Los Angeles Advice

Where in LA will you?

 

Depending on where you are staying there are lots of great beer bars. These days too many to list all. My favorite bottle shop is Vendome Toluca Lake and I live pretty far from them so I would say it's worth the drive. If you want cool, hard to find bottles (rareish?) Verdugo Bar (also one of my favorite bars) has a to go license and everything bottled can be purchased to take home, and it's usually fairly priced for being a bar. Golden Road Brewery would be a fun place to enjoy the L.A. Sunshine and sit outside drinking sessionable beers.

 

You couldn't find anything??? I'm gonna call BS. We get at least three of these threads a week. You don't even need to run a search, just scroll down and you'll run into one on every page.

Start here:
Los Angeles & Orange County Beer Guide (consolidated BA threads)

Cheers!

 

Angel City is nearby. Buzz is a cool like bottle shop. Eagle Rock and Golden Road aren't too far from downtown. West Hollywood has The Surly Goat.

 

Why drive? Metro Blue Line will take you right to Beachwood in Long Beach. Red Line will take you to Blue Palms. Purple Line to Beer Belly.

 

Don't forget the Gold Line to Stone Pasadena/Congregation Ale House/Haven Gastropub.

 

Serious question: Have people generally had good experiences on the Blue Line? I've heard (probably just rumors) that it can get a little rough.

 

It's not the best, but I've had just as rough of experiences on other lines and local buses.

 

You absolutely have to go to Smog City Brewing. This is going to be a next big brewery. Monkish is great too.

 

Yea the Blue line experience is no different than any other LA public transport, its all pretty rough. Beats driving though thats for sure. Plus you can get wasted. Oh and its super cheap. Don't believe the hype!

 

Like with subway knife fights ala Adventures in Babysitting?

 

Surly goat website says they don't open until pm, do they ever open early or right at 6?

 

They pretty much open at 6 or just a couple minutes before if someone unlocks the door. They open at 1 on weekends for an afternoon happy hour.

 

Thanks

 

Make sure to go when it's a night club.

 

I'm one of the few folks that take public transportation to/from work. A one day pass will cost you $5. Maybe you want to "experience" the LA traffic, but I recommend the metro and the bars in downtown LA.

 

There's a Bottle Logic tapping at the Hermosillo in Highland Park tonight if you'd like to check out some brewery offerings without having to drive down to the OC. The Hermosillo is a chill spot with delicious food to complement the draft & decent bottle selection.