Just a week or so ago, I touted Vinnibag on this blog and now courtesy of the Los Angeles Times, there is another option. Wine Check is built for the wine world obviously but adaptable to the beer one as well.
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In case you missed it like I did, BrewDog Camden opened in December of last year expanding the reach of the Scottish renegades beer crusade south.
Or as BrewDog puts it, “Just a stone’s throw from Camden Tube Station, the BrewDog bar at 113 Bayham Street adds a much needed craft beer injection to an area that’s typically associated with a twisted mix of indie drinking dens, chic VIP venues and mental aslyums.”
So now there are 3 locations to get your BrewDog on.
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No, it is not someone asking for “moa” beer please. It is a brewery from New Zealand. Blenheim to be exact.
MOA Beer recently held a tasting of 5 of their beers up in Oregon at the famous Belmont Station. And maybe some of their line will reach a little further south here to Los Angeles.
The ones that most interest me are:
Moa Five Hop Winter Ale shows the unique signatures of traditional North European bottle conditioning. Displaying a Nelson-dominant hoppy nose with a subtle oak character leaving extra smooth and creamy, honeyed characters on the palate. A well-balanced companion to eastern style spiced foods. Traditionally served just below room temperature.
Moa Methode is bottle fermented and conditioned to give a natural, more consistent carbonation and flavour. Due to the natural brewing process of Methode Moa, a light, beneficial sediment will remain. This sediment protects the beer from premature aging and leaves full, slightly spicy characters on the palate.
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A thriving spot for breweries that is still amazingly under the radar is Minnesota. But with places like Boom Island Brewing that cannot last long.
Their website lists (4) beers that are all caged and corked. Including the pale and the IPA. Thoprock and Brimstone are the ones that I would grab first before moving on to the dubbel and pale.
Stop me if you heard this before but the head brewer had a European beer. In this case, Westmalle, and the path was destined from there on out.
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I saw this mechanical wonder in an article by John Holl on Craft Beer.com.
You are seeing the auto growler!
“The traditional way to fill a growler is still directly from the taps; often with the assistance of an extender hose so the jug can fill from the bottom. But there are some breweries that are putting technology to work when it comes to preparing beer to-go.
At Pennsylvania’s Victory Brewing Company they use an Austria-made growler filler. Purchased in 2008, the mechanical wonder pours 20 different beers. After being inserted into the filler, the growler is placed on a pedestal; the machine purges the glass from carbon dioxide and then fills the growler with the beer of choice.
“It’s much more exciting than watching a bartender hook a hose up to a bar tap,” said Victory’s Whitney Thompson, Quality Services Executive Manager.
The brewery said it allows them to send draft beer home with customers while preserving quality. Additionally, beer loss has been reduced by at least 90 percent, they said, which saves considerable cost.”
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Ninkasi and Oakshire are getting another neighbor. “Falling Sky Brewing, a new Eugene brew house and kitchen, will feature handcrafted beers & sodas, barrel to tap wines, locally roasted coffee, and farm fresh food.
Inspired by beer halls in Munich, and neighborhood pubs in London, Falling Sky Brewing will be a low-key, casual, cozy, & convivial place. The space and menu will be simple, affordable & innovative with a heavy emphasis on the homegrown and handcrafted.”
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I have been seeing more “release” calendars this year which can be really helpful if you have a special beer that you are pining for. So here is one from Redland’s Hangar 24
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I was reading about the new Little Bear bar on the interwebs (I forget where, apologies in advance) and I ran across this bit of news: “I & I Brewing, the newest in the thriving micro and small brewery business, has opened shop today in Chino. The menu currently features six offerings, including Honey Cream Ale, Peach Wheat Ale and a Belgian Cranberry Wheat. Their tasting room is open only on Fridays (4PM to 9PM) and Saturdays (1PM to 9PM)”
Aside from the fact that my last name starts with I, this is cool on another front. Every community should have their own brewery. And maybe one day I&I will make it to L.A. and be a player just like Hangar 24 from Redlands is today.
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Being a Portlander, I have been waiting for California versions of Belmont Station and Bier Cafe or Saraveza or BeerMongers down here.
So I was happy to see Sunset Beer open up last year and now it looks like another is joining the ranks. Select Beer Store!
Let’s look at the statistical breakdown. 12 taps. Over 300 bottles that you can take away or enjoy on premises (for a small corkage fee). That should be enough to get you down to Redondo Beach.
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One brewery that I haven’t ticked off my “to try” list is Crooked Stave of Fort Collins / Denver. And these two beers sound great.
YELLOW
With Red and Orange released this past fall, it’s time for more beers in the Wild Wild Brett Series from Crooked Stave. Yellow and Green will be making their way across the Colorado front range starting next week. Keeping up with the series, Wild Wild Brett Yellow is a full fledged experiment which took inspiration from the savory sweet culinary traditions of southern India. Yellow has a pronounced tropical fruit base character with a small amount of spice caring forward an aroma that is both subtle and inviting. Yellow was brewed with honey, turmeric, mango and coriander before receiving a very light spicing during months of conditioning in our oak foeder.
GREEN
Wild Wild Brett Green is our nod to absurdly hopped beers… Showcasing the Australian Galaxy hop, WWBG uses 4lbs of hops per barrel with dank, dark berry tropical fruit hop characteristics dominating the flavor and aroma. The Crooked Stave twist.. WWBG was fermented and conditioned in neutral oak which actually made it easier for us to dry hop the beer multiple times over the aging period. The result, an unfiltered “wild ale” with little wild character. The hops are so dominate like in an Imperial IPA that for now it’s hard to get any Brett character. Over time the hops will fade and our house Brett character will rouse the senses.
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