MAY 16: Firkin Tapping / Cask of the Week*
"KENTUCKY BLUE" - This year's Blue-Belly Barleywine aged in Maker's Mark® bourbon barrels.

ALE-CAM 5/17: The latest on tap...

NEW RELEASE:

WORKERS' CO-HOPERATIVE - 4/24/12
Style: India Pale Ale with Tropical Fruit
ABV 7.5% IBU 50 O.G. 16.2
Workers’ Co-Hop returns! The Ladyface staff once again chose the style, then united with Brewer Dave, they created a pale golden-hued ale with an intense and pungent hop aroma of pepper and pine. The forty pounds of whole leaf Columbus hops that went into the mash tun (hop back) give this beer its zip. Flavors start with a moderate to high hop bitterness followed by subtle tropical fruit notes, designed to complement the hop character; this is not a fruit beer with hops but a hoppy IPA with mango and pineapple flavors. It finishes astringent and dry with never-ending hop flavors. Sit back after your own labors and enjoy. Truly, unity through beer! Oh yeah, our servers and bartenders are all Cicerone® Certified Beer Servers.

CHAPARRAL SAISON - ABV 7.4% IBU 38 (Seasonal)
Chaparral is a pale golden, farmhouse-style ale made with local sage honey. Saison is the French word for 'season.' The Belgian/French Saison yeast yields a delicate haze, and banana and spice esters permeate the dense white head. A light body, mild tartness from the malt, and balanced hop character add complexity and mask its high alcohol.

COMING SOON:

DÉRAILLEUR® - ABV 8% IBU 28 (Seasonal - May)
This year's second release of Ladyface's "Ingenuity" - an industrious series of barrel-aged inventions. “Dérailleur®” is a special bière-de-garde (“beer for keeping”), brewed to celebrate the global passion for cycling. Named after a bicycle’s gear-changing mechanism, this ale is malty, smooth with tart apple and pear notes that come from aging in French Sauvignon Blanc barrels from Malibu’s Semler Vineyards. This a deep golden ale is balanced witha noticeable earthy hop character.

LADYFACE FEATURED ALES:

La BLONDE - ABV 5.4%
An easy-to-drink ale with smooth, light malt sweetness initially, but finishes dry and holds a good Belgian character. (Oude Blonde - A Chardonnay barrel-aged version was released on Saturday, January 29, 2011)

La BLANCHE Witbier - ABV 5.0%
This Belgian-style wheat beer exhibits a light straw golden in color with a characteristic unfiltered haze. Aromas of cereals, subtle spice, and faint but clean hops. Dried orange peels and coriander help brighten up this already crisp ale. It's low alcohol makes it a great beer for a sunny day on the patio.

BLIND AMBITION - ABV 8.0%
A Belgian abbey-style amber ale with good malt structure, faint undertones of chocolate and a beautiful copper amber hue. This new batch will clock in with moderately strong alcohol and low bitterness levels. Brewmaster Dave suggests pairing it with our burger, moules-frites (mussels and fries), and sausage plate, as well as our fish du jour. (Gold Medal Winner - 2010 L.A. International Beer Competition.)

TROIS FILLES TRIPEL - ABV 8.3%
A Belgian-style Tripel with a marriage of spicy, fruity and alcohol flavors supported by soft malt character. Although considered a substantial ale, its medium-light body would suggest otherwise due to a high rate of yeast fermentation.

LADYFACE® IPA - ABV 6.9%
An adaptation of an English Pale Ale reflecting indigenous ingredients and West Coast flavors. Moderately hopped, showing a citrus hop character with medium-bodied balance.

CHESEBRO IPA - ABV 10% IBU 100
Named for a local canyon, deep amber in color, this Double IPA has a powerfully floral aroma of grapefruit, pine and tropical fruits. Full bodied with subtle malt tones. Brewed with 11 different hop additions and moderately bitter, the emphasis is on hop flavor and aroma and a long, hoppy finish. Bronze Medal-winner. Great with burgers and cheese! (Batch 200, celebrates our 200th batch of beer. It’s a special version of Chesebro IPA, made with extra barley and 10 pounds of 10 different kinds of hops. At 10.5% abv, it’s also a full percent bigger than the regular Chesebro. Released on March 30, 2012.)

PICTURE CITY PORTER - ABV 7.0%
Our robust coffee-infused dark ale with a nitrogen push. A multi-layered ale with generous amounts of chocolate malt and big coffee flavors that are well balanced with a noticeable hop character. Deep, dark brown in color with mahogany edges. The soft and creamy texture make this ale dangerously smooth. Not many folks know that our city, Agoura Hills, was once known as Picture City because of all the movies shot in the area. ( Silver Medal Winner at the 2011 L.A. International Beer Competition.)

