Smog City Appreciation

Need a Smog City thread.
Smog has been putting out a lot of good beers since day 1.
So you should make this everything about Smog City. Like noble.

 

Don't like the price point on 500mL of their coffee porter (at least where I see it, at $8.99), but do like Sabre Toothed Squirrel

 

I am from Nor Cal but did make a point to stop there and Monkish when I was down there a couple weeks ago. I was pleasantly surprised, because of the fact that I have not heard a lot of talk about it. I absolutely loved the coffee porter, as well as the chip shot. The newest releases that came out right about then were the Bourbon OE, and the alternate Single Barrel. I tried those as well, and got a bottle so I can sit on it a while and see what it does with time. Those 2 were still boozy fresh.

Jason

 

Just curious why you think nobody is talking about Smog City?

There have been several threads on this site discussing their releases.

From what I can tell, people interested Los Angeles Breweries are talking about Smog City.

 

I never heard of them until someone brought a bottle to our share last night, it stole the show. We had Almanac, Love Child, Sour Note, and de Garde among others. Very nice surprise and I'll be on the lookout for more.

 

Asked Jonathan Porter about Cuddlebug on Saturday. He indicated that it might become a regular offering. It tasted very, very good with that peach fuzz thing going on.

 

Love Smog City! Very lucky to work a mile from them...my go to after work beer!!

 

I mean, why is no one talking about Russian River as well?


Come on, seriously, Smog City gets a lot of love here. I don't love the price point of their regular bottles, but man, can they nail down those special releases at an awesome price point for that quality beer.

 

favorite brewery in LA

 

Best in L.A., IMO. From their Little Bo Bils to Infinite Wishes and everything in between. The staff is awesome. The merchandise is cool. I've spent many a night (and a few days) having fun in that place.
Porter, Laurie, Chris, Ryan and everyone else have done a great job.

 

The one thing that I would like to see there is 32 oz or 1 liter growlers.

 

They are easily either my favorite LA Brewery, ESBC is catching up recently, but there is still a bit of distance.

My only complaint is that the regular offerings, are nearly the same price as the limited releases. I for one would love for them to drop the regular offering prices a bit so they could be a fridge staple, and raise the limited prices a bit to make up for it.
Don't get me wrong, not complaining that I just picked up 3 limiteds from them a few weeks ago for not much more than the regular bottles, but the price keeps me from keeping Coffee Porter and Squirrel in my fridge on a regular basis.

 

agree ESBC is killing it lately. Highland Park is up there for me, partially for homer reasons. but they are also putting out a ton of good stuff, and so early on

in my opinion Smog City has the best repertoire overall. they make such a large variety of beers, and do most of them very, very well. but what makes them really stand out is their barrel program (and it's so early on). Infinite Wishes is a world class ba stout. Goldie and Bourbon OE are outstanding. can't wait for whatever else is coming down the pike

also, like jnace said, good people behind the brewery. and the tasting room has a great vibe

wish it was in Silver Lake

 

Going to stop by Smog City at the end of this week. Torrance is turning into a brewery mecca. Just discovered Three Weavers which is in my neck of the woods in Inglewood. Good stuff indeed. I also want to take a drive out to Progress Brewery in El Monte one day soon

 

Progress is okay, but it's nothing mind blowing. Worth checking out but nothing to get excited about. Hopefully they get better

 

My favorite brewery in LA county, hands down. Like others have said, the staff there is out of sight. Laid back and approachable even when they have an insanely packed house like last weekend's anniversary party.
For those who aren't fans of the price of their regular releases, check your local Costco. I've seen coffee Porter at a number of locations for around $6. Don't forget, you don't need a membership to purchase alcohol at Costco in CA.

 

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