Mumford Brewing

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Brewery, Bar, Beer-to-go

416 Boyd St
Los Angeles, California, 90013-1631
United States

// CLOSED //

As of January 1, 2023, Mumford Brewing has permanently closed.
BEER STATS
Average:
4.11
Beers:
178
Ratings:
518
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.26
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
34
pDev:
10.09%
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Ratings by mrcraft:
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Reviewed by mrcraft from California

3.94/5  rDev -7.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 3.5
This is a new brewery right on the outskirts of Little Tokyo in Downtown LA. The interior is very spacious, with lots of sitting area. It has a modern, somewhat industrial motif to the place. It's very clean. If you visit here on foot, don't venture too far south of this building, as that's where you'll start to see our urban campers.

At this point, they had 4 beers on tap. I liked the Black Mamba the best. I did notice the beer was served warmer than I would have preferred.

They sell pretzels, but you're welcome to bring your own food. There's a restaurant two doors down. And, then you're very close to restaurants in Little Tokyo as well.

I'll visit again when they have new brews on tap. Good luck.
Jun 21, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.29 by Scottsbeer from Florida

Dec 15, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by Lucnifter from California

Jun 20, 2022
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Rated by leftlace from California

5/5  rDev +17.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Always enjoy going here (pre-covid). Well rounded selection of beers and great staff.
Jan 22, 2021
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Reviewed by lucius10 from California

4.53/5  rDev +6.3%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.25
So glad I visited here! Great vibe and music...good customer service and really good selection of brews...not in the best part of town and parking is a slight issue, but nice place!
Jun 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.89 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

May 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Keeling from California

May 01, 2019
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4.27/5  rDev +0.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25
The brewery itself is located in a part of Los Angeles where there are quite a few homeless people- just an observation that didn't bother me, and it's not an issue during the day at all. Parking is on the street. Vibe within the brewery is nice, with relatively upscale wooden furniture. A large number of taps available with mostly IPAs, but also a couple of stouts (Stick Figures). They fill growlers and have bottles to go. It's a straightforward selection. Service is very solid, attentive bartenders who will strike up a conversation when things are slow- and it was slower as I showed up at open. I enjoyed hanging out there and there is certainly plenty of space for a good crowd.
Jan 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by socon67 from New York

Jan 10, 2019
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Reviewed by West_Chester_Ale_Tester from Ohio

4.01/5  rDev -5.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.25
My 300th taproom! I loved the vibe and the beer. The service wasn't all that great. I felt like I was bothering them, asking for a beer. Other than that, this is a great place. Maybe I caught them on a bad day.
Nov 12, 2018
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Rated by WheelsPSU from New Jersey

4.22/5  rDev -0.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
Only knock is the acoustics. It got loud on a Saturday afternoon. Otherwise than that, great place. Great beer, especially the ipas.
Oct 21, 2018
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Reviewed by Antg8989 from New Jersey

4.44/5  rDev +4.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
Got to try their smoked maple porter and thought it was fantastic. This place reminds me of an ice cream parlor..an ice cream parlor that serves beer. The bartender was nice enough to check a recipe for me. May not be a place you can spend a lot of time in, but definitely worth stopping in for a pint or 2.
Aug 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.31 by Keananmichael5 from California

Mar 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by jtk21351 from California

Nov 07, 2017
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.09/5  rDev -27.5%
vibe: 2.5 | quality: 3.25 | service: 3.25 | selection: 3
Brewery nestled in skid row staffed some generally good seeming guys who have sadly succumbed to the hipster-douche influence. Welcome to Smog City, I guess. What did I expect coming to a brewery called "Mumford"? At least the beer is better than Verdugo West's...

Enjoy the harassment from local homeless as you approach the doors of this gentrification magnet. Lock your car doors, lads.

Beer is served in shaker pints at New York level prices (and at L.A. level quality).

They call their Belgian enkel a "single" because why Google it, right? Oh well, at least they didn't stylize it "singel." (And hey, our consumers are obviously uncultured idiots, so they'll appreciate the clarity...all you have to do to make a Dutch word English is reverse the latter two letters apparently).

They're steering into the skid of the hazy IPA fad. Can't blame them - that's where the profit is - but though they can afford proprietary hops (e.g. Mosaic) they aren't making very good use of them.

I didn't have any food; apparently they serve pretzels (per the website) but there was no signage in the brewery. I suspect if you can order them, there's at least a 20% markup.

So long as these cats chase trends they'll be fine since rent in skid row is low. Smog City's denizenry is craving beers better than the Golden Road schlock that's plagued the city for years, so I can't blame them for trying to convince themselves this brewery's beers are on par with those from San Diego, the Bay area, and hell, even the central coast.

The beer, to be fair, is above average. And that would suffice if they were putting it out in sixers at $10 or less.

I guess I'm just not seeing any inspiration, originality, or passion in what they're doing whatsoever. I can't knock wanting to cash in on trends, and they're probably only a "lupulin powder triple dry-hopped" marketing gimmick away from generating lines for can releases, but there's not a single beer on-draught that seems like the brewer(s) actually wanted to craft it, and you can only ride the homerism wave so long afore it crashes.

Wouldn't care to spend a Friday night here, nor would I recommend it to others, but in a town as desperate for decent local beer as Los Angeles, I'm unsurprised this is somehow garnering fans for itself. And when people will pay $12+ a four-pack, I have to tip my hat to the owners...this business could be genius.

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Oct 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by crob3888 from California

Sep 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.22 by Ghostman25 from California

Sep 21, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by HazeyJess from California

Sep 05, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by BonsBeer from California

Sep 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.54 by heatmiser18 from California

Aug 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by Gobzilla from California

Aug 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.8 by mnine from California

Apr 13, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by sillyhed8 from California

Mar 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.95 by kmanjohnson from California

Feb 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by StephenCollinsMarshall from California

Feb 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.57 by matthewrdale from Massachusetts

Feb 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.97 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Feb 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.29 by shoegaze from California

Dec 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.18 by Kurmaraja from California

Oct 09, 2016
 
Rated: 5 by Bnoise11 from California

Jun 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by GRG1313 from California

Apr 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by fthegiants from California

Jan 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by joeyjoey104 from California

Jul 14, 2015
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.94/5  rDev -7.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 3.5
I recently visited during their soft opening. I have to say this is probably the seediest area I have ever visited a brewery in, but I was able to find a spot away from the homeless encampments. They only had 4 beers on tap when I went, but they are planning on brewing many more as time goes on. The quality was great with the beers coming across as quite fresh. All of the staff members I interacted with were friendly and informative.
Jun 23, 2015
Mumford Brewing in Los Angeles, CA
Brewery rating: 4.11 out of 5 with 518 ratings