Beer Fest for Beer Geeks Presents: The Rare Experience!

Beer Fest for Beer Geeks Presents: The Rare Experience

LOS ANGELES, CA — Beer Fest for Beer Geeks, brought to you by Stout Burgers & Beers, presents an extraordinary beer list to celebrate the uniqueness of beer. The Rare Experience Beer Festival takes place outside of the restaurant’s Studio City location from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2016. The festival features 20 breweries pouring a variety of beers such as sours, barrel-aged and wild ales.

Beer nerds will recognize a few of the more popular breweries attending the festival, including Deschutes, Logsdon, Allagash, Lost Abbey, Cascade, Almanac, Modern Times, Boulevard, Green Flash and more. Some of the rare or unique one-offs come from as close as Los Angeles (like Phantom Carriage Brewery) and as far as Connecticut (extremely rare OEC Brewing) and Nebraska (Nebraska Brewing Company).

“This is a truly unique opportunity where beer fans can get their hands on impossible to find beers,” says Joey Anderson, Stout’s National Beer Manager. “We work all year long to curate this list. Whether you’re a fan of sour, wild or barrel-aged beers, attendees will be blown away with the options available.”

VIP access gets ticket holders early entrance at 1:00 pm along with 12 draft drink tickets and three bonus tickets for access to rare, specialty bottles. Regular admission ticket holders receive 10 draft tickets with access to the festival at 2:00 pm.

Tickets can be purchased for $50 general admission and $70 VIP at bit.ly/Rare-Experience-2016

Want to attend the event and receive a discount? Use code: RAREFEST1 that offers $5 off a VIP or GA ticket (limit two users per customer). 

When: Saturday November 19th, 2016

Where: 11262 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604

Confirmed Breweries:

Wiens Brewing, Deschutes Brewery, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Allagash Brewing Company, Lost Abbey, Cascade Brewing, Bear Republic Brewing Company, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Telegraph Brewery, Almanac Beer Co, Modern Times Beer, Small Batch Beer Co., Cellador Ales, Nebraska Brewing Company, Boulevard Brewing Company, Big Sky Brewing, Green Flash Brewing Co., Phantom Carriage Brewery and OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores).

Casual Fridays at Walt Disney Concert Hall

CASUAL FRIDAYS AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

COME FOR THE MUSIC.

STAY FOR THE DRINKS.

Enjoy a magnificent concert, usually shorter and with intermission, preceded by an introduction from an LA Phil musician.  Then, stay for a TalkBack (Q & A) with the artists or mingle with orchestra members and fellow concertgoers.  This year's series includes music by Ravel, Stravinsky, Mozart, and Haydn.  Conductors include Gustavo Dudamel, Pablo Heras-Casado, and Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla.  Soloists include Emanuel Ax, Stephen Kovacevich, and Augustin Hadelich.  For 2016/17, the LA Phil has partnered with the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild to host complimentary beer tastings on casual Fridays.

After each performance, you'll be treated to a TalkBack, a Q & A with the artists on stage. Then, you'll be invited to connect with members of the orchestra and fellow music lovers in BP Hall where you can sample the best in local craft beers...on the house!

For more information and tickets:

10/7: Ravel & Stravinsky http://bit.ly/WDCH_Calendar_ravelstravinsky

11/25: Mozart & Brahms http://bit.ly/WDCH_Calendar_mozartbrahms

1/27: Dudamel & Emanuel Ax http://bit.ly/WDCH_Calendar_dudamelax

3/31: Mirga Conducts Mozart & Haydn http://bit.ly/WDCH_Calendar_mozarthaydn

This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy live music along with craft beer in a unique setting at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

L.A. Beer Week Kickoff Event Recap

Fancy glasses for the VIPs!

Even though I live near Los Angeles, I don't visit as often as I would like to, mainly because of dreaded traffic.  Last Saturday, though, I had the perfect excuse to battle the freeways, the L.A. Beer Week Kickoff Event!  Held at Exposition Park, the event featured over seventy-five breweries, live music, and food trucks.  

Food trucks in their own area helped with lines.

The Kickoff Event was very well organized, from check-in to the layout of breweries and food trucks.  There was an exclusive area for VIP ticket holders which featured a large area with chairs and tables, as well as a large tent to help keep people out of the warm California sunshine.  Another unique feature of the VIP area was that there were designated bathrooms for VIPs only as well as special pours of beers in this area.  I thought this was a great idea!  

VIP bathrooms

Shady VIP area

Many breweries brought special beers which were released throughout the event, which helped attendees to space their drinking out over the course of the afternoon.  I found it interesting that the longest line of the day wasn't for a beer, but for free tote bags which were being screen-printed on the spot by Boulevard Brewing.  

Boulevard Brewing brought their sweet van.

Since the event was held in a large area, it was a great way to help attendees spread out and make for short lines for beer and food.  This also made it easier to run into friends throughout the afternoon.  

Half of the Four Brewers

The event organizers ensured there were plenty of water stations placed throughout the event area, which helped people to stay hydrated on the hot day before summer.  

One of the many water stations

One of my favorite beers of the day, Smog City's Infinite Wishes

  

El Segundo and Cascade Brewing's collaboration beer, Perfect Strangers

Curling anyone?

I'm so glad that I was able to attend the L.A. Beer Week Kickoff Event and am excited to see what is in store for next year.  If you weren't able to attend this year's event, I highly recommend you add it to your calendar for next year!

Casual Fridays with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Golden Road Brewing

For the 2014/2015 concert season, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has teamed up with Golden Road Brewing to offer complimentary beer tastings during their Casual Friday events.

At the conclusion of each performance, guests will be able to participate in a Q & A with the performers on stage.  Afterwards, guests will be able to interact with both members of the orchestra as well as fellow attendees in BP Hall along with sampling several delicious Golden Road beers!  

There are three dates scheduled for Casual Fridays, Friday October 17th, Friday January 23rd, and Friday May 22nd.  Click on any of the event dates to purchase tickets.  This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy live music along with craft beer in a unique setting at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.