LA/OC Supermarket & Bottleshop Thread (July 2017)

Anybody tried MadeWest and their IPA or PA? Never heard of them but have seen cans show up at a few spots recently. Ratings on here are few but good. Also been seeing the Artifex Hazy Ahab IPA and wondering how that is. Cheers!

 

Hey, gang . . . let's try to be specific about the Supermarkets and Bottleshops you're seeing stuff at.

 

Windsor Homebrew in Costa Mesa recently got their license to sell off premise and they are getting lots of great stuff. The owner, I believe his name is Scott, has a real passion for beer and is curating a great selection.

 

Scott is great, and if you're in the area you should check his shop out. He definitely has a nice selection and has been posting new stuff on his Instagram http://instagram.com/windsorhomebrewsupplyco

 

I just saw a BA stout from Small Batch Beer Makers. Never heard of these guys and can't find a whole lot of ratings on BA or Untappd. Anyone have any info about them or that beer?

 

Out of Pasadena I believe. Had that BA Stout. Not good. I also tried their Rum BA IPA. Eh. They had a sour that I thought was good. I forget what exactly. Long story short, haven't been impressed.

 

Madewest pale is good, the Mosaic really shines with the lighter body. They have some good rotating and seasonal ipas but that core one they have in cans isnt my favorite.

 

Small Batch is a part of Arsenal Urban Ales. It was the project of Will Shelton (of the Shelton brothers) to eventually find a home in Los Angeles to produce beers in their own place, but things fell apart. They are now Concrete Jungle DTLA and are up in running and have bottles out in the wild. Some of the beers out now are reworkings of Arsenal beers. Because of their existing industry experience, they sourced insanely special wine barrels and bourbon barrels for their projects. If you see any wine barrel aged Small Batch stuff out there still, I recommend as the wine barrel character is excellent on these.

 

Keep an eye out for SN Oktoberfest. Should be hitting shelves right now.

 

I'm ready for some fresh Celebration Ale.

 

Wet hop season is coming...

 

Any hits on Fremont BAs eastside-ish?

 

Ramirez has rusty

 

On phone w them now thanks!

EDIT: gone

 

Sunset Beer Co. got Rusty Nail and Unicorn Tears late last week but was sold out by Friday afternoon. I've talked to a few other stores who say they SHOULD be getting small shipments, but whether bottles will actually materialize remains to be seen.

 

Vendome Toluca lake just posted Rusty

 

Right, well... any help appreciated.

 

If it helps, one of them was Toluca Lake Vendome and they just posted to IG they have bottles of Rusty Nail, 1 per customer.

EDIT: Oh. See above.

 

Also gone. Dammit.