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The L.A. Beer Blast lets Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area.
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Numbered establishments on the map correspond to information below for easy reference. Please note that craft beers rotate frequently at these establishments, and kegs might kick between the time we update the Blast and the time you arrive.
1. 1642 (Echo Park)
Beers of the Week:
1. Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Bean
2. Smog City Hop Tonic
3. Ommegang Triple Perfection
4. Sudwerk Pilsner
Upcoming Event:
Tonight – Thursday Tamale Happy! 6-8pm.
2. Angel City Brewery (Downtown LA)
Beers of the Week:
1. Angel City Belligerent Bloke (old ale)
2. Angel City Imperial Chai Stout
3. Angel City Vanilla Porter
4. Angel City Berliner Weisse
3. Beachwood BBQ (Long Beach)
Beers of the Week:
1. Beachwood Knucklehead Red
2. Figueroa Mountain 101 Kolsch
3. Beachwood Un Atout Saison
4. Cisco Brewers Island Reserve Tripel
5. Beachwood Hops of Brixton ESB
4. Beachwood BBQ (Seal Beach)
Beers of the Week:
1. Russian River Row 2, Hill 6 Pale ale
2. Sierra Nevada Nooner Pilsner
3. Beachwood Melrose IPA on cask
4. Telegraph Handlebar Abbey Ale
5. Ninkasi Sleighr Alt
Upcoming Event:
The Pliny the Younger Raffle is on! $5 tickets are on sale until February 21 with the drawing taking place on the 23rd.
5. Beer Belly (Koreatown)
Beers of the Week:
1. Tahoe Mountain Mars Hotel
2. Faction Tasty Vapor (collaboration with Tasty!)
3. Almanac Saison Dolores
4. Mikkeller Citra IIPA
5. El Segundo Mayberry IPA
6. Blue Palms Brewhouse (Hollywood)
Beers of the Week:
1. Eagle Rock Manifesto Wit
2. Modern Times City of the Sun American IPA
3. Dogfish Head Indian Brown
4. Tahoe Mountain Hop Dragon Double IPA
5. Craftsman Angelino Weisse
Upcoming Event:
Sunday, February 1 – Super Bowl Party
Blue Palms is taking over Hollywood’s Historic Fonda Theater for a Superbowl Party!
In addition to our regular screens and brewhouse space, we’ll have additional tables set up next door for a watch party on The Fonda’s giant screen. Watch the biggest game of the year while drinking delicious craft beer, and eating one of the best burgers in town! NO RESERVATIONS, space will be first come, first served.
7. Crazy Harry’s (Winnetka)
Beers of the Week:
1. Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA
2. Avery The Maharaja DIPA
3. Bear Republic Bourbon Barrel Heritage
4. Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball
5. Mammoth Lair of the Bear Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Upcoming Event:
On Wednesday, Feb 4, we’re tapping a keg of Hangar 24 Pugachev’s Cobra! This year’s version comes in at 18.9% and is extremely rare. We’ll also be pouring H24 Warmer and Double IPA.
8. Daily Pint (Santa Monica)
Beers of the Week:
1.Ballast Point Sculpin IPA w/Grapefruit
2. Harviestoun Old Engine Oil Black Ale
3. Macleod Yankee Mick’s Brown Ale Cask
4. Macleod The Little Spree Yorkshire Pale Ale Cask
5. Stone Pale Ale Cask w/Hickory and Cranberries
Upcoming Event:
Come join us on Sunday for our annual complimentary Super Bowl Bar B Q and watch the game on our 12ft big screen TV.
9. The Doughroom (Los Angeles)
Beers of the Week:
1. Three Weavers Blood Junkie Imperial Red
2. El Segundo Two 5 Left DIPA
3. Moonlight Misspent Youth
4. Tahoe Mountain South Pacific Provisions Saison
5. Mammoth Double Nut Brown
Upcoming Event:
Wednesday, February 11 – Pizza Port Brewing
Pizza Port returns to the Doughroom with 8 drafts from each brewpub location starting at 5:00 pm. Pizza Port is a collective of 4 individual locations, throughout San Diego and Orange County, making award winning beers. Food specials are available during Happy Hour between 5pm – 6:30pm. Beer list includes Santa’s Lil Helper Imperial Stout 8.5% (Solana Beach) • California Honey Golden Ale 5% (Solana Beach) • OwlBear DIPA 8.8% (San Clemente) • County Line English Pub Ale on NITRO 4.4% (San Clemente) • Kung Fu Elvis Strong American Pale Ale with Oranges and Coriander 6.5% (Ocean Beach) • Poor Man’s DIPA 9% (Carlsbad) • Raceway West Coast Style IPA 7.2% (Carlsbad) • Dusk Til’ Dawn- Bourbon Barrel aged Imperial Coffee Porter 10.5%
10. Eureka! Tasting Kitchen (Hawthorne)
Beers of the Week:
1. The Dude’s Grinning Face Porter
2. Stone Enjoy By: 2.14.15
3. Sonoma Cider Anvil
4. Hangar 24 Pugachev’s Cobra
5. Pizza Port Chronic Amber
Upcoming Event:
Wednesday, February 4 – Karl Strauss Tap Attack
We will have one of only 5 barrels of Red Trolley brewed with Hibiscus, the famous Peanut Butter Cup Porter, the Queen of Tarts, and more! Guests can start stealing the glass at 6PM There will be reps from both Karl Strauss and Mission Beverage!
