L.A. Beerfest, Sat the 10th in Culver City

[The Black Cloud]

http://www.drinkeatplay.com/labeerfest/

Gonna be there with some buddies. Looks like a great selection of breweries, although I'm a little disappointed Moylans doesn't seem to be there. Looks like it only runs for two 3 hour sessions, so not a whole lot of time to explore and taste when I assume it's gonna be packed.

 

[badhangover]

Just can't swing this. Darnit. But I do plan on hitting up theSan Diego International Beer Festival in June. I'm eyeballing an early purchase of tickets for the Friday session.

 

[The Black Cloud]

Went on Saturday and had a great time! Hit up all the usual suspects (Stone, Deschutes, Sapporo) and tried some new stuff. Ladyface which is a new brewery in Agoura Hills, CA. The awesome part is that my office will be moving down the street from Ladyface on the 30th!!! BOOM!!! They also said they had a cigar tasting on their patio not topo long ago. Probably the most impressive beer I tried was Requiem Espresso Stout. I can't remember the name of the brewery but I think they were out of San Diego. While the stout could have used a bit more depth, the espresso taste was bang on! We even got a handful of espresso beans and chewed them right before taking a sip. Awesome stuff! Can't wait until next year!

 

[Martin2D]

Hit up all the usual suspects (Stone, Deschutes, Sapporo)

Hmmm...which does not belong?

 

[The Black Cloud]

:laugh: Yeah, I know. Hey, my buddy is Japanese and introduced me to Sappies a while ago. Plus they had a cute girl in a short skirt inviting people to their tent. I'm only human.

 

[emoshun]

I was there too for the 1-4 session, and boy was it crowded! I should have checked this section and would have tossed back a couple of those monster mugs they gave us with you.