Here is a look at what is happening on the craft beer scene in the South Bay of Los Angeles.
This week features new beer arrivals at Adam's Fine Wines & Liquor in Redondo Beach, an IPA festival at Redondo's Select Beer Store and a beer school with Ballast Point Brewing at Rockefeller in Hermosa Beach.
Did you know Strand Brewing Company is also bottling their beers now? Bottles can be purchased at their tap room in Torrance or at local stores and Whole Foods soon.
Know of another beer event in the Beach Cities or South Bay? Let us know by sending an email to John.Schreiber@Patch.com.
Beer Bars, Restaurants and Stores
Adam's Fine Wines & Liquor
News beers this week at Adam's Fine Wine & Liquor include:
- Stone Brewing Dayman IPA (Coffee IPA)
- Port Brewing Hop 15 (IPA)
- Knee Deep Batch 138 (IPA)
- Knee Deep Simtra
- Knee Deep Hop Shortage
- New Belgium La Folie (Sour Brown Ale)
- New Belgium Transatlantic Kriek
- New Belgium Cascara Quad
Select Beer Store | Redondo Beach
Hop Fest Weekend | Fri-Sat, March 22-23
Select Beer will be featuring multiple kegs of IPA that have been sitting in the cooler just waiting to be tapped. The lineup, which will begin Friday and end Sunday night, features:
- Firestone Union Jack IPA
- Sierra Nevada Blindfold Black IPA
- Port Brewing Hop 15
- Avery Maharaja (Double IPA)
- Bootleggers Knucklesandwich (Double IPA)
- Abigaile 001 First Anniversary (Double IPA)
- El Segundo Brewing Citra Pale
- Black Market Invasion Imperial Red Ale
Current beers on tap at Select Beer (as of 3/20):
- Smog City Groundworks Coffee Porter
- The Bruery Melange 3 (American Strong Ale)
- O'Hara Celtic Stout (on nitro)
- Monkish Tripelist
- Murphy's Red Ale
- Port Brewing Midnight Sessions (Black Lager)
- Eagle Rock Populist IPA
- Select Monk 1 (Belgian Single)
- Smog City L.A. Saison
- Pizza Port Draft Punk (Biere de Garde)
- Reissdorf Kolsch
- Strand Brewing Co. 24th Street Pale Ale
The Rockefeller | Hermosa Beach
Beer School With Ballast Point Brewing | Monday, March 25 | 6 p.m.
San Diego County brewery Ballast Point will be on hand for Rockefeller's monthly beer school. Participants will be able to talk with the brewer and learn about some of Ballast Point's beers as they drink them. The restaurant will feature $3 tasters of Ballast Point beers and $12 taster flights (and customers will get to keep the glass). Beers on tap will include:
- Longfin Lager
- Calico Amber
- Sculpin IPA
- Sea Monster (Imperial Stout)
For reservations call 310-372-8467 or visit eatrockefeller.com for more info.
Breweries
After three years of brewing in the South Bay, Strand Brewing has released its beers in bottles. Bottles are available at the brewery and soon in local stores. Beers being released in bottles include:
- 24th Street Pale Ale
- Atticus IPA
- Beach House Amber Ale
- Second Sleep Imperial Stout
Beers on tap for tasting and growler fills at the tap room include:
- 24th Street Pale Ale
- Atticus IPA
- Beach House Amber Ale
- White Sands Double IPA
- Second Sleep Russian Imperial Stout
- Bagheera 3rd Anniversary (Almost Gone)
Tap room hours this week for beer tasting and growler fills are:
Thursday: 4-9 p.m.
Friday: 4-9 p.m.
Saturday: Noon-8 p.m.
Sunday: Noon-6 p.m.
El Segundo Brewing | El Segundo
Tap room hours for beer tasting and growler fills are:
Wednesday: 5-9 p.m.
Thursday: 5-9 p.m.
Friday: 5-9 p.m.
Saturday: 2-9 p.m.
Sunday: 2-7 p.m.
The Brewery at Abigaile | Hermosa Beach
Head brewer Brian Brewer said that the brewery has sent out its second shipment to its distributor which means that drinkers should start seeing Abigaile's Orange Blossom Blonde Ale and Death or Glory IPA on tap at local establishments soon.
Monkish Brewing Co. | Torrance
Tap room hours this week for beer tasting and growler fills are:
Thursday: 4-9 p.m.
Friday: 4-9 p.m.
Saturday: 3-8 p.m.
Sunday: 1-6 p.m.
Editor's Note: Only establishments that have submitted updates are included in this column. If you own a beer bar, brewery, beer store or beer-centric restaurant in the South Bay of Los Angeles and would like to include your establishment's updates in this column, please send editor John Schreiber an email at John.Schreiber@Patch.com. This column relies on the updates from local business owners to keep it running—please contribute!
