if you don’t know, now you know.

• naja’s place in redondo beach is my favorite bar on the planet, and is one of the most overlooked spots to grab a brew in california.
• it’s located right on the water, and has 88 beers on tap (tap list doesn’t look current), a great bottle selection, good food and live music.
• best of all, the staff is always friendly, laid back, and knowledgeable about their brews.
• AP and I went there multiple times over the weekend, and over the course of our visits we sampled numerous brews.  one of my favorites was sculpin IPA from ballast point.  it had an intense, fresh hop aroma and was surprisingly sessionable.
• I also got a chance to try  sierra nevada’s estate harvest ale, a good APA with a great story behind it.
• next in line was port brewing’s old viscosity – a blended strong ale that tastes like a smooth, strong imperial stout.
• I also managed to grab an old blarney barleywine from moylan’s – it was malty and smooth, a good example of the style.
• I even managed a taster of the bruery’s autumn maple, but I don’t think I could finish a whole glass of the stuff – toss me a punkin ale instead.
• AP was feeling the spirit of the season and stuck with spaten’s oktoberfest.
• note: LA beer week is coming up in a couple weeks, and naja’s is going all out for it.  martin was talling me about a stone brewing night, a new belgium specialty night, a belgian import night, and other events.
• thanks again to martin, darren, and the rest of the crew over at naja’s!  we’ll be back soon!

Tags: autumn maple, ballast point, bruery, dogfish head, estate harvest, LA beer week, marzen, moylan's, naja's place, oktoberfest, old blarney barleywine, old viscosity, port brewing, punkin ale, redondo beach, sculpin IPA, sierra nevada, spaten

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