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Brett Keating
Sep 15, 2022
Suburban North Hollywood can feel a bit sleepy, but anyone that’s spent a Friday night in the newly branded Noho Arts District knows that this neighborhood knows how to get down. And not only that, but there’s a great community of locals that take beer super seriously here, from old timers who have been going to Idle Hour since it opened, to newcomers who just discovered Lankershim Blvd. Though Noho didn’t get its first brewery until 2021, there have been great beer bars and shops holding down the area for a long time – plus, that new brewery is also pretty awesome.
5013 Lankershim Blvd. | North Hollywood
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The excellent North Hollywood bottle shop Hop Merchants is hosting their Oktoberfest on Saturday (9/17). They’ll have Bavarian oompah bands, a hot dog eating contest, stein-holding competitions, and prizes for the best lederhosen and dirndl. But the main event is an Oktoberfest blind tasting competition: attendees can order a four-beer flight including three festbiers from Smog City (Torrance), Common Space (Hawthorne), El Segundo Brewing Co., and Brouwerij West (San Pedro), then vote for their favorite.
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5275 Craner Ave | North Hollywood
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Lawless debuted early last year as North Hollywood’s first brewery, and they’ve quietly become an excellent go-to for Valley residents. They’ve got a wide variety of pours available, ranging from the light, the NoHo Boho is a beautiful, crisp pilsner with just a bit of Czech-hop bitterness, to the hoppy, like the mega-dank Dankershim WC IPA, to some more out-there stuff, like Lawless Latte, a golden nitro stout .
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5140 Lankershim Blvd | North Hollywood
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About halfway between Lawless and Hop Merchants is Brews Brothers, a craft beer bar with 42 ever-changing taps. Among them you’ll find two offerings – Darkest Hours imperial stout and Barr Hill blonde ale – brewed at their own Burbank brewpub. There are also multiple options from other local favorites like Radiant Beer Co. (Anaheim), Ogopogo (San Gabriel), and Chapman (Orange). There’s a special emphasis on Belgians and sours, too – more than 15 drafts are dedicated to these two styles.
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“ an Oktoberfest blind tasting competition: attendees can order a four-beer flight including three festbiers from…” once you identify the contribution breweries, it’s no longer a “blind” tasting.