Best beer of the event: Golden Draak dark Belgian ale, 10.5% ABV. The beer poured a dark golden tone with a rich frothy head. The taste was sweet and malty that masked the evaporating alcohol well. For such a strong beer, it goes down dangerously easy.
Compared to the Block Party at Paramount Studios and the OC Beer Festival at Irvine Park, the LA Beer Festival was mess to navigate. Brewers were strewn across a disjointed network of alleys and small courtyards connected by a main avenue of travel that were all too narrow and cramped to accommodate the crowds.
On occasion some brewers had run dry before the conclusion of the festival. I could tell from the inventory of first brewer I sampled, Maui Brewing Company, that they didn't have enough supply to make through the first hour of the three hour session. Ninkasi and the brewer next to them was done by the time we wandered over to them. The Bruery was half gone the time we got there. Lesson here is don't go to the second session when you can go to the first, i.e. early bird gets the worm.
TLDR: Golden draak is awesome and I had good drunken time but left this event somewhat disappointed.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
I'm back... with Bruery Mischief and nam tok
First post! For real this time. After a false start 2.5 years ago, I'm back.
I've always into food and beer. Until the last year, I've more or less appreciated food and beer independent of each other. Lately, after reading a beer book like "The Brewmasters Table", I've learned to how spectacular a good food/beer paring can be. I want to share the goodness that I come across with anyone who comes across this humble blog.
Today's pairing is The Bruery's Mischief. (recommended by Joe at Walnut Liquorette) and the nam tok from Coconut Bay.
Mischief is a Belgian strong pale ale. The beer pours golden and hazy with a thick, foamy head. and smells of citrus and fruits. The high 8.5%ABV is not noticeable as it is well concealed by light malt, crisp hops, and a dash of spice.
Nam tok is Isan (northeast Thailand) style meat salad. I had mine with pork, but it is also common to have it with beef. The meat is grilled and then mixed with roasted rice powder, strands red onion, mint leaves, lime juice and chili.
The pairing was excellent. Mischief had enough hops to withstand the nam tok's barrage of heat. Mischief also had enough citrus and spice of it's own to echo that found evenly permeated in the nam tok.
I've always into food and beer. Until the last year, I've more or less appreciated food and beer independent of each other. Lately, after reading a beer book like "The Brewmasters Table", I've learned to how spectacular a good food/beer paring can be. I want to share the goodness that I come across with anyone who comes across this humble blog.
Today's pairing is The Bruery's Mischief. (recommended by Joe at Walnut Liquorette) and the nam tok from Coconut Bay.
Mischief is a Belgian strong pale ale. The beer pours golden and hazy with a thick, foamy head. and smells of citrus and fruits. The high 8.5%ABV is not noticeable as it is well concealed by light malt, crisp hops, and a dash of spice.
Nam tok is Isan (northeast Thailand) style meat salad. I had mine with pork, but it is also common to have it with beef. The meat is grilled and then mixed with roasted rice powder, strands red onion, mint leaves, lime juice and chili.
The pairing was excellent. Mischief had enough hops to withstand the nam tok's barrage of heat. Mischief also had enough citrus and spice of it's own to echo that found evenly permeated in the nam tok.
Friday, August 22, 2008
10 for under $10
Today is the first of my last 10 days of residing in the San Gabriel Valley (SGV). To commemorate, I plan on dining at 10 different establishments each day for under $10 each meal.
Tonight's meal will be at Nem Nuong Khanh Hoa.
Tonight's meal will be at Nem Nuong Khanh Hoa.
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