Posts tagged la beer week
L.A. Beer Float Showdown 3: Andre Guerrero, Jan Purdy and Eagle Rock Brewery Take Home the Win [PHOTOS] [VIDEO]
Oct 15th
The 3rd Annual Beer Float Showdown, presented by FoodGPS.com, where five chefs are paired with five California breweries to create an original beer float wrapped up today. The judges were prominent beer and ice cream aficionados; the attendees. The competition included Chef Ilan Hall of The Gorbals and “Top Chef” with Tustin Brewery Brewmaster and Smog City Brewing Co. brewer/owner Jonathan Porter, Chef CJ Jacobson of The Yard and “Top Chef” with Firestone Walker Rep Jace Milstead, Chef Laurent Quenioux of Vertical Wine Bistro and LQ@SK with Beachwood BBQ and Brewing Brewmaster Julian Shrago, Chefs Andre Guerrero, Jan Purdy of The Oinkster and Maximiliano with Eagle Rock Brewery Brewmaster Jeremy Raub and Chef Thi Tran and Nguyen Tran of Starry Kitchen with Ladyface Ale Companie Brewmaster Dave Griffiths and owner Cyrena Nouzille. Check out our photo gallery and video of the event. More >
Deconstructed LA: Introducing Firestone Walker Brewing Co.’s Newest Anniversary Beer with Matt Brynildson & Sean Z. Paxton
Oct 13th
Paso Robles, CA’s Firestone Walker Brewing Co. debuted their latest anniversary beer, XV, on October 12th. To kick off the brew, an eight course pairing held at the Avalon’s Bardot Room in Hollywood was conceived by “Homebrew Chef” Sean Z. Paxton with the theme of deconstruction. The intent was to take the eight beers that comprise Matt Brynildson’s blend, XV, and pair them with foods to bring out their intricacies. Ultimately, the goal was to better understand and appreciate the anniversary beer that will be available for purchase at the their brewery on November 5, and to Firestone Walker vendors shortly after. We were on the scene with Chef Sean Z. Paxton and Firestone Walker Brewing Co.’s Brewmaster, Matt Brynildson, to chat about Deconstructed LA. More >
Giveaway: Win Your Pal’s Ticket to Golden Road Brewing’s Grand Opening
Oct 13th
Golden Road Brewing debuted a couple of their LA-born brews around Los Angeles recently, which means it’s now time to party!
The Golden Road Brewing Grand Opening Festival is Sunday, October 16, and with a calendar gloriously overflowing with epic beer events thanks to LA Beer Week, we want to make sure you don’t miss this day in LA beer history.
Golden Road wants you to be there too. This giveaway is over, so get a ticket and come to the fiesta! They’ve provided a chance for you to bring a pal to the party for free! Buy a ticket TODAY (October 13) and you are eligible to enter to win one for your friend TODAY (October 13). Let’s get to it … More >
LA Beer Week Kick-off at Naja’s Place — What a Party! [PHOTOS]
Oct 11th
LA Beer Week officially kicked off last night at Naja’s Place in Redondo Beach, CA with a Stone Brewery Co. tap take over. About 50 different Stone beers were poured alongside catering by Stone Catering, serving BBQ duck and vegetarian tacos. Here is a photo gallery from last night’s event, plus a bar dive video with Stone Brewing Co.’s CEO Greg Koch. More >
How to Navigate L.A. Beer Week’s Musical Beer Crawl in Echo Park
Oct 10th
Dear Los Angeles, L.A. Beer Week has officially begun TODAY! That means you have 14 days of winning opportunities to drink appreciate beers all over our expansive City of Angels. Beer dinners, meet the brewer nights, beer panels, beer festivals, pub crawls and so much more have filled the L.A. Beer Week events calendar, but there’s an event you are not allowed to overlook.
Yes, my children, the Musical Beer Crawl TOMORROW is an epic evening uniting 13 different music venues and craft beer pouring establishments on Echo Park’s W. Sunset Blvd. To enjoy the crawl, you must carry your free Musical Beer Crawl passport, entitling you to a host of great deals and special moments to cherish for the rest of your entire life. Here’s our lil outline on how we will own the night. You should join us. More >
City Tavern Wants You At Their Restaurant Everyday of Beer Week!
