Come for the festival, stay for the bottle share! Beer Zombies 3rd anniversary beer festival and following day bottle share at The Atomic in downtown Las Vegas. Purchase tickets here Beer Zombies Festival Tickets
All your craft beer lovers holiday shopping in one place! Beside Beer Zombies there is an amazing variety of craft beer gifts. 
Thank you for visiting The Roaming Pint’s Holiday Gift Guide for Craft Beer Lover’s. Each year we try to assemble the best craft beer products to help you find the best gift for the craft beer lover in your life (even if it’s yourself ;).
We will be adding products as the holiday season rolls on so be sure to check back periodically. Cheers!
Every once on a while I get completely surprised by a beer that I have never heard of. That was the case with Tombstone IPA, that was sent my way by a couple of awesome beer guys Nick & Shane out of Arizona.
From the Website Tombstone. – Tombstone Brewing Company is committed to bringing world class beer to the Town Too Tough to Die. Located in legendary Tombstone, Arizona, we seek to create an inviting, laid-back environment where people can casually gather for a pint as well as an exciting destination within a destination for beer lovers, crafting ales and lagers that range from the traditional to the far reaches of what beer can be.
APPEARANCE: Pours a hazy, rich, burnt orange color, with a large foamy egg shell colored head. The head stands tall and proud like its daring you to take the first drink. Slowly fades down to nice halo ring of foam leaving tracks of its travel down the glass. Color is spot on for the style, and exactly what I was hoping for when I cracked the growler open.
AROMA: Pouring from the growler the huge, intense aromas come shooting out of the glass. Right away I get a blast of grapefruit, fresh pressed orange juice, over ripe peaches. As it settles down a delicate layer of melon, passion fruit and canned lychee begins to pop through. The nose ends slightly earthy and floral, like a field of newly sprouted wild flowers. Such a great layering of smells going on in this beer.
TASTE: The nose on this beer really paved the way by showcasing the amazing hop profile used. The taste decides to pave the way by letting the light sweet malt base come in first, then letting the hops start their dance. The delicate floral notes I got on the nose present themselves up front, just long enough to let you know this isn’t a one trick pony beer. The next wave comes crashing down with the huge juice bomb I was hoping for. Fresh squeezed orange, grapefruit, peach and slightly bruised stone fruits.The mid palate brings with it a grassy, earthy layers leading into the slight hop bitterness.Right at the second the soft hop bitterness rears its head you get greeted by a splash of honey that has been stirred in that completely balances and ties the flavors of this IPA together.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium body and medium carbonation with a soft creamy body that completely coats the mouth. No detection of the 7.1% abv whatsoever. Finnish is clean with a slight hop oil resin that really begs you to take the next drink.
OVERALL: A really well crafted and delicious NE style ipa, coming out of a small town in AZ. It is everything i have come to look for in the style. Juicy, slightly sweet, not to bitter and easily crush able. I will 100% be looking forward to whatever the guys at Tombstone put out next!
RATING: 4.3/5 Zombie Heads!
It was nice to get back in to Las Vegas after a 10 day road trip from Arizona to California. Got a chance to get out to Red Rock for some hiking and brought along my new Go Keg Flex growler from Go Keg USA. This thing rocks, kept my beer cold for the hike and then delivered a freshly carbed glass! Super impressed with the product.
From the website:
The Flex Tap Design- Makes The Most Portable Growler Even Easier For Travel. We Rid the Bulk For More Convenience And Portability. The Light Weight Design Makes This The Choice For Beer Enthusiast That Are Taking Their Beer Up Mount Kilimanjaro For A Celebratory Cold One. Also Included Is A Charger CO2 System That Will Keep Your Beer Fresh So You Can Enjoy It Whenever You Would Like!
If anyone is interested in grabbing one you my code BZGKUSA1 at checkout and you get 10% off any purchase.
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In the month of August, Beer Zombies will be having a booth at two events.
With more than 100 local and international brews served, beer aficionados will enjoy hard-to-find specialty craft brews alongside favorites from the San Diego brewing scene. For the first time, San Diego’s best mobile pizza ovens will be serving melted cheese goodness to add to the craft brew experience. Pair your beers with a variety of tasty pizza styles purchased directly from the mobile ovens.
We are planning on launching our new Beer Zombies beard oil collaboration with Beerd Co. at the BVLV event!
If you are planning an event and would like to have Beer Zombies attend please drop us an email @ BeerZombies1@hotmail.com
Cheers, BZ
I get asked this question a lot, what is your favorite Las Vegas brewed beer? To be fair I think it needs to be broken down into two separate questions. What is your favorite Las Vegas brewed beer, that isn’t available year round or packaged? The answer to this first question I actually did a blog post on for 2015 which can be found here. The second question to be fair should be, what is your favorite Las Vegas brewed beer that is packaged and available year round? The answer to that is:
Joseph James Citra Rye – 5.4% ABV 55 IBU
American Pale Ale
APPEARANCE: Citra rye pours a brilliant honey amber color, with star bright gold rim variations that make the color of this beer pop with vibrancy. The head builds upon itself bringing a pillowy porcelain white frothy foam that slowly dissipates into a soft halo that sticks around throughout drinking.
