Homage Brewing (2019)

nice! i am waiting on Chat Flou 2018 and the Kriek to be released. Those are my favorites besides Wild Pink Robots

 

I'll be there on 2-10 downing some of their hazy's & IPA's. Yes, I hear great things about their other styles too. When I visit Pomona I stop in Homage.

 

Wasn't there talk of a second location closer to/in LA?

 

Still waiting on DTLA Homage

 

Needs to have online sales though, not waiting outside in line in Pomona, especially during summer.

 

Wait. Line for Homage bottles? I know Homage beers are good. But a line?

 

Yep

 

I'll be there this Sunday. Guess I'll try some of their other offerings besides IPA's.

 

Chat Flou went up in price from $22 to $25. Wonder if it's due to their increased exposure.

 

Its one of their big releases each year and I am assuming by everything I see from the hard work they post on insta that they have been increasing bottle counts every year meaning each year represent a larger scope of work. Still well in line with the likes of Casa or Cellador so I wouldn't take any umbrage to the price as the work that I've tasted from them in the last year has been brilliant and getting even better. TLDR don't sleep on it..

 

How are their releases? I don’t do lines anymore and was planning on showing up around 3 PM. They didn’t list a bottle count or limit pp, so is it safe to assume I’d be okay?

 

Their releases are kinda hard to predict sometimes. Some will sell out within the evening, some will last till the following day.

I anticipate the line to be long like last years Wild Pink Robots release.

 

Anyone heard about them opening an LA location in Chinatown (next to HP)?

I think Homage is something like the SARA of Southern Cali. Everything I have tried from them has been world class.

 

People have to pay for that stupid wicker basket they put the bottle in, to then pour out of.

 

Had stopped in Homage this weekend (both Sat/Sun). Was in Pomona for a concert on Sat and Sun. Saturday I got there around 4 and their Chat Flou was already sold out on draft and bottles. So I went for their 3 hazy ipa’s. All 3 were good to pretty good. Blue In Green was my favorite. Ended up with a couple of crowlers to go. Sunday I stuck with BinG again and Velouria IPA and one of their stouts. This weekend was my 3rd and 4th time (in 3-4 years) visiting Homage. If your in Pomona for an event or passing through I would recommend a stop at Homage. World class? Well maybe the brewery has class with some of its styles. They are doing some collaborations with well known brewery’s these days. Today they are bottling and collab with Beachwood Blendery that should be released soon. They just did a collab with Other Half that didn’t get released at Homage (only at OH). Now Other Half is world class in my book. I believe Homage won GABF last year and they are making waves here in California. They definitely have improved every time I visit. Some Folks say their hazy ipa’s are a Monks spinoff? To early to tell. I did like all 3 hazy IPA’s they had to offer. Looking for their opening in Chinatown area?

 

This 2018 vintage of Chat Flou is fantastic. That is all.

 

Agreed!

That said, they could really use some work on processing the line. Not sure what number I was but I arrived ~30min before opening and didn't make it to checkout until 2pm (1hr after opening). Looked like they were running 2 registers for everything (bottles, pours, and fills). The staff was great but man that line moved at a snails pace.

 

Yes they did.