. And Brewmaster Dave will have suggested ale pairings for each of the specials. Visit ladyfaceale.com to make reservations online or call us at 818-477-4566.”
The latest update from assistant manager Josh Salinas: “This week we are pouring Eagle Rock Populist IPA, Speakeasy Ale’s White Lightning, Craftsman Poppyfields, Smog City Groundworks Coffee Porter, Rubicon Smoke This!, and Great Divide Nomad Pilsner. On deck we have Telegraph White, Blue House Citra Pale Ale, and The Bruery Saison De Lente.”
For the month of February, Marlene Samaniego and husband Sam will be featuring Barleywines.
“In addition I have added one very special keg in honor of Valentine’s Day. Here’s this month’s line-up: Ommegang Seductions 2011, Marin Star Brew 2010, Abita Select Barleywine 2011 , Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale 2010, Victory Old Horizontal Barleywine ‘2010’, Coronado Brewing Barleywine 2011 , North Coast Old Stock Ale 2009, Rogue XS Old Crustacean Barleywine 2011 and Firestone-Walker Abacus Barleywine 2011.”
Some of the taps you will find in Burbank Ballast Point Fathom IPL, Green Flash Winter’s Folly, Black Diamond Rampage, Ale Industries Uncle Jesse’s XPA and Beachwood Thrill Seeker IPA.
Also, on February 14th
Cupcake and Beer pairings – $10 each
o Brown Sugar Cinnamon cupcake / Get Up Offa That Brown Ale
o More vegan/non vegan cupcake options TBA
Romantic Beer Floats:
o “Isaphan” – with Rose, Raspberry and Lychee sorbets (from Pazzo Gelato in Silverlake) and Eagle Rock Manifesto (a Belgian style witbier infused with rose petals)
Bonus – show your pet you love them too!
o Baked vegan dog treats – all proceeds go to the Burbank Animal Shelter
Vendome Toluca Lake’s weekly Beer Tasting is from 2-5 pm on Saturday and 12-3 pm Sunday. Each week has a theme and this week it is Around the World! The beer list breakdown (by country): Austria – Stiegl Pils, Belgium – Vapeur Saison De Pipaix (an exceptional example of the saison style), Czech Republic – Staropramen Pils and Czechvar Pils, France – Jenlain Noel (a 6.8% abv biere de garde), Germany – Paulaner Salvator (7.9%abv doppelbock) and Schneider Tap X Mein Nelson Sauvin (brand new, limited edition weizenbock, a definite must try), Italy – Cassissona (a 6.4% abv fruit beer brewed with currants) and Montegioco Draco (a 11% abv Belgian style strong dark), Japan – Koshihikari Echigo (Japanese rice lager) and Echigo Stout (American style imperial stout), Netherlands – De Molen Bed & Breakfast (an amber ale brewed with coffee), New Zealand – 8 Wired Nelson Sauvin (another saison brewed with one of my favorite hop varietals), United Kingdom – St. Petersburg Imperial Stout (a 7.7% abv benchmark example of an imperial stout) and United States of America – Iron Fist Hired Hand
The latest update from Jennifer at Verdugo Bar: “Just letting you know we’ve still got a bit of Lost Abbey Deliverance on tap and when that’s gone were following it up with Coronado’s Hoppy Daze. We’ve got more Dupont Posca Rustica and are merrily pouring that alongside Duvel single and Ommegang’s seduction. On deck we’ve got Midnight Sun’s Panty Peeler anxiously awaiting to please.”
Valentines Day Chocolate & Beer Tasting tonight Thursday, February 8th from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. For this tasting chocolatier extraordinaire Sean Orr from Tifa Chocolate & Gelato has made two special chocolates, one using Enegren’s Deviation Oatmeal Stout, and the other using Ladyface’s Russian Lullaby Imperial Stout.
The flight consists of each chocolate and a taster of each beer. Ladyface Alehouse – Russian Lullaby Imperial Stout, Enegren Brewing – Deviation Oatmeal Stout and Tifa Chocolate – 2 custom made beer infused chocolates. Come in for a special $10 taster flight…stay to enjoy the 40 unique beers on taps!!!
