Strand Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Torrance, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Strand Brewing - Out of business

Established in 2009

Contact
2201 Dominguez St., Torrance, CA, 90501, United States
Description
One of the first independent breweries in the Los Angeles area founded by Richard Marcello and Joel Elliott. Strand specializes in premium handcrafted ales and prides itself as a pillar of the craft community in South Bay. Strand brews its handcrafted beer in small batches, and beer fans appreciate the time and energy that goes into the beverages. The first working production brewery in the city of Torrance, Strand now brews a range of different beers. Their larger facility also boasts a spacious taproom, which has helped grow Strand’s local customer base.

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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home. Over a year old, hope to try a fresher sample down the road. Aroma of biscuity malt, some tropical fruit notes, grapefruit, caramel, pine, hops. Flavour is light sweet and moderate to medium bitter. A bit of a tame APA. Looking at other reviews this was malty to begin with.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2025 at 05:03


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Beer Republic. Aroma is toasted malt with caramel, sweetish stewed fruity notes, and soft hops. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Decent Amber/Red Ale.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. Black colour, mediumsized creamy off-white head. Aroma is roasted, some liquorice, mild toffee, alcohol and some dried fruity tones. Flavour is quite much the same elements as the aroma, but also has some chocolate, mild bitterness as well as some wooden tones to it.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2022 at 16:50


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled (from Ales by Mail). Yellowish orange colour, small white head. Aroma is bready malts, some toffee, mild citrus, zest and some dried fruit sweetness. Flavour is nectar, some owod, mild citrus, zest and some earthy tones. Nicely bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2022 at 16:48


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Early rating from Beer Buddy app

Tried on 10 Apr 2022 at 03:13


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pale golden with a white head - Fruity hop aroma - Malt body with a fruity hop flavour and some piney flavours that gives good bitterness - The fruity and piney hop goes into a dry bitter finish - This was good

Tried on 23 Jul 2021 at 20:47


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dark golden with a white head - Piney hop aroma - Malt body wiht a piney herbal hop flavour with bitterness - The piney hop goes into a dry bitter finish - This was good

Tried on 30 Jul 2020 at 18:25


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Thanks Borann! Nice stuff. Tropical fruit, light biscuity malt, very easy drinking.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:05


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Scout, pours a hazy amber orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out bready malt, toasted caramel, and light resinous hops. Flavour reveals robust citrus hops, with plenty of grapefruit, and a bit caramel malt base. Very citric, yet intensely malty. It's competently brewed, but far from my type of IPA.

Tried from Draft on 20 Jul 2019 at 20:58


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Shaker pint draft at Strand Brewing in Torrance, California. The pour is mostly clear golden orange with a minimal white head. The aroma is soft roast coffee, hay and malt grain. The taste is clean herbal cereal malt grain along with a touch of the coffee roast. Nice balance. The palate is medium bodied with soft carbonation and a pleasant soft coffee finish. Nice take on the style.

Tried from Draft on 06 May 2019 at 00:18