Beachwood Brewing/Blendery (2023)

Looks like Hop Jitsu is dropping on Thursday, Jan 12th.

 

Hops of Fury releasing 1/26. Ya boi!

 

As a fan of DFH 120, that ESBC 13.2% IPA has me interested.

 

I've always wanted to try that Power Plant

 

Nuclear Power Plant is the quad. Its available now online, along with PP, for pre-order.

FWIW: some people I share with found NPP better than last years Pilney the Younger, including me. This is a beer to seek out.

 

i always touted the superiority of ESBCs yellow beer game. No one listens cuz it's me.

 

I miss Beachwood’s BBQ food!!!!

 

Didn't love what I tried of their new menu, but pretty shocking they scrapped it after a month. Really tough times for the Downtown Promenade area in Long Beach, a lot of places still struggling.

 

Was there just this past Sunday, was pretty disappointed with the new menu. I feel like I don't really understand the "downtown" issue vis-a-vis any other restaurant location, like this is a weird euphemism for something else?

 

No? Just that most restaurants in that area have seen a dramatic decline in business since COVID. Probably more reliant on foot traffic and the downtown business community that is still largely WFH? It was brought up a few months ago here:

https://lbbusinessjournal.com/news/...-may-close-if-safety-concerns-arent-addressed

 

They announced today that they are cutting the food offerings at Beachwood DTLB.

I think this may be the beginning of the end for Beachwood in DTLB. I love the beer, but I can get it at other more convenient spots (like HB or Bixby Knolls), and I don’t see how such a large space in what was once such a gentrified part of downtown can survive without food.

Truly the end of an era… though thankfully just the food part… I’d be devastated if the beer went away.

 

I have a fond memory of attending a pickle fest there in 2014-2015...pickled peaches, pickled asparagus... fantastic.

Also had a great after-party in 2019 post CCBA. That was a hot day.

 

Is the OG HB location still a taproom, or is it strictly production these days?

 

As of last week it is still a taproom. But it seems to be slowly dying - sad.

 

It was my understanding that once their new pizza spot got rolling, they would convert the taproom space at their 1st HB location into FV space, which based on the size of the brewery in LB, could compensate for their loss if they do end up cutting ties with the downtown location.