LA/OC area thread

[kbuzz1]

Just quickly checking in to thank BigFrank for showing me around. Had some great Mexican and enjoyed a few beers at Monkish and Smog City. Really enjoyed both spots. Was a good visit. Cheers!

 

[BigFrank]

Just quickly checking in to thank BigFrank for showing me around. Had some great Mexican and enjoyed a few beers at Monkish and Smog City. Really enjoyed both spots. Was a good visit. Cheers!

Good times hanging out. Next time we'll head inland for Bottle Logic and spots around there. Safe travels!

 

[pugsandsuds]

Monkish’s Vienna lager is fantastic. Second best thing about the brewery today, behind the kitten on a leash, which is ******* amazingly adorable.

 

[Tyrsis]

Monkish’s Vienna lager is fantastic. Second best thing about the brewery today, behind the kitten on a leash, which is ******* amazingly adorable.

PICTURES PLEASE

 

[rcubed1]

Monkish’s Vienna lager is fantastic. Second best thing about the brewery today, behind the kitten on a leash, which is ******* amazingly adorable.

Such a tease to Tyrsis

 

[chemman141]

Monkish’s Vienna lager is fantastic. Second best thing about the brewery today, behind the kitten on a leash, which is ******* amazingly adorable.

Their lagers are great, have you ever had any of the pilsners?

 

[swivelhips1]

Mumford Way Tight is probably their best hazy ipa yet. Hitting that Monkish/HPB quality.

 

[arren]

Mumford Way Tight is probably their best hazy ipa yet. Hitting that Monkish/HPB quality.

Are they a brewery worth checking out? I got some pretty apathetic opinions of them a year or so ago, but they seem like they're hitting their stride these days.

 

[DannyFullpint]

He / they nail NEIPA.

 

[rcubed1]

He / they nail NEIPA.

 

[More Betterness]

What is this HPB bottle membership situation all about?!

 

[arren]

What is this HPB bottle membership situation all about?!

Just got that email too. Does this mean Beer Friends is over?

 

[chemman141]

Just got that email too. Does this mean Beer Friends is over?

It does . I heard it will be around 150, 10 bottles, the rest they were fleshing out. I am guessing(hoping) Beer Friends get first crack.

 

[DannyFullpint]

I’ll let bigshot FBIinformant confirm confirm, but yeah Beer Friends is being retired.

 

[arren]

I’ll let bigshot FBIinformant confirm confirm, but yeah Beer Friends is being retired.

 

[fosterjm]

Hey guys!!!!!!!!!

I am moving and I need all your help. I sold my glass cabinet and I am retiring from the #properglassware game and only keeping very few glasses. So I am selling off my entire collection of glasses. No I don't have a spreadsheet because I don't have a computer at the moment. I have until the 25th to pack them up.

Anyone of you guys wanna come over and shop at my apartment?
I am in Corona right now off the 91 & Main.

Glasses include Sante Adarius, Modern Times, Casey, Yazoo, Monkish, Midnight Sun, Nogne 0, Bruery, lambic tumbers, I.E. locals and lots to move.

You can look at my untappd and IG for glasses I have posted.

https://www.instagram.com/fosterjm/
https://untappd.com/user/fosterjm

You can sent me a PM here on IG.

Cheers!
James

 

[Zach1]

Hey guys!!!!!!!!!

I am moving and I need all your help. I sold my glass cabinet and I am retiring from the #properglassware game and only keeping very few glasses. So I am selling off my entire collection of glasses. No I don't have a spreadsheet because I don't have a computer at the moment. I have until the 25th to pack them up.

Anyone of you guys wanna come over and shop at my apartment?
I am in Corona right now off the 91 & Main.

Glasses include Sante Adarius, Modern Times, Casey, Yazoo, Monkish, Midnight Sun, Nogne 0, Bruery, lambic tumbers, I.E. locals and lots to move.

You can look at my untappd and IG for glasses I have posted.

https://www.instagram.com/fosterjm/
https://untappd.com/user/fosterjm

You can sent me a PM here on IG.

Cheers!
James

Both are private, btw.

 

[fosterjm]

Both are private, btw.

I know. Its so my ex wife doesnt see how much I drink beer.

 

[arren]

And there it is.

We’re launching a membership!

Thank you to all the members of our unofficial/official Beer Friends membership, we have one last presale for you before we close the doors on Beer Friends and begin the next chapter, Bottle Friends.

Bottle Friends is a culmination of over a year of thought, hammering out details, and wanting to best meet the needs and desires of our most loyal and dedicated customers and friends.

As we put the finishing touches on our Chinatown Brewery location, we are eager to finally unveil the details of Bottle Friends.

We will be releasing 10 included beers to members throughout 2018, 5 of them are guaranteed to be exclusive to members only. The first of the members only included beers, coming shortly, will be Science Sucks Apricots.

