Archive for January, 2008

New Flemish Sour in LA

January 25th, 2008 – 9:45 am
Filed as: News, Belgian

Have you been out to your favorite bottle shop in the last week? LA has a new Flemish Sour Red that is finally being distributed out here, and it’s popping up on shelves all over town.
I tried this stuff over the summer in Seattle and I fully credit it with turning me on to […]

The Elusive Breakfast Beer

January 16th, 2008 – 11:27 am
Filed as: Breweries, News, Articles

A question I’ve been getting a lot lately is, “Dave, when are we going to see Mikkeller’s Beer Geek Breakfast Stout in LA??”
Truth is, I had no idea, and it killed me to not have an answer.
But just a few days ago, I stumbled upon Mikkel(ler)’s Blog, presumably written by brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsøl.
According to […]

Green Flash Barleywine

January 11th, 2008 – 12:30 pm

Remember way back when, before I had ever tried Green Flash? Now it’s a semi-frequent part of my repertoire. Nut Brown, Imperial IPA, the Barleywine, they’re all fantastic. Picked this bottle up for $4.69 at Vendome Toluca Lake.  Map it!

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Skyscraper Brewing Anniversary Party: Saturday January 19th @ 2pm

January 9th, 2008 – 5:46 pm

You are invited to a place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock, like the salmon of Capistrano. No, not Aspen. I’m talking about a little place called El Monte, California. And the beer will be flowing like water, or maybe even flowing like the oil […]

Doppelbock Session: Ayinger Celebrator

January 4th, 2008 – 6:45 pm

Let me be the first second to admit it: I’ve fallen off the beer blogging bandwagon. I’ve been missing Session deadlines left and right. Heck, the last time I participated was way back in August. Why the lack of posts?
I guess I had just gotten a bit bored with my pedestrian […]