LA Beer Week spotlights South Bay
Mike Siordia of Hot's Kitchen with Miles and Sean Beaucar of Stone Brewing. Photo by James Whitely Two hundred revelers gathered Monday night at Naja’s Place on the Redondo Pier to smash the proverbial champagne bottle and set sail to LA Beer Week’s third year of Dionysian delight. In attendance were Greg Koch and Randy Clemens of Stone Brewing Company, who signed copies of their co-authored brewer’s guide, The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.: Liquid Lore, Epic Recipes, and Unabashed Arrogance. The Bacchanalian event was fueled with over 40 varieties of Stone beer, including their Double Bastard Ale w/ Chipotle Peppers and a very special cask-conditioned blend of their IPA and Ruination ales. Participants raised their tasting glasses in solidarity as Koch cried “Death to fizzy, yellow beer!” The festival (misnamed “Beer Week” when festival-goers will in fact be imbibing for 14 glorious days) appropriately chose the South Bay as its port of departure. A nascent craft brew movement, which has just recently bubbled into the consciousness of local gourmands and restaurateurs, begs recognition from the larger beer community. “This year’s Beer Week gives everyone that’s not from this area a…
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