Los Angeles IPA Fest Returns Dec. 6 | Tap List + Judges Revealed

The time has come once again for southern California hop heads far and wide to make their pilgrimage to Mohawk Bend in Echo Park. The second annual Los Angeles IPA Festival returns this year with 60 IPAs and an all-star cast of guest judges comprised of some of the best brewers in the county. Full-disclosure, I have had the great privilege of being part of the LA IPA Fest production team and let me tell you, you are all in for a treat this year.

Details:
Los Angeles IPA Festival – Saturday, December 6, 2014
Mohawk Bend, 2141 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles.
Doors open at 9:30 am – Judging begins at 11am
NO TICKETS REQUIRED, Pay-as-you-go $4 8-ounce pours ONLY.
Seating/Standing Room is first come, first serve. Reservations for groups of 6 or more are available: [email protected]. Check Facebook event for more updates.

Brewery + Beer List
21st Amendment – Brew Free or Die IPA
Bagby Beer Co – Dork Squad
Brewery at Abigaile – TBA
Alesmith – Alesmith IPA
Alpine – Nelson
Anderson Valley – Hop Ottin’
Anchor – Zymaster #7 Potrero Hill Sour Mash IPA
Ballast Point – Sculpin
Beach City Brewery – Kickout IPA
Beachwood BBQ & Brewing – Resonator IPA
Bear Republic – Racer 5
Bottle Logic – Recursion
Bravery Brewing + Transplants Brewing – Plant Trance IPA
Cellarmaker – Hop Killah
Cismontane – Hop Dumpster
Coronado Brewing – Islander
Drake’s Brewing – 7X70
Eagle Rock Brewery – Populist
El Segundo Brewing Co. – Mayberry IPA
Faction Brewing – Fall IPA
Firestone Walker – Union Jack
Golden Road Brewing – Wolf Among Weeds
Green Flash – Soul Style
Hangar 24 – Betty IPA
Highland Park Brewery – Neon IPA
Institution Ales – Institution IPA
Ironfire – 51/50
Iron Springs – JC Flyer
Island Brewing – Island IPA
Karl Strauss – Tower 10
Kern River Brewing – Just Outstanding
Kinetic Brewing – Hops Angeles
King Harbor – El Azaccorado
Ladyface Ale Companie – Ladyface IPA
Lagunitas – Lagunitas Sucks
Lost Abbey – Merry Taj
Magnolia Brewery – Proving Ground
Modern Times – Blazing World
Monkey Paw – Lab Monkey
Mother Earth – BooKoo
Noble Ale Works – I Love It!
Ohana Brewing – Hashtag Hops
Pizza Port Bressi Ranch – Barney
Pizza Port Carlsbad — Raceway IPA
Pizza Port Ocean Beach — The Burning of Rome
Pizza Port San Clemente — El Camino IPA
Pizza Port Solana Beach – Citra-R-Ama
Port Brewing – Wipeout
Russian River Brewing – Pliny the Elder
Santa Clara Valley – Electric Tower
Smog City Brewing – Hop Tonic
Societe Brewing – The Pupil
Speakeasy – Big Daddy
St. Archer – St. Archer IPA
Stone Brewing – Lupulin Loop
Tap It – Tap It IPA
Telegraph – Telegraph IPA
Three Weavers – Expatriate IPA
Tustin Brewing – Old Town
Wicks Brewing – Battle Cry IPA
Wolf Creek Brewery – Lone Wolf
Sierra Nevada – Neomexicanus

Guest judges for this year’s festival come from all over California. Many of these popular beer personalities joined us for the inaugural year, and we are happy to welcome them back. We are also very excited to welcome some new judges to the competition this year.

2014 LA IPA Fest Judges:

Shaun O’Sullivan (21st Amendment) – Pat McIlhenney (Alpine) – Julian Shrago (Beachwood Brewing) – Jeremy Raub (Eagle Rock Brewery) – – Rodger Davis (Faction Brewing) – Matthew Brynildson (Firestone Walker) -Cole Hackbarth (Golden Road Brewing) – Jesse Houck (Golden Road Brewing) – Bob Kunz (Highland Park Brewery) – Kyle Smith (Kern River Brewing) Dave Griffith (Ladyface Ale Companie) – Dave McLean (Magnolia Brewery) – Evan Price (Noble Ale Works) – Devon Randall (Pizza Port Solana Beach) –  Travis Smith (Societe Brewing) – Douglas Constantiner (Societe Brewing) –   Mitch Steele (Stone Brewing) – Joel Elliot (Strand Brewing) – Victor Novak (Golden Road Brewing) – Alexandra Nowell (Three Weavers) – Jerrod Larsen (Tustin Brewing) – Jeff Bagby (Bagby Beer) – Steve Kinsey (Kinetic Brewing)

How it works: The competition is open to the public. Consider this the hoppiest tap takeover of your life with 60 California IPAs. As you drink to your liver’s content, 25 brewmasters convene for an epic IPA conclave — blind tasting their way through the list as groups narrow down which beers move on to the final judging round. First, Second, and Third place awards will be awarded at the conclusion of judging on Saturday afternoon and YOU get to vote for who gets the bragging rights of People’s Choice.

See you at #LAIPAfest2014!