OTHER ALE RELEASES:

TRÉBUCHET™ - 3/12/12
Style: Golden Farmhouse - ABV 8.7%
Our first of the year release of Ladyface's "Ingenuity" - an industrious series of barrel-aged inventions. Trébuchet was created by aging Chaparral Saison in Sauvignon Blanc barrels for 7 months, with additions of lactobacillus for a distinct tartness without “barnyard” character. Moderately intense aroma with notes of Belgian yeast & apple skin. Somewhat tart flavor with integrated honey, green apple & tannin. Finishes very dry, lingers long with Belgian yeast tones.

LADYFACE 2nd ANNIVERSARY ALE - 1/24/12
Style: Belgian Quadrupel - ABV 9.8% - IBU 41.7 - O.G. 20.2 Plato
Ladyface celebrates with a Belgian dark strong ale carrying a gorgeous deep red garnet hue and a dense white foam head. Aromas of soft caramel and toffee are layered between exotic spice and fruit tones. Hops are unnoticeable but enough to balance. Flavors of rum-raisin and fresh baked bread are followed quickly by warming alcohol. A strong Belgian yeast character is present with highlights of soft banana and fruit. It finishes long and subtle with a wave of relaxation.

RUSSIAN LULLABY - 1/20/12
Style: Russian Imperial Stout ABV 10.2% O.G. 21.3 Plato
Bittersweet chocolate and roasted barley flavors and aromas explode off the top of this jet black ale with a rich brown head. No small baby batch, the 900 pound malt bill, balanced with 85 IBU of intense Northwest hops make this a full-bodied brew. You'll want to have more than one, but be careful, it will rock your cradle.

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL - (December 2011)
Style: Scotch Ale / 120 Shilling
35.5 IBU/ 30 SRM/ ABV 9.2%
Just in time for late night toasts, this year's Midnight Special ports a deep chestnut brown hue topped with a dense white head. Crystal and Munich malts start this rich ale off with sweet malt aromas and flavors of caramel and chocolate. Beachwood-smoked German Rauch malt add light smoky notes. Hops play only a supporting role to bring nice balance to this full-bodied experience with a relatively dry finish.  Multi-layered and complex, this Scotch ale is a great late night companion.

LADYFACE® WEIZENBOCK - ABV 7.7% (Seasonal - October 1)
We celebrate Oktoberfest with a German-style wheat beer that is deep and sultry, with chocolate & raisin tones, notes of cloves & banana, and a dry finish. It is unfiltered and the large amount of wheat in the recipe lends a rich body, and gives it's appearance a characteristic cloudy haze in a dark cloak. (A Cabernet barrel-aged version was released on Jan. 28, 2011)

PALO COMADO XPA - ABV 4.8% (Seasonal - September)
The seasonal return of our extra pale ale this year is our first all-organic beer. Palo Comado XPA is single-hopped with Cascade which adds a lovely citrus character. Hemp seeds provide light, nutty notes, and low acohol makes it a great session ale to end the summer heat.

LADYFACE® RED RYE - ABV 7.2% IBU 62 (Seasonal - July)
A single-hopped American red ale, this year's Red Rye features Centennial hops for medium bitterness, a strong hop aroma and flavor finish. Using 20% flaked rye, it holds a strong malt body and a distinctive astringency from the rye grain.

CHAPARRAL SAISON - ABV 8.7% IBU 38 (Seasonal - June)
Chaparral is a pale golden, farmhouse-style ale made with local sage honey. Saison is the French word for 'season.' The Belgian/French Saison yeast yields a delicate haze, and banana and spice esters permeate the dense white head. A light body, mild tartness from the malt, and balanced hop character add complexity and mask its high alcohol.

AMAZON RED   - Special Limited Release on 5/16/11
Style: Imperial Red
ABV 9.2%  IBU 100
Watch out for the Amazon Red with its light red with orange edges and a dense white head of foam. Ladyface’s new Imperial American red ale is boldly hopped with a new hop blend, “Falconer’s Flight” (Citra, Simcoe, and Sorachi Ace hops), balanced bitterness and big aromas of bright grapefruit and lemon followed by a wave of citrus zest and pine. It clocks in with an impressive alcohol level creeping through as the beer warms up to cellar temperatures. This ale possesses the strength of an Amazon woman warrior with a strong backbone of 805 lbs. of malt per 7 BBL and a vibrant but not heavy malt character of caramel, subtle toffee, and fresh baked bread, with hints of honey and caramel in the finish.

WORKER'S CO-HOPERATIVE - Limited Release on 4/8/11
Style: Wild Card Pale Ale
ABV 6% IBU 47
The staff at Ladyface chose the style (West Coast Pale Ale) and they united together in mid-March to peel, squeeze, zest & jest to create Worker’s Co-Hoperative. Brewed with citrus fruits and local Piru honey, it is our first staff ale! It boasts a solid hop profile, but was fermented with Belgian Saison yeast. Truly, unity through beer! Oh yeah, our wait staff and bartenders are all Cicerone® Certified Beer Servers.

