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Angel City Brewery has a new Artist Series beer out and inside the pretty label is a not often brewed or canned style, Biere de Mars.
The DTLA version of “this Belgian-style table ale is a lightly veiled, crispy springtime refresher brewed with a medley of natural herbs like purple sage, Yerba Santa, yarrow & California bay leaf, giving it a mixture of fruity and herby notes on the tongue alongside floral and earthy aromatics.”
Creature Comforts has been up and going for a bit in south DTLA and last year packaged an L.A. barrel-aged beer, but now the first brewed in L.A. beer is here…..
If you haven’t visited the brewery, this new beer might be the excuse you need.
Away from the trendy and busy Arts District by a Metro line and a few blocks is Boomtown Brewery. Not a foot traffic spot is what I am saying.
But they have reached the nine year mark and will be celebrating with lots of music, a strength of theirs, and a space that hums with activity.
Add to your February to-do list.
The announcement is that there has been a name change….
Next time you visit the south DTLA brewery, do not get confused by the new moniker, Audio Graph Beer Co. According to their press release, the brewery is still under the same ownership with the same brewer so expect the same award winning beers.
Los Angeles has a special connection to French Dip sandwiches. And now there is a special beer to pair with it, Red Car Blonde brewed for Cole’s by nearby Arts District Brewing. Described as “A crispy 4.5% blonde ale to pair perfectly with our classic beef dip”.
You might need to try the dip solo, then get a second to properly test.
Got another spooky season release for you, “Nite Terrors, a sinister twist on our White Nite Golden Stout. This nocturnal version is an Imperial Golden Stout with heaps of cacao nibs and espresso coffee.”
Angel City will have you in the Halloween spirit after drinking since it is a tiny 10% ABV.
You know summer and its high, high heat are here when the new pilsners start rolling in, here is another, this time from DTLAs Angel City…
Surprisingly Angel City Brewery is the first to name their Mexican lager after one of the most famous and historical spots in Los Angeles, Olvera Street.
The really evocative art is by Elisa Torres Art as curated by ArtShare LA.
HiDef Brewing can put some spring into your step with a raspberry, peach and passion fruit combo sour ale, Spring Reverb.
On a recent Saturday, I struck out for the Arts District to visit the new DTLA location of Arrow Lodge Brewing. Arrived a hair late behind a ton of runners who stop at breweries in between running or maybe vice versa.
That long wait time snafu aside, the corner space of the Covina brewery’s DTLA taproom is a bit spare looking and does not have the outdoorsy camp vibe of the original. Concrete floors and walls with a few L.A. sports murals of Fernando Valenzuela and Kobe Bryant. Only a small patio space too and quite loud when full.
Not that I need a big beer list but there were only 8 beers on tap with three being sours / fruited beers. Considering the rain and cold that L.A. rarely gets, a couple heartier beers would have been good.
I liked the name, so I ordered up the Zig Zag Zig IPA which was solid. The beertender did a a tremendous job with the rush crowd and made me feel at home despite the LA Galaxy jersey. (RCTID)
With both Angel City and Arts District within a few minutes slow walk, you can grab one beer at each while avoiding the running crowds.