Anaheim Becoming California's Brewery-Friendly City

I still don't get how this swimming pool is going to go down ... I mean is it like douche bag meat market pool parties in Vegas? Will there be Modern Times lifeguards (ISO uniform t-shirts)? Leisuretown will only serve in plastic beer cups? Will there be a "Don't Pee In Our Pool" hazy IPA, cuz IPAlot when I drink

 

Got my speedo's out. But it fits a little tight. Okay...a lot tight. Haven't worn it since 78. . I have a 16oz SS mug with cap I can bring to fill with liquid Haze for the pool action. Will there be pool volleyball or basketball?

 

Seriously ... in concept this sounds like it's going to be a shit-show ... alcohol, hipsters and neckbeards just don't seem to be a good mix with water

 

Seriously...you might be right. But I'm sure these guys have a plan. My biggest grip isn't the pool situation. It's the food menu. I'm not putting down the peeps who love to eat vegan. But I wish they would have some regular meat items on the menu. Getting back to the pool. They would have to have changing rooms with indoor & outdoor shower, no glass allowed in and around the pool area. I'm sure if one of the #HazeBros were to accidently piss in the pool you'd be able to tell from the #HazyPiss and the smell of Hops. Just hope they don't try and fart in the pool and poop instead.

 

On flipside there's Cellador trying to hopefully open a tasting room by 2nd anniversary, or very least end of 2018.

 

Given various permit issues/delays I’ve heard multiple breweries have had in Anaheim, I would hate to know how long non-“By-right” development takes...

I had the same opinion originally when the Dankness Dojo opened in LA, however eating there quickly changed my mind as to how good vegan food could be. I’ve tried almost everything in that menu over various visits and I’m pretty impressed.

 

Pool folks think they should be everywhere. They already stuck one inside a baseball stadium; might as well start sticking them in breweries and restaurants what the hell.

 

That is because the city of LA is impossible to work with, they are so slow to do anything. It took Modern times almost 2 years to get LA opened and they have a much larger staff and experience opening a tasting room.

 

I was born in '78. Thanks for making me feel not old shortly after my 40th bday.

 

As someone who lives in Anaheim, this excited me but is worrisome. I just hope these breweries are not only well ran but the quality of beer is in the forefront of their minds I try my best to support local new Anaheim breweries such as Asylum, Stereo, American Ale Works, Green Cheek ( the best of the bunch in my opinion) and Towne (my least favorite). I think all of these have been opened for at least a year except fo Steroes (I think they’re going on for 2?

I’m sure I am forgetting one or so, but I think people should give these other Anaheim breweries a shot.

 

I'm done with Towne. Their beer just isn't good, at all. Too many good breweries in Anaheim for my money to go to bad beer because it's local.

 

Towne just feels too artificial for me. Their beers are subpar and the only thing going for them is just the venue. I think they have one of the best venues around but too bad their beers are not good.

Have you had some of the other ones I’ve mentioned? Besides GC, I think that Stereo have solid offerings. Nothing to go crazy over but I think they are getting better and better and same with American Ales. Don’t like their ipas but they have solid stouts.

 

I like the people at American Ales a lot (they do a lot of stuff with the local craft beer running clubs and with homebrewing groups), and I think the beer is worth drinking. Green Cheek is of course great, best lager brewery in SoCal in my opinion. Never really got too into Stereo (I'm further South, so I'd rather just hit up Barley Forge in Costa Mesa for that sort of thing), and Asylum has the Hoparazzi curse: why the hell wouldn't I just mosey over to Bottle Logic instead?

 

Green Cheek is actually in Orange, not Anaheim.

Hoparazzi and Towne, however, are definitely in Anaheim.

 

Whats the current complete list in Anaheim?

 

Imagine if The Bruery opened a swimming pool! Imagine trying to do a few laps (let alone doggy paddling) after a few Black Tuesdays!

 

Wait... good Vegan food exists?!?!?

 

Poor lifeguard

 

There are also Unsung, Anaheim Brewing, Legends. I know Karl Strauss also has a location in Anaheim (unsure if they brew onsite).

 

Stand corrected. I live 5 minutes from there and I forget that it is Orange.

 

Legends has a great venue but in the last 3 years, I do t think they’ve improved much. I’ve gone handful of times and it’s always empty with no atmosphere.

 

Yup, it’s more like vegan “comfort food,” than just straight up veggies. Give it a try next time you’re in downtown LA.

 

Visited Unsung for the first time a couple of weeks ago during the World Cup. IPA's are good. Nothing out of this world. Had a few at BT's BBQ when they first came out. Very nice tasting room with a very good BBQ joint right next door to Unsung. There is also a wine bar in the same complex. This is just down the block from the unfinished Modern Times Swimming Pool location. Anaheim Brewing? Not much to say about these guys. Maybe Anaheim's first brewery?

 

Hoof Hearted Brewing in Columbus, Ohio has a pool. It costs $5 per person (probably to cover the lifeguard and changing rooms).

Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Northern California has a pool as well.

 

I hope Corvette Girl™ goes there

 

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Sounds just like Angel City Brewing and Arts District Brewing in DTLA

 

Agreed. Small sample size (I've gone once), but it was completely empty and the beers just weren't good. Nice space, but that's useless without good beer to compete with the all of the great beer in the area.

 

I went to Angel City for the first time a couple of weeks ago and I actually enjoyed their Mexican lager. Their IPAs were meh lol

I also tried Boomtown and there were 4 different beers bought from a hazy to ipas and I believe a red ale ( not confident) but was pretty disappointed. Great venue but beers were not good.

 

I think their best beer is their American lager and their Oreo stout. This is the place we go to when we just wanted to keep it reaaaaalllly chill and not deal with the crowds.

 

I happen to like Legends. Agree that it's usually pretty empty in there, but it's a great spot to get a beer or two after work. Nothing in there will blow your socks off, but the beers are solid. The owner is usually working the bar too, and he's enjoyable to talk to.

 

Has anyone had a chance to try Brewheim? Was thinking about swinging by there this afternoon.

 

I've not but heard mixed reviews. Cool space boring beer. I know @husbunny has been

 

After all the hooplah we’ve heard about Bottle Logic’s expansion and Modern Times still not being open after what feels like an eternity, this thread is almost more ironic than anything else.

 

Being someone that loves having a beer by or in the pool or Jacuzzi, whether I'm in Vegas, the Bahamas, Cancun or just about any other hotel around the world, I'm looking forward to Leisuretown.

The hook for the wife doesn't hurt, " How about about a day by the pool?".

Yup, looking forward to MT beer, one of those great vegan burritos, and a day by the pool, while sit there trying see if I can get the concept

 

Exactly, and those craft beer folks, might as well serve it in business parks, stadiums and movie theaters...

oh wait!

 

Exactly this. The space is big/nice and right behind Stadium Lofts. But the beer is whatever. They had 20+ beers on tap but in reality it was about 5-6 beers with a lot of fruitied variants of each.

 

This! The space was cool, it was cozy and a nice spot to hang. The had about 6ish core beers and each had like 2 or 3 variants. They also had a lot of tvs that had streaming devices. Why is this an issue? Because each tv that had the same game were streaming in different times! And that’s annoying.

 

Let me give this a try
All American Ale works
Anaheim Brewery
Asylum Brewing
Backstreet
Bottle Logic
Brewheim
Bruery Terreux
Hoparazzi Brewing
JT Schmids
Karl Strauss
Legends
Noble Aleworks
Phantom Ales
Stereo Brewing
Towne Park
Unsung
Golden Road

Pending
Modern Times