El Segundo Brewing Co. to Release First Bottles
25 Jan 2013 --- El Segundo Brewing Company sent its First production beers out to initial accounts in May 2011. In 2012 El Segundo brewed over 1,000 barrels (1 barrel = 31 gallons) and now have over 150 accounts between Santa Barbara and San Diego, and as far East as Redlands. They doubled their original 60 barrel fermentation capacity in June last year, and will be doubling up yet again in March.
El Segundo take the next big step, next week. They will be releasing their first bottles ever, White Dog IPA and Standard Crude American Imperial Stout, in 22 oz. bottles at the brewery.
February 1st, 5pm. The bottles will start selling. They will be tapping a cask of Rum-soaked and Oaked Hyperion’s Double Stout we have been sitting on for the occasion. They will have savory pies (meat and veggie) from El Segundo Catering.
White Dog IPA has been their best selling hoppy beer of the past year, and has garnered acclaim across Los Angeles. El Segundo use 50% wheat in the malt bill, and the Nelson Sauvin hop from New Zealand which give it a very unique character that their customers have come to love.
Standard Crude is an American Imperial Stout.. since, why should the Russians get all the recognition! All malted barley with just a sprinkling of oats for texture. This beer is roasty throughout with many deep undertones of blackberry, cassis, tobacco and leather. The layers of malt reveal themselves one by one as the beer changes in the glass.