AROMA: The nose is a delicately layered bouquet that brings aromas of grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit and lychee from the Citra hops. The Centennial hops layer in soft but bright lemon and floral notes. The rye on the nose adds a dose of peppery spice and warm oven baked breads into the mix.
TASTE: Where the nose lets the hops lead the way, the taste brings forth the rye and light malts first. The flavor never exhausts the taste buds or gets boring in anyway. It opens up with slightly sweet bready malts, light spice and a dusting of pepper. Caramel wafer cookies swirling around that make way for the fruits to play. Dancing lemon zest, grapefruit, sweet over ripe lychee, with a light pine all flowing through a field of lemon grass and wild flowers. The beer tip toes across a high wire balancing itself perfectly between the malts and hop flavors to deliver an extremely well balanced american pale ale.
MOUTHFEEL: Light plus body, with a medium prickly carbonation. The rye adds a crispness to the creamy texture of the beer. Love the way the long citrusy finish ends with that sharp rye spice.
OVERALL: This is my favorite Las Vegas brewed beer that is packaged and available to me year round. All bottle shops in town carry Citra Rye and it is stocked in most grocery stores as well. If you are visiting the Las Vegas area be sure to keep an eye out for it on draft in many strip locations. Joseph James won a well deserved Bronze Medal for Citra Rye in the 2013 GABF awards for American Pale Ale. Its such a easy drinking, well rounded APA that I highly recommend trying out whenever you visit us here in Las Vegas!
Had the honor and pleasure of doing a Beer Zombies mural inside the Alesmith tasting room. Such a fun day mingling with the staff, patrons and even the owner himself Peter Zien! If anybody that owns a bar, brewery or other venue that would like to have a Beer Zombies mural please email me at BeerZombies1@hotmail.com.
Here is my current list of beers that I am in search of, hit me up if you can make any of these happen!Good Morning | Tree House Brewing Company
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Mornin' Delight | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Dinner | Maine Beer Company
Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Double Barrel Aged | Cigar City Brewing
Founders CBS Imperial Stout | Founders Brewing Company
Juice Machine | Tree House Brewing Company
Barrel-Aged Abraxas | Perennial Artisan Ales
Abner | Hill Farmstead Brewery
Morning Wood | Funky Buddha Brewery
Ann | Hill Farmstead Brewery
Double Galaxy | Hill Farmstead Brewery
Society & Solitude #4 | Hill Farmstead Brewery
Double Dry Hopped Congress Street | Trillium Brewing Company
Duck Duck Gooze | The Lost Abbey
In Perpetuity | Tree House Brewing Company
Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Fourth Dementia | Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
Double Citra | Hill Farmstead Brewery
Cantillon Blåbær Lambik | Brasserie Cantillon
Galaxy Dry Hopped Fort Point Pale Ale | Trillium Brewing Company
Swish | Bissell Brothers Brewing Co
Artaic | Trillium Brewing Company
Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA | New England Brewing Co.
Trappist Westvleteren 8 (VIII) | Brouwerij Westvleteren
Resolute - Coconut | Brothers Craft Brewing
Ephraim | Hill Farmstead Brewery
BBA Abominable: Coffee And Cinnamon | Fremont Brewing Company
Cable Car | The Lost Abbey
Notorious Triple IPA | Boneyard Beer Company
Assassin Imperial Stout | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Black Gold (2015) | Central Waters Brewing Co.
Susan | Hill Farmstead Brewery
BDCS | Ozark Beer Co.
Congress Street IPA | Trillium Brewing Company
Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage | Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen
Society & Solitude #5 | Hill Farmstead Brewery
Upper Case | Trillium Brewing Company
No Rules | Perrin Brewery
Adam From The Wood | Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Keene Idea | Alpine Beer Company
Sosus | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company 2006 The Abyss | Deschutes Brewery
Modern Times Beer is just the latest in a long line of breweries keen on setting up shop in Los Angeles, with paperwork today from the city confirming that the popular craft beer company will make a home for itself in the heart of Downtown’s South Park neighborhood.
The move itself is nothing new — Modern Times hinted at a big L.A. expansion back in September, but those were just teasers to keep their rabid fan base satisfied. Now comes the full meal: a nearly 6,000 square foot restaurant and brewery space with an outdoor patio and the ability to brew pilot and one-off beers on site. There’s also going to be bottle and growler sales straight from the facility, as well as all-day hours to accommodate the company’s plans to include coffee, vegan food, and more.
The location itself is also significant, as Modern Times will set up at 830 S. Olive Street in the South Park section of Downtown. The standalone structure is a block from dive bar legends Hank’s and Golden Gopher, and just blocks from other drink spots like the Ace Hotel and Mega Bodega. South Park has of late been keeping up with the Arts District in terms of construction and growth, quickly transforming from one of the area’s last old school holdouts into a massive mixed-use zone unto itself, with nearby restaurants like Barcito and Broken Spanish further leading the charge.
Overall the city continues to absolutely thrive with craft beer options (both on the brewery side and the bar/retail side) in popular pockets like Downtown and the South Bay — though the forthcoming Firestone Walker brewpub in Venice will certainly help to anchor that area as well. There’s arguably never been a better time to drink craft beer in Los Angeles, which means Modern Times — which will likely open this fall — could not be arriving at a better time.
Modern Times Los Angeles
830 S. Olive
Los Angeles, CA
