The Los Angeles Beer Festival was held at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. I'm a fan of beer and experiencing LA, so this was the perfect evening!
Los Angeles puts on a Beer Festival Yearly (this was their fourth), and yearly it sells out! I happen to have a friend in town who has never been to LA, so this was perfect way to explore LA. We were able to hang out enjoy some great local craft and national beers and explore Hollywood. We opted for the evening session, yes there are TWO session of this festival! It was great because we started while it was day light then the sun set within the 'New York City' streets. You receive a 4 ounce glass and parade around the streets trying all the beers, there were so many we definitely did not have time to try all! I was amazed that while there were so many people, the lines to get a beer were a minute or less! Love it!
There was all sorts of entertainment offered. From Photo Booths to a Live Band. Also, at different sections of the streets radio stations were promoting and having a party as well! I didn't get a chance to visit, but Howl at the Moon's dueling pianos were part of the entertainment! Amazing!
At the entrance of the festival they had a caravan of 15 Food Trucks. I love food trucks because it is a great way to try local food. We weren't starving so we grabbed fries, Truffle Fries and Gravy Fries. Yum! The Truffle Fries were delicious of course. Truffle on anything is delicious. Now for the Gravy Truck's Gravy Fries, first off I wish it had Tater Tots and Brown Gravy. That said, we decided to try its original Gravy Fires. The gravy had bacon grease in it, which some people do add meat grease for a base. However, the bacon grease did not help this gravy. Either did the cheese curd. I am not too familiar with cheese curd but its not your normal cheese for sure. We snacked on most of the gravy fries, but in all I am not sure I'd try Gravy Truck again. :(
Besides the Gravy Fries, the LA Beer Festival lived up to the hype and was a bunch of fun! I would recommend going if you live or are in the LA area next April. It is definitely worth a beer lovers time. Looking back, I now wish I could remember all the amazing beer I tried, I guess I will just have to go next year!! Until then, Cheers!!
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| Kerri, Lynda, Me, Natalie |