Westside
The latest from Wen Yeh at BruHaus: On DRAFT: Uinta Labyrinth (NEW), Alesmith Nautical Nut Brown (NEW), De Koninck Amber Ale (NEW), Trois Pistoles, Lagunitas Sucks, Blanche de Bruxelles, Flying Dog Raging Bitch, Magic Hat #9, Ommegang Rare Vos, Tripel Karmeliet, Hofbrau Original, Pranqster, Malheur 12, Duvel Single, Reissdorf Kolsch, Paulaner Pils, Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock, Shipyard XXXX IPA, Schneider Edelweiss (Organic), Weihenstephan Vitus, Delirium and Lindeman’s Framboise.
In bottle: Vintage Aventinus (limited supply) Vintage 2008 Aventinus 500ml, this is product that Schneider have themselves cellared at the brewery the last 3 years. Schneider Weisse TAPX “Mein Nelson Sauvin” (limited edition). Old Rasputin XIV; Limited release; aged in Bourbon barrels. N’ice Chouffe. Ommegang Adoration and Old Rasputin XIV.”
From Matt at City Tavern: “Currently on Draft: The Bruery, Saison de Lente, Lost Abbey Serpent’s Stout, Mad River Serious Madness, TAPS Cali Gold XPA, Telegraph Obscura Vieja and Thirsty Bear Seventh Stave.”
And on Valentine’s Day, “Cheese board ($18 with flight; $14 without): Humboldt Fog, Burrata di Stefano, House Made Meyer lemon ricotta, Tres Leches and Shaft’s Blue Vein with an Optional Beer Flight: Cismontane Chardonnay Barrel Aged CismonTaps, Alesmith Old Numbskull and Black Diamond Brandy Barrel Aged Winter Grand Cru. Chocolate board ($16 with flight; $12 without) Dark chocolate mousse, Chocolate beer truffles and Mini brownies with bourbon caramel with an optional beer flight of Craftsman Edgar Ale, Port Brewing Serpent Stout and Ballast Point Indra Kunindra.
Since last Thursday, Phil McGovern’s iconic Santa Monica bar has added Deschutes Obsidian and Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla beans to its taps.
Steingarten LA
Meet the brewer night with Eagle Rock Brewery Monday February 13th at 7:00 PM. “February is Febrewery at Steingarten LA featuring a new local (California) craft brewery each week. This weeks brewery is Ballast Point from San Diego California.”
Other Beer-y Events
Enegren Brewing in Moorpark has three beers on tap: Valkyrie – California Alt 6.2% , Protector – Imperial IPA 7.5%, Deviation – Imperial Oatmeal Stout 7.3% , Hop Project: Nugget – Imperial IPA 7.5% . Enegren Brewing hours: Friday 6-9pm, Saturday 11am-8pm, Sunday 12-5pm.
Additionally, the Thousand Oaked Homebrew Club will be meeting at Enegren Brewing Company on Sunday, February 12th at 5:30pm. Bring your homebrews, tasting glasses and snacks and prepare for a good couple of hours discussing beer styles, brewing techniques and tasting good brews made by other enthusiastic local homebrewers.
Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles International Airport
Current Tap List – Golden Road Hefeweizen (a light, refreshing Hefeweizen brewed in LA), Bootlegger’s Rocco Red Ale, Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA, Allagash Brewing Company White, Allagash Tripel, Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter, Flying Dog Brewery Raging Bitch, Uinta Brewing Wyld Organic Extra Pale Ale, Old Speckled Hen (Nitro), North Coast Brewing Company Old Rasputin (Nitro)
The February Beer Appreciation Night is themed for Valentine’s Day and features a set of small plates paired with some interesting beers. Each of the small plates incorporates something chocolate. I hope you can make it February 10th at 6:30 pm. Please RSVP so we prepare the right amount of food.
This February 22nd tap into something special as Mezze and The Bruery join forces to offer one exciting evening of suds & small-plates. Friends since childhood, The Bruery’s own Ben Weiss will guide tastings of four of their most limited edition new beers alongside a four-course pairing menu created by Chef Micah Wexler for this evening only. Better act fast to be(er) at this event though-– only 50 tickets are being sold to this single seating, promising a heartwarming story, a belly-pleasing meal, and exclusive brews to wash it all down.
Los Angeles German restaurant and beer garden, Wirtshaus , is bringing yet another German tradition to Angelenos with their inaugural celebration of German “Karneval”, which the restaurant will be celebrating on Friday and Saturday, February 17 and 18, 2012. Wirtshaus’ Karneval celebration will feature live German music both days; food and drink specials; outlandish decorations and fully-costumed staff, as per the holiday’s traditions. Guests are also encouraged to arrive in costume.
L.A. Beer Blast compiled by Food GPS Beer Editor Sean Inman
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