11. The Factory Gastrobar (Long Beach)
Beers of the Week:
1. Progress Mustang Belgian-style Tripel
2. Noble Big Whig IPA
3. Tustin Brewing True Alaskan IPA
4. Bear Republic Red Rocket
5. Ninkasi/Devil’s Backbone Devil Went Down to Oregon Imperial Dark Rye
Upcoming Event:
The Big Game is upon us! While most of you will be deciding if the Seahawks can repeat, or if the Patriots will add to Brady’s legacy, At The Factory GASTROBAR in Long Beach, we will be pitting Hops vs. Malt. The Hops team is loaded for bear with Avery Maharaja, Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpting and the just released Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter! But the Malt team is rolling over with Progress Brewing’s Mustang Belgian Tripel and Bear Republic’s Red Rocket. Rumors of a last minute signing for the Malt team are unverified! During the Pre-game show (2:30-3:30 PM) all beer is $4 and wings are 1/2 price! After kickoff we will serve $5 beers and 25% off food until the final gun!
12. Four Points LAX (LAX Airport)
Beers of the Week:
1. Victory Hop Ranch
2. Logsdon Straffe Drieling
3. Modern Times Black House (nitro)
4. El Segundo Blue House Citra Pale Ale
5. Tahoe Mountain Hop Dragon (on deck)
Upcoming Event:
Super Bowl Sunday, February 1
Select $5 draft beer, 50% off apps
13. The Pub at Golden Road (Atwater Village)
Beers of the Week:
1. Golden Road Point the Way IPA
2. Golden Road Session Pup
3. Golden Road Hefeweizen
4. Golden Road 329 Lager
5. Golden Road 2020 IPA
Upcoming Event:
Super Sunday at The Pub @ Golden Road Brewing
$30 all you can drink craft beer – brewed a few yards away – for the duration of the game
Surround sound throughout Pub and game on seven flat screen TVs
Raffle prizes throughout game
14. Ladyface Ale Companie (Agoura Hills)
Upcoming Event:
Tonight, January 29 – Barrel-Aged Beer Night
Barrel-aged beer fan or just curious about all the fuss? Be sure and drop by to enjoy a number of Ladyface barrel-aged beers, some new, some coming out of the vault. Special musical guests, Grapevine, at 8PM.
15. Little Bear (Downtown)
Beers of the Week:
1.St. Feuillien Speciale
2. Craftsman Acorn Saison
3. Alesmith Li’l Devil
4. Dogfish Head Namaste
5. New Belgium La Folie
16. Mohawk Bend (Echo Park)
Beers of the Week:
1. Trumer Pils
2. Golden Road 2020 Red IPA
3. Three Weavers Seafarer Kolsch
4. Ballast Point Even Keel Session IPA
5. King Harbor Storm’s a Brewin’ Baltic Porter
17. The Oinkster (Eagle Rock)
Beers of the Week:
1. El Segundo Hammerland DIPA
2. Ironfire 51/50 IPA
3. Highland Park The Party IPA
4. Wolf Creek Wild Angels “Dubbel Trubbel”
5. Epic Blueski Lager
18. The Oinkster (Hollywood)
Beers of the Week:
1. Modern Times Blazing World
2. El Segundo Mayberry IPA
3. Mike Hess Grazias Vienna Cream Ale
4. Craftsman Heavenly Hefe
5. Ommegang Abbey Ale
19. Overland Cafe (Culver City)
Beers of the Week:
1. Three Weavers Deep Roots ESB
2. The Dudes Double Trunk
3. El Segundo Blue House IPA
4. Cismontane Citizen Lager
5. North Coast Scrimshaw
Upcoming Event:
Thursday, January 29, at 6pm
Refresh with a cold beer for the New Year at The Overland, the west side’s best kept craft beer secret. We will be welcoming Modern Times for a tap takeover and food pairing event tonight Thursday, 29th January starting at 6pm. Drop in anytime for a pint, a flight, complimentary glassware or one of our exclusively prepared dishes to compliment one of these 5 specially selected beers. Call 310 559 9999 for reservations!
• Lomaland, a Belgian style saison paired with crispy fish tacos
• Fortunate islands, a hoppy wheat paired bbq fried chicken
• Blazing world, a hoppy amber paired with pulled pork sliders
• City of the sun, an IPA paired with spicy seafood skewers
• Blackhouse, a coffee oatmeal stout paired with Pecan pie
20. The Surly Goat (West Hollywood)
Beers of the Week:
1. Firestone Mocha Merlin
2. Russian River Pliny the Elder
3. Goose Island 2013 Bourbon County Barleywine
4. New Belgium/ Alpine – Lips of Faith – Super IPA
5. Lagunitas Scare City 2
21. Tony’s Darts Away (Burbank)
Beers of the Week:
1. Mammoth Brewing Elderberry Sour
2. Telegraph Brewing Reserve Wheat with Hibiscus Flowers
3. Telegraph Brewing Los Padres Saison aged in Oak with wild yeast
4. Noble Brewing Naughty Sauce
5. El Segundo Brewing Name Our Beer Double IPA
22. Tuning Fork (Studio City)
Beers of the Week:
1. Figueroa Mountain Lizards Mouth
2. Ommegang Hennepin
3. Red Betty IPA
4. Three Weavers Seafarer Kolsch
5. Eel River Acai Berry Wheat
Upcoming Event:
Join us Super Bowl Sunday, February 1, for our annual “All-Or-Nothing Halftime Challenge”!! Contestants have 5 min to finish one of Chef Jay’s All-Or-Nothing Burgers and it’s on the house… All entries receive a free gift and half-off their burger for attempting.
We now have 18 taps of craft beer to enjoy! Please check out our website for upcoming daily and weekly specials.
Coming in February: Monday specials on Beer & Taco Flights, and Thursday specials on Beer & Wing Flights
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