{"id":2089,"date":"2016-01-27T10:43:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longbeachize.com\/?p=4786"},"modified":"2016-01-27T10:43:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T18:43:11","slug":"dtlb-is-becoming-long-beachs-hub-for-craft-beer-and-creating-a-community-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/dtlb-is-becoming-long-beachs-hub-for-craft-beer-and-creating-a-community-with-it","title":{"rendered":"DTLB Is Becoming Long Beach’s Hub for Craft Beer (and Creating a Community with It)"},"content":{"rendered":"

At first, the announcement that KTown staple Beer Belly would be moving into DTLB<\/a>\u2014smushed between Rainbow Juices on 3rd and Beachwood\u2019s The Blendery on Long Beach Blvd.\u2014seemed just what it was: a jubilating piece of news that DTLB was getting yet another establishment of grub\u2019n\u2019brews.<\/p>\n

The piece\u00a0read:<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter nearly two years of rumors and salivating hope, it is official: Los Angeles\u2019s influential Beer Belly is opening up its second location in DTLB\u2026 Beer Belly has built a name for itself on two fronts since it opened in K-Town in 2011: its dedication to craft brews and its equally strong dedication to great grub. Take their ‘Crap for Craft’ event where\u2014you guessed it\u2014you can bring in what they call \u201ccrap beer\u201d from giants like Bud and Miller and, for one cent, get a pour of locally crafted hop\u2019n\u2019malt goodness. (Which makes sense: the Hans hired the cicerone Christina Perozzi\u2014the chick behind Santa Monica\u2019s epic beer offerings at Father\u2019s Office\u2014to train Beer Belly staff.)\u201d<\/p>\n

Firstly, Long Beach should be rejoicing at the news. Like DTLB\u2019s Padre\u2014brought here by Angelino bar owner and restaurateur Jay Krymis\u2014Beer Belly brings with it a big name that has always widely ignored the streets of Long Beach: LA.<\/p>\n

Certainly, any Long Beacher will defiantly stand by the assertion that we don\u2019t need the judging eyes of LA or San Diego looking at us\u2014we\u2019ll be just fine on our own. But the truth of the matter is that our pride is also connected to a vibrant, bourgeoning culture that accepts diversity. And the cog to culture is not \u201ckeeping it your own\u201d but bringing in people from all over, including neighbors from the north and south.<\/p>\n

And what Beer Belly (and Dog Haus, opening Friday along the Promenade) bring with them is none other than the cementing of DTLB as one of SoCal\u2019s premiere craft beer hubs.<\/p>\n

With Congregation taking the first dive into what was, at the time, very still water, since then, the scene has blossomed. You have Beachwood Brewery and BBQ, what could easily be described as Long Beach\u2019s premiere beer joint that serve up multiple Great American Beer Fest-winning brews. (Their Milk Stout still gets to us after all these years.) You have Michael\u2019s Pizzeria, whose small but might selection becomes a 2-for-1 deal on Tuesdays. You have Rock Bottom Brewery on Pine\u2014bigger than most, for sure, even a tad corporate but nonetheless decent. You have Dog Haus, soon to be offering 20+ beers on tap. You have The Stave, offering up Euro-driven brews alongside its liquor-based cocktails. You\u2019ve got BO-beau\u2019s rooftap, complete with a rotating offering of 40+ craft brews.<\/p>\n

And to bring it back to the almighty Beachwood? It is surely building its beerpire as the Beachwood Blendery, the local brewery\u2019s newest endeavor, officially began selling bottles of its exclusive sour beers. Repeat: a brewing operation dedicated solely to the lambic. Call it hipsters-gone-wild or an obsessive love with Belgian brewing techniques\u2014either way, its a distinctly unique offering that is contributing to\u2026<\/p>\n

DTLB\u2019s Craft Beer Quarters.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why this is important from a communal standpoint: these businesses have altered the streetscape by not just physically making it better and safer and cleaner, they have more importantly brought feet to the streets. People walking and going from place to place is what makes a community feel safer and thrive. And when joints like Dog Haus and Beer Belly and BO-beau\u2014the so-called outsiders\u2014invest millions into renovating and recreating spaces while bringing people together with food and drink, you have a win-win situation.<\/p>\n

Even better? It\u2019s still pure Long Beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At first, the announcement that KTown staple Beer Belly would be moving into DTLB\u2014smushed between Rainbow Juices on 3rd and Beachwood\u2019s The Blendery on Long Beach Blvd.\u2014seemed just what it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":4787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[436,736,469,81,533,312,1005,297,1006],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","tag-beachwood","tag-beer-belly","tag-blendery","tag-craft-beer","tag-dlba","tag-downtown","tag-downtown-los-angeles","tag-dtlb","tag-promenade","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2089"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=2089"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=2089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}