LONDON CALLING - Limited Release on 3/23/11
Style: ESB - British Extra Special Bitter
ABV 4.9% O.G. 22 Plato 10.9 IBU 40.2, SRM 6.2
Light golden in color and crystal clear, its dense white foam comes from a nitrogen push, making the beer smooth and creamy in texture. Light fruitiness and medium hop aromas are followed by rich cereal and barley flavors. Its characterized by a medium bitterness throughout and a big English-style hop aroma finish. Single hopped with East Kent Goldings hops and fermented with authentic Fuller's yeast, it's a great session beer and perfect with our beer-battered Fish & Chips.

BLUE-BELLY BARLEYWINE - ABV 10.5% - IBU 103 - (February)
A full-bodied structure with bold toffee malt character balanced with medium citrus and floral hop qualities, soft hop pine resins, and finishing with notes of leather and dried fruit.

CABERNET BLUE-BELLY BARLEYWINE - ABV 10% IBU 97 (Limited Release Weds, 1/26/11)
A full-bodied structure with intense citrus and floral hop qualities, balanced with malt flavors of tobacco, baked biscuit, and dried red fruits. This version of our barleywine has been barrel-fermented with Westmalle yeast, providing fresh bread characteristics and then left to age in its Justin Isosceles Cabernet Sauvignon barrel, which lends complex oak and subtle wine notes.

LADYFACE® FIRST ANNIVERSARY ALE - (Seasonal - January)
Style: Belgian Quadrupel
ABV 11.1% O.G. 22 Plato
To celebrate our first year, we have created a big, beautiful ale, showing with dark reddish brown hues and orange edges, an elaborate contrast to the dense white foam and heavy lacing. A complex aroma hints of banana, Belgian candy and exotic spices. Deceptively smooth, this huge ale is true to the style; while no hop flavor is present, a balanced bitterness is evident. Fresh baked bread, caramel and a whisper of chocolate come through in the finish.

SAISON SAUVIGNON 5.8% ABV
Saison is the French word for 'season.' Sauvignon is thought to come from sauvage--meaning wild--it's origin derived from a wild grape of Southern France.  This seasonal summer farmhouse-style ale has soothed parched throats for centuries. Ours is indigenous to the west coast, and aged in Semler Vineyard's Sauvignon Blanc barrels. Orange peel and agave nectar make it fruity on the nose and Grains of Paradise give a peppery dryness to the finish.  Rustic and earthy, Saison Sauvignon is perfect for a wild season of summer thirst quenching!

LA CERISE (Limited Release: JANUARY 27, 2011)
Ladyface's first lambic, this kriekbier (sour cherry ale) used 40 pounds of cherries that fermented for over a year in a Justin Cabernet Sauvignon French oak barrel. It features bright dusty pink hues, a tart, dry palette with sweet cherry aroma, and earthy finish. Traditionally, Belgian Lambic ales are spontaneously fermented with naturally occurring yeast and bacteria in oak barrels.

HUTASH - ABV 3.9% (Seasonal - Oct. 13)
Ladyface's latest seasonal, a wet-hopped harvest ale, it boasts the intense presence of Citra® tropical fruit fragrance and flavor but with very low bitterness. Hutash is great session ale adorned in a beautiful fall amber color. The Chumash, who originally settled this area, celebrate a fall equinox sun ceremony during the month of Hutash, which is also the name of their Earth Goddess. Taking place after the harvest is picked, it focuses on the spiritualimportance of unity in the lean winter months to come.

La TRAPPISTINE® our Belgian dark strong ale-rich, malty and dark in color, with complex flavors, notes of caramel, oak and dried fruit like raisins, cherries, blueberries and prunes. Pairing beautifully with traditional Thanksgiving meals with its high carbonation and very dry finish, La Trappistine® is also moderately high in alcohol (9.2% abv) and therefore just the thing to take to your crazy family dinner. Or enjoy it at home with your own holiday feast.

We feature specialty ales on tap and include Californian, Belgian or French styles, cask-conditioned, and seasonal ales. Additionally, we offer a select cellar of hard to find European imports.

Bottled Beer of the Week: Russian River Redemption

Now featuring wine ON TAP! LADYFACE CUVÉE 3 An exclusive creation by Ladyface & Semler Vineyards, our new cuvee is a classic blend Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah varietals 100% estate-grown in Malibu using only French oak barrels.
15.8% ABV 2008
90% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Syrah

For more information on local wineries, see Malibu Wine Country Tours.

BEER TO GO! Growlers (64 oz. glass jugs) available "to-go!" (Ladyface ales only.)

A growler, in the pre-Prohibition era, was a metal pail that drinkers toted to their local watering hole to fill with beer. In an age when bottles were scarce and expensive, and canned beer unknown, it was the working man's only option for takeout. According to one etymology, it got its name because the hissing and crackling of the escaping CO2 resembled a guttural growl. Today's growler is a glass jug that can be rinsed and reused indefinitely, making it the eco-friendliest of beer receptacles. Some resemble hillbilly moonshine jugs with screw caps.

 

 

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