Will be in the LA area sometime in the next couple months. I'm wondering if I can find any of the following beers on the shelves in the area... and if not on the shelves then on tap likely: - Pugachev Cobra (any variants too?) - Bottle Logic Stasis - Parabola - Parabajava - Kern Double Citra - BA Speedway Stouts - Speedway Stout (any variants?) - Fremont KDS or BBomb
You're probably not going to find any of those on shelves. Maybe Puga but I don't really pay attention to it. There's a chance you'll get lucky with Bottle Logic if they have a release before you're here as they do distribute those bottles but they are normally gone within hours. Parabola might still be at the Venice Firestone location but Parabajava wasn't released this year. Kern doesn't distribute bottles of Citra but if they brew some soon, you might see it on draft. BA Speedway bottles (and variants) are normally only available at Alesmith (might find some on draft somewhere). The Fremont stuff has already come and gone unless they send more.
Pugachev Cobra Yes (any variants too?) No - Bottle Logic Stasis Maybe - Parabola Doubtful. Most likely at FW Venice - Parabajava See above - Kern Double Citra No - BA Speedway Stouts No - Speedway Stout (any variants?) Yes...no to variants - Fremont KDS or BBomb Maybe. It's been disappearing from shelves
Best bet might be to set up some IP trades for the stuff you're seeking. There are FB groups you can join that make it easy to set these up. Good luck.
Whale chaser, these are mostly brewery only releases, Parabola and pugachev are the only ones when distributed that kind of stick around. Depending on when you come, you might be able to get parabola 2018. The Fremont stuff lasted maybe a day at most places. As far as on draft, you might get lucky if you search hard, but don’t expect to find any of those.
You might find some non-stout BL Stasis beers lying around. Pugachev's Cobra stays around too, if you go to the larger bottle shops.
