LA/OC Supermarket & Bottleshop Thread (July 2017)

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by Frosty11161, Jul 3, 2017.

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  1. Frosty11161

    Frosty11161 Savant (1,076) May 2, 2016 California
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    Who's ready to hunt down Ethel the bottle logic van to raid the FO & Number Crunch?
     
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  2. pinballplayer

    pinballplayer Maven (1,487) Jul 2, 2014 California
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    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!
     
  3. JayORear

    JayORear Grand Pooh-Bah (3,058) Feb 22, 2012 California
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    Hey, gang . . . let's try to be specific about the Supermarkets and Bottleshops you're seeing stuff at. :grinning:
     
  4. pinballplayer

    pinballplayer Maven (1,487) Jul 2, 2014 California
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    :flushed: 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.
     
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  5. Jafix

    Jafix Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2016 California
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  6. wolf13

    wolf13 Pundit (760) Dec 11, 2014 California
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    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?
     
  7. BeersandBread

    BeersandBread Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2016 California

    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.
     
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  8. Mshea805

    Mshea805 Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2014 California

    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.
     
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  9. MissionWoodlandHills

    MissionWoodlandHills Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2010 California

    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.
     
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  10. Tdizzle

    Tdizzle Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2006 California

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

    dcgunman Pooh-Bah (2,682) Jul 1, 2009 California
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    I'm ready for some fresh Celebration Ale. :rolling_eyes:
     
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  12. jamesar

    jamesar Zealot (581) Mar 13, 2012 California

    Wet hop season is coming... :rolling_eyes:
     
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  13. marietta1200

    marietta1200 Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2017 California

    Any hits on Fremont BAs eastside-ish?
     
  14. BeersandBread

    BeersandBread Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2016 California

    Ramirez has rusty
     
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  15. marietta1200

    marietta1200 Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2017 California

    On phone w them now thanks!

    EDIT: gone
     
  16. swanfungus

    swanfungus Maven (1,426) Dec 23, 2014 California
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    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.
     
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  17. BeersandBread

    BeersandBread Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2016 California

    Vendome Toluca lake just posted Rusty
     
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  18. marietta1200

    marietta1200 Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2017 California

    Right, well... any help appreciated.
     
  19. swanfungus

    swanfungus Maven (1,426) Dec 23, 2014 California
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    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.
     
  20. marietta1200

    marietta1200 Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2017 California

    Also gone. Dammit.
     
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