California Lagers (2024)

Nice! You don’t find the cask ales too watery? I really liked their beers few times that I’ve had it.

 

Beachwood In The Shadows at the source in HB, watching the team from Maui leading in LLWS.

 

A little help please. Looking for local breweries that brew black lagers. For a co worker who really don’t care for ipas or pils. But he does like a couple of pales ales I gave him.

 

https://www.taphunter.com/search/?search=Schwarzbier&type=beers

 

Thanks man. Didn’t think taphunter was still around. My first beer app back when it first came out. Not sure what Germany has anything to do with location.

 

Hey, if you were serious about Schwarzbier you might go to Germany for it!

 

Beachwood has In the Shadows, and I remember seeing one at Green Cheek but no clue on the name.
Just north of OC, Ambitious Ales has Bohemian Spaceman, I haven't had it but I've liked their stuff the couple times I've stopped in there. And Two Coast in Gardena has what they're calling a California Dark Ale which looks interesting, I saw it on their website recently and knowing them it's good.

 

HPB currently has Bortz available in cans, and Enegren frequently (including right now!) has a Nighthawk in cans as well.

 

Not going there for cans just for my friend. But I would go for cans of Löwenbräu Original for myself. Then I would pick up cans of Schwarzbier for my friend. We were suppose to go to Munich 2 weeks ago for Löwenbräu cans and then check out some breweries. Instead we ended up going to Tokyo for 3 days and I found cans of Löwenbräu original in a 7/11. Go figure. And there’s plenty of good breweries in Tokyo. Ramen & tonkatsu was excellent too. Great in-n-out trip. Back to Korea in November

 

I saw the Shadow at BW. But no cans. I guess I could have gotten a crowler for my friend. I’ll have to check it out tomorrow. GC did have some cans awhile back.

 

Zingy

 

100% - I could live off Nighthawk and The Lightest One. Anything extra is just gravy

Random edit: @Resistance88, I disagree with many of your takes in the Pacific forum. In the lager thread though, you’re my doppelgänger and you consistently provide great recommendations. I really dig that, thanks.

 

I'm really enjoying this year's SN Oktoberfest collab. I usually buy a 6er and that's enough, but this year I'm on my 3rd. Something about it really hits the spot for me.

 

It's definitely unique. I'm about ready to revisit it and see if I can come to a conclusion about it. I suspect it's unique enough that it might be the kind of beer that doesn't always hit, but that really works when it does

 

I love all the Fest beer options this year. I currently have newly released Fest from Pizzaport; Burgeon; I also have Enegren, Mother Earth and Sierre Nevada.

 

Because Enegren is awesome, and that’s what he posts about every time on this thread.
You know what they say. Every once in a while even a blind squirrel finds a nut.

 

dayum someone woke up from a nap and chose violence this evening!