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26 May 2011
22 May 2011
Beer at the Doheny Blues Festival
If you are looking for great beer, the Doheny Blues Festival isn't the best place to go. Out in the main areas where vendors for clothing, goods, food and drinks were, the only choices were Coors and Blue Moon. Now Coors I drank when i was a kid (I was legal at 18 for the 3.2% version) growing up in Colorado. And Blue Moon, although good, isn't something I want to drink a lot of. However, if you go hunting a bit, you will find the brew sampling area.
Although not ideal, you can find the beers that you want to drink. For $10, you get three chips. In exchange for a chip, you get a 4 oz cup of any number of 12 different brews. Now, that works out to just under $1 per ounce . . . yeah, that is pretty expensive, but during a hot day, and without many options, the economic theory of Supply and Demand take over.
Now, I didn't try too many varieties because on a couple of samplings, I found my keepers. The first one was Rogue Ales' Dead Guy Ale. It was dark but not too heavy and cold and refreshing. An American German Maibock, it was quite freshing.
My next keeper, and the winner of the rest of my chips, was Evans Premium Lager. I spent quite a bit of time talking to Evan's team. A dedicated group that spun Evan's story quite well. Justin, the cool cat of the team, talked about how Evan's brews are from an American Company, brewed in Mexico, but are crafted from a German recipe and use Czech yeast. Now that is a true international effort.
I tried A LOT of the Original. It looked great and was easy to go down. It was too bad that they couldn't serve up full bottles all at once . . . i felt kind of like a beggar having to go back time and again with my chip and empty cup in hand. But each time i went back, Justin and the rest of the crew were eager to fill me up.
Evan has started from the ground to brew this beer and he seems to be doing a fabulous job promoting his product. If you go to his website, you'll see his distribution plan. Slowly but surely, he is making headway . . . especially considering he is his own distributor.
Here is a picture of Justin and one of Evan's Angels.
Yeah, maybe she was another reason I was stuck on this brew!
Check out their Facebook fan page by clicking here.
Although not ideal, you can find the beers that you want to drink. For $10, you get three chips. In exchange for a chip, you get a 4 oz cup of any number of 12 different brews. Now, that works out to just under $1 per ounce . . . yeah, that is pretty expensive, but during a hot day, and without many options, the economic theory of Supply and Demand take over.
Now, I didn't try too many varieties because on a couple of samplings, I found my keepers. The first one was Rogue Ales' Dead Guy Ale. It was dark but not too heavy and cold and refreshing. An American German Maibock, it was quite freshing.
My next keeper, and the winner of the rest of my chips, was Evans Premium Lager. I spent quite a bit of time talking to Evan's team. A dedicated group that spun Evan's story quite well. Justin, the cool cat of the team, talked about how Evan's brews are from an American Company, brewed in Mexico, but are crafted from a German recipe and use Czech yeast. Now that is a true international effort.
I tried A LOT of the Original. It looked great and was easy to go down. It was too bad that they couldn't serve up full bottles all at once . . . i felt kind of like a beggar having to go back time and again with my chip and empty cup in hand. But each time i went back, Justin and the rest of the crew were eager to fill me up.
Evan has started from the ground to brew this beer and he seems to be doing a fabulous job promoting his product. If you go to his website, you'll see his distribution plan. Slowly but surely, he is making headway . . . especially considering he is his own distributor.
Here is a picture of Justin and one of Evan's Angels.
Yeah, maybe she was another reason I was stuck on this brew!
Check out their Facebook fan page by clicking here.
BB and The Blues Shack Perform at the Doheny Blues Fest 2011
BB and the Blues Shack came all the way from Hildesheim Germany for this event . . . Michael Arlt said they traveled for 14 hours to get to Dana point. And you couldn't tell from their performance if there was any jet lag because they played magically. Michael is a ball of energy jumping all over the stage. His brother Andreas was a master guitar player. Who would have known that 5 guys from Germany could play Chicago blues so well. My wife and I saw Andreas at a restaurant later that evening and he told us, the trip from Germany was just for this festival. Talent and Dedication. If BB & the Blues Shack is ever in my area again, I would go to see them play. Here is Michael and Andreas (brothers) on the Sailor Jerry Stage entertaining the enthused audience.
Visit their Facebook fan page by clicking here.
Visit their Facebook fan page by clicking here.
Doheny Blues Fest 2011 Was Wonderful
Ok, i have been offline for a long time. I have been working on my photography and getting my canvas products prepared. However, I most of the work done on the store front and production so I am going to take the time to start posting in the blog again. And now that I am ready to start posting, what a great topic to write about . . . the 2011 Doheny Blues Fest.
What a great event this is. My first year was last 2010 and since then I am officially hooked. If you love the Blues, this is the event to attend in Southern California.
There are three stages at Doheny, and Omega Events (who puts on the fest) did a fantastic job of coordinating everything. The staff, flow of people, organization of the footprint, and even managing the schedule of the talent.
There are three stages at the festival: Doheny Main Stage, Sailor Jerry Stage, and the Backporch Stage. Each stage has rotating acts according to a tight schedule. During our visit, all acts seemed to stop and start on time. The visitors could move freely from one act to the next and know that the artists were keeping their schedules.
This is the Sailor Jerry Stage with the Funky Meters playing.
The bands we heard and saw play were 1) Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Express 2) BB & the Blues Shack 3) Lee Rocker 4) Funky Meters and a 5) few artists for the EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Tribute.
What a great event this is. My first year was last 2010 and since then I am officially hooked. If you love the Blues, this is the event to attend in Southern California.
There are three stages at Doheny, and Omega Events (who puts on the fest) did a fantastic job of coordinating everything. The staff, flow of people, organization of the footprint, and even managing the schedule of the talent.
There are three stages at the festival: Doheny Main Stage, Sailor Jerry Stage, and the Backporch Stage. Each stage has rotating acts according to a tight schedule. During our visit, all acts seemed to stop and start on time. The visitors could move freely from one act to the next and know that the artists were keeping their schedules.
This is the Sailor Jerry Stage with the Funky Meters playing.
The bands we heard and saw play were 1) Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Express 2) BB & the Blues Shack 3) Lee Rocker 4) Funky Meters and a 5) few artists for the EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Tribute.
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