Oct 10th
Well, what proprietor wouldn’t want you at their establishment everyday? To achieve this, Culver City’s, City Tavern, will be featuring a different craft beer every day during LA Beer Week. Each beer will be paired with a dish for that evening to bring out the best of the brew. Also, as a special tribute to LA’s newest brewery, City Tavern will have Golden Road Brewing on their table taps for the two weeks of LA Beer Week. More >
Deconstructed LA: Firestone Walker Brewing Co.’s 15th Anniversary Celebration — Breaking Down 8 Beers and Pairing Them
Sep 27th
LA Beer Week, bringing out the best of all that is beer, is the chosen time-frame for Firestone Walker to debut their 15th Anniversary beer in Los Angeles, XV, a blend of eight different barrel-aged beers. Deconstruction LA is the theme of the event where the plan is to “breakdown the brewery’s rarest beer blend into its key components aided by the genius of Sean Z. Paxton, the ‘Homebrew Chef.’” Basically, 8 beers, 8 dishes, and the anniversary brew. More >
L.A. Beer Float Showdown: Round 3 — With an Insider Q&A
Sep 22nd
The L.A. Beer Float Showdown makes another appearance at this year’s LA Beer Week on October 15. How do you make beer and ice cream work? You take 5 reputable chefs and pair them with 5 California brewers/reps. The teams will compete for $500 and the bragging rights that come with it, as 1st year winner The Golden State + Scoops and 2nd year winner Boneyard Bistro, know all too well. Attendees will be doing the judging of the beer floats on flavor, originality, and presentation with 25% of proceeds benefiting the Share Our Strength organization which works towards eliminating child hunger. If you’re looking for something to eat with your floats, Neri’s Curbside Cravings will be posted up selling traditional and contemporary Filipino food. More >
Boneyard Bistro & The Bruery’s Epic 12 Course Dinner: Food Bows Down to Beer
Sep 22nd
This beer goes well with the kangaroo loin… No fool! The kangaroo goes well with the beer! Boneyard Bistro in Sherman Oaks, CA and Orange County’s, The Bruery, have designed a 12 course dinner that brings out the best of 13 rare Bruery beers. In their own words, “our goal is not simply to find beers that pair with certain foods, but to design food around a specific beer; to identify specific flavors in the beer, and then use food to highlight those flavors.” Boneyard Bistro and The Bruery aim to bring out the subtle characteristics of the beers that often go unnoticed. The event is October 13 during LA Beer Week. See the colossal menu after the jump. More >
5 Not to Miss Events During LA Beer Week 2011
Sep 14th
We know it’s early, but the idea of a 14 day celebration of beer spread all throughout Los Angeles is making us feel like a kid in a candy store. Even though not all the events are completely ironed out and placed on the official LA Beer Week calendar, we’ve handpicked five events you won’t want to miss during LA Beer Week for beer lovers living in Southern California. More >
LA Beer Week, Come Together Now [VIDEO]
Aug 26th
LA Beer Week committee members and local brewers spoke about the Los Angeles beer culture in this short video we entitled “LA Beer Week, Come Together Now.” The video features Eagle Rock Brewery‘s Jeremy and Steve Raub, Patrick Morse and the Bakofsky Brothers, Craftsman Brewing Company‘s Mark Jilg, Golden Road Brewing Company‘s Meg Gill and Jon Carpenter, Verdugo Bar and Surly Goat‘s Brandon Bradford and Ryan Sweeney, Tony’s Darts Away and Mohawk Bend‘s Paige Reilly, Stone Brewing Co.‘s Scott Wiegand, and Lucky Baldwin Pub’s Penny Wilhelm. LA Beer Week is a 14 day celebration across Los Angeles and Orange County highlighting local beers, restaurants, breweries, bars and beer education. More >
Official L.A. Beer Week Brew Announced: Unity, an Autumn Saison
Aug 10th
Photo: Brewing up Unity last year for L.A. Beer Week 2010
The L.A. Beer Week team has come to a decision. Last year, “Unity, L.A.’s Team beer“, a California Common (aka Steam beer) was brewed by the L.A. Beer Week Committee on a hot autumn day at Eagle Rock Brewery. This year, the creative crew came up with a brand new recipe but the name will remain. Eagle Rock Brewery Co-founder Jeremy Raub explains the Autumn Saison, a collaborative beer concocted by Raub and Craftsman’s Mark Jilg, which will be brewed with help from some of L.A.’s craft beer advocates.
LA Beer Week Returns This October to Celebrate Local Beer Culture
Jul 9th
Mark your calendars! LA Beer Week is back for its 3rd year celebrating beer culture in Los Angeles and Orange County. The week kicks off on October 10 and ends with a big festival on October 23 at the historic Union Station. More >
