Brew Dogs Los Angeles

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  1. Black_Rider

    Black_Rider Pooh-Bah (2,019) Mar 26, 2013 California
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    curious what people thought of the show.

    i liked that they took a different approach using home brewers.

    the cynical side of me wonders if marketing dollars had something to do with Golden Road getting to host them. would have been cool to see it at Beachwood or Smog City. also didn't entirely agree with their top beer bar list, but that's how lists are.

    while the home brew competition thing was cool, it seemed like they wasted an opportunity to do something really "LA". enjoyable show nonetheless. recognized a few people in the background at the GR taping
     
    #1 Black_Rider, Sep 2, 2014
  2. SoCalBeerIdiot

    SoCalBeerIdiot Pooh-Bah (2,191) Mar 10, 2013 California
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    I'm okay with their Top 5 Beer Bars, I'm more questioning their choices in the Top 5 Breweries (other than Smog City and BW, both of which I totally agree with).

    Just out of curiosity, what bars (or breweries for that matter) would you switch out?
     
    #2 SoCalBeerIdiot, Sep 2, 2014
  3. Sumdeus

    Sumdeus Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2014 Indiana

    For those of us who did not see it, what were their top 5 bars and breweries?
     
    #3 Sumdeus, Sep 2, 2014
  4. Modernrickk

    Modernrickk Pooh-Bah (1,853) Oct 3, 2013 California
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    They said eagle rock was a top 5 brewery :rolling_eyes:
     
    #4 Modernrickk, Sep 2, 2014
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  5. SoCalBeerIdiot

    SoCalBeerIdiot Pooh-Bah (2,191) Mar 10, 2013 California
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    Top 5 Bars:

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    Top 5 Breweries:

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    #5 SoCalBeerIdiot, Sep 2, 2014
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  6. SDReaper

    SDReaper Pooh-Bah (2,174) Aug 15, 2013 California
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    lolwut?
     
    #6 SDReaper, Sep 2, 2014
  7. SoCalBeerIdiot

    SoCalBeerIdiot Pooh-Bah (2,191) Mar 10, 2013 California
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    I really have to wonder who had a hand in choosing the breweries
     
    #7 SoCalBeerIdiot, Sep 2, 2014
  8. grze

    grze Maven (1,460) Apr 17, 2012 Virginia
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    If you guys watched the SD version from last season (I think the only one that I've seen so far) it was a little weird too. On the other hand, there are a lot more option over there of course
     
    #8 grze, Sep 2, 2014
  9. dcgunman

    dcgunman Pooh-Bah (2,682) Jul 1, 2009 California
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    They could of had El Segundo Brewing Co in there instead of San Pedro. Eagle Rock is okay I guess. Not sure about Ladyface. It's a decent place, but..... Maybe Monkish? Angel City? Not one of my favs. I guess none of the OC brewery's would of counted. But hell......at least they got it right with Smog and Beachwood.

    Golden Road!! What a joke. I mean its alot better these days and the place is big and nicely laid out. But they could of had it a BWLB. I guess when you got the $$'s.
     
    #9 dcgunman, Sep 2, 2014
  10. Earlycsquid

    Earlycsquid Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2013 California

    For as big as BWLB is over Seal, I really don't think they could have held it there. Golden Road has a lot of space to work with, which I'm sure is the major reason why they choose to work the L.A. episode there.
     
    #10 Earlycsquid, Sep 2, 2014
  11. Mento

    Mento Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2014 California

    At least it's actually in LA. I'm sure the size and layout of the place played a part in choosing the location for the shoot.
     
    #11 Mento, Sep 2, 2014
  12. Mento

    Mento Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2014 California


    As with every episode I've seen so far, it's just ok but better than any other show about beer so can't not watch.
     
    #12 Mento, Sep 2, 2014
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  13. Black_Rider

    Black_Rider Pooh-Bah (2,019) Mar 26, 2013 California
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    they've been in way smaller places though. you can pull off this show in a smaller place.
     
    #13 Black_Rider, Sep 2, 2014
  14. Black_Rider

    Black_Rider Pooh-Bah (2,019) Mar 26, 2013 California
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    i would think Blue Palms would be above any of the other on the list. i guess Naja's has a lot of taps but it's pretty cheesy. maybe it's because of conflict of interest since they were hosting it at Golden Road, but Mohawk Bend or Tony's are easy as good or better than any of those places. also, while i like Glendale Tap, i don't think they're #2 in LA

    breweries: never been to Pedro Brewing actually. curious to check it out now. think they got the #1 and 2 right. Eagle Rock is probably a respect vote, since they were one of the first. but yeah, plenty of other places could fill in those last 3 spots. it's kind of a burn that Monkish was left out
     
    #14 Black_Rider, Sep 2, 2014
  15. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    I wouldn't have expected them to pick another brewery besides Golden Road. They have usually gone with a known regional brewer with a bit of mainstream notoriety more often than not, Ska, DFH, Tenaya Creek, Sam Adams, Oskar Blues.
     
    #15 tjensen3618, Sep 2, 2014
  16. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
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    but guys…Golden Road was in Workaholics
     
    #16 hopsputin, Sep 3, 2014
  17. Mento

    Mento Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2014 California

    Blue Palms is most certainly not top dog anymore. The consistency of the tap lists suffered greatly. In the past I'd agree with you and I still go often.
     
    #17 Mento, Sep 3, 2014
  18. Mento

    Mento Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2014 California

    This was probably overstated on second thought. It's still one of the top destinations for me locally, probably #2 behind Surly
     
    #18 Mento, Sep 3, 2014
  19. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Their customer service is horrible too.
     
    #19 UCLABrewN84, Sep 3, 2014
  20. Mento

    Mento Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2014 California

    I love the bartenders myself
     
    #20 Mento, Sep 3, 2014
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