Science Sucks Apricots - Lambic Inspired Ale with Apricots - Our inspiration for this beer comes from a place of embracing the world of the unknown. Science Sucks Apricots is a single barrel dive into lambic cultures. This beer was fermented solely from the dregs of Drie Fonteinen and Girardin Gueze bottles. Our brewer Grant was inspired by these beers and sought to explore a beer with those specific yeast and bacteria. We used a very simple base of Weyermann Pils , Rahr unmalted wheat, and aged Hallertau Mittlefruh hops. We then aged that beer for 10 months in French oak puncheon barrels. We felt this base beer was a perfect platform for apricots. We used See Canyon apricots that were dry farmed by Mike Cirone on the Central Coast of California. This single barrel produced around 110 gallons of Science Sucks with 250 pounds of fruit added to that barrel. We hope you enjoy! 5.4% abv.

We’re looking forward to a great year ahead of us and are excited to share our new space and new beers with all of you. Thank you for your continued support.



PLEASE READ ALL DETAILS AND GUIDELINES BEFORE PURCHASING



HPB Bottle Friends 2018:

* Ten 500ml bottles of beer (1 bottle each of 10 different bottle releases. Five of the included bottles will be Bottle Friends exclusive bottles).

* Membership ID card entitling you to a 10% discount on all tasting room purchases: Food & Drink, Glassware, Apparel, and Beer to go. (HPB Chinatown Brewery location only, not applicable at The Hermosillo).

* First opportunity to purchase public bottle releases online.

* One membership exclusive piece of HPB Glassware.

* One membership exclusive HPB T-shirt, (please email your preferred size to [email protected] at time of membership purchase).

* Option to designate a trustee to pick up purchases.

* Extended members only quarterly pickup window (you must pick up your bottles by one month after the end of each quarter, i.e. all bottles released before Mar. 31, 2018will need to be picked up by Apr. 30, 2018 and so forth).

* First rights of refusal for 2019 Bottle Friends.

Price:

Bottle Friends 2018 membership dues are $160.00 + tax.

This price does include Eventbrite fees and processing, but does not include California state tax. Membership fees are non-refundable.

EDIT: From what it looks like this is all happening at the Chinatown brewery only, not at the Hermosillo. Based on that, are they still going to have any presence inside the Hermosillo - or was the initial plan of the Chinatown brewery to officially move into their own digs?

 

[DannyFullpint]

And there it is.




EDIT: From what it looks like this is all happening at the Chinatown brewery only, not at the Hermosillo. Based on that, are they still going to have any presence inside the Hermosillo - or was the initial plan of the Chinatown brewery to officially move into their own digs?

Yes, small batches of beer will still be made out of The Hermosillo. I mean, there's no room for big batches of beer so um yeah.

 

[chemman141]

And there it is.




EDIT: From what it looks like this is all happening at the Chinatown brewery only, not at the Hermosillo. Based on that, are they still going to have any presence inside the Hermosillo - or was the initial plan of the Chinatown brewery to officially move into their own digs?

Yep, they said they are going to do more experimental stuff at the Herm, as well as maintain the parking lot barrels! This means more sunsoaked I hope. Also means they can still sell growlers there.

 

[chemman141]

Are they going to have a kitchen at the Chinatown location? Them mentioning you get 10% off food makes me think so.

 

[angry_lobster]

Discount card is going to make pre-gaming in Chinatown before Dodgers games all the more compelling; I feel like the membership is reasonable so I'm just waiting for noon.

 

[DCLA]

Discount card is going to make pre-gaming in Chinatown before Dodgers games all the more compelling; I feel like the membership is reasonable so I'm just waiting for noon.

I’m still moarning the Dodgers World Series loss but pre-gaming and or post gaming at HPB sounds awesome.

 

[FBIinformant]

the kitchen in chinatown is pretty huge. at least twice the size of Herm, so that just means twice as many 'dilla's cranked out.

 

[arren]

Discount card is going to make pre-gaming in Chinatown before Dodgers games all the more compelling; I feel like the membership is reasonable so I'm just waiting for noon.

Agreed, I've spent more money on worse memberships.

 

[wuntrikpony]

I’m still moarning the Dodgers World Series loss

****** triggering flashbacks for me

gonna sleep right here on the floor this week...

 

[FBIinformant]

I'm lamenting the fact that "member exclusive 'dilla" didn't make it in to the email.

 

[chemman141]

the kitchen in chinatown is pretty huge. at least twice the size of Herm, so that just means twice as many 'dilla's cranked out.

Crazy, I didn't know they were going to have a kitchen. That is really awesome and means they will also be able to have guest taps!!!!

 

[arren]

I'm lamenting the fact that "member exclusive 'dilla" didn't make it in to the email.

At the very least they should have included a sweet 'dilla coozie for on-the-go snacking