Guide To The LA Beer Festival
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Featuring over 150 beers, food trucks, DJ's, live music and more, the LA Fall Beer Festival offers brew fans a one day event to celebrate their love and passion of beer this fall. On Saturday, Oct 18th from 12-4pm, head to Los Angeles Center Studios for a fun afternoon of beer, music and much more. Tickets will not be sold at the door, so head to the website to purchase your advance tickets. Admission includes beer samplings and live entertainment, while food sampling via a variety of LA food trucks will be sold separately on site. VIP admission (which includes an extra hour of beer sampling) is just $50, while the general admission price is just $40 for the whole day.
LA Fall Beer Fest
Los Angeles Center Studios
1201 W 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
www.drinkeatplay.com/labeerfest
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Beer & Live Entertainment
This year's festival will feature over 200 beers from 75 breweries including nationally recognized brands such as Shock Top, Pabst, Samuel Adams, Pyramid, and Sapporo, as well as smaller microbreweries including Hanger 24, based out of Redlands, California; Bootlegger's Brewery from Fullerton; Strand Brewery, haling from Torrance; Julian Hard Cider; and Ballast Point and Coronado Brewing Company, the uber popular breweries from San Diego.
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Getting Here
Located downtown, Los Angeles Center Studios is easy to navigate to. Consider taking advantage of public transportation or uber, or bring along a designated driver to get you home safely. The Red Line, Purple Line, Blue Line, and Expo Line subway all converge at the 7th Street Metro Center Station, just an 11 minute walk from Center Studios.
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Flix Cafe
1201 W 5th St
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 534-2337
www.lacenterstudios.com/Amenities/FlixCafe
Located on the Center Studios property, Flix Cafe is a good option for breakfast or a pre-festival lunch (they are closed for dinner). With a commitment to environmental consciousness, the restaurant serves up fresh ingredients in their breakfast sandwiches, soups, pastas, salads, and seasonal main courses.
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Pacific Dining Car
1310 W 6th St
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 483-6000
www.pacificdiningcar.com
The second location of LA's 1921 classic railroad themed restaurant, Pacific Dining Car serves up select aged prime beef, aged on site, that offers the perfect complement to your brew tasting afternoon. Located just blocks from Los Angeles Center Studios, dinner here is just a quick walk from the event.
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Chaya Downtown
525 S Flower St
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 236-9577
www.thechaya.com
For a fun splurge, walk or take a cab to Chaya's Downtown Location, located just on the other side of the freeway on Flower Street. The restaurant is celebrating their 5th anniversary and throughout the month of October, guests can enjoy a special menu, including beef carpaccio, sake steamed branzino, and tableside tartare.
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The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles
404 S Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 624-1000
www.thebonaventure.com
Why not make a fabulous weekend of it and spend the night at DTLA's most iconic hotel, The Westin Bonaventure. Luxury accommodations, stunning skyline views, onsite restaurants (and bars if you didn't get quite enough!) and boutique stores make this the ultimate beer fest splurge.
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Omni Hotel Los Angeles at California Plaza
251 S Olive St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 617-3300
www.omnihotels.com
One of LA's best downtown hotels, the Omni offers superior service and accommodations for nearly every price level. Noé Restaurant, located on property is a great dinner option; consider booking a club level room to have access to unlimited adult beverages and appetizers to keep your party going.
