Attention beer lovers in the greater Los Angeles area! 2010 promises to be a very Happy New Year indeed as we are on the verge of having our very first craft brewery open within the city limits.
Jeremy Raub, his wife Ting, and his father Steve have been fighting the good fight against L.A.'s beer hating bureaucracy for over two years now, and last weekend they were finally able to stage their "Pre-opening" event. As a homebrewer and beer lover myself, I bought a membership in the Eagle Rock Brewery Mug Club, which got me an engraved mug with my name on it (pictured above), and an invitation to the exclusive pre-opening mug club party.
After meeting Jeremy at L.A.'s first craft beer fest, held last spring at the Echoplex, he was kind enough to invite me and my partners in Steverson Brewing to take a tour of their brewery while it was still in the early stages. They had just gotten all of their equipment, and they were working furiously to get their brewery tasting room up and running. Almost as noteworthy as Eagle Rock Brewery itself, Jeremy and Ting have documented their struggles to get up and running in great detail on the brewery's blog at www.eaglerockbrewery.wordpress.com. It's no accident that their flagship beer is named Solidarity.
Congraratulations to The Eagle Rock Brewery team for fighting the good fight and for giving LA a brewery they can be proud of. The tasting room is going to be open limited hours over the holidays, and their black mild ale Solidarity is now available on tap at Verdugo Bar in Glassell Park. Trust me, It's worth the trip.
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