Strand Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Torrance,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Strand Brewing
- Out of business
Established in 2009
Contact
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.
8/10
Tried
on 16 Mar 2017
at 14:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2017
at 16:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 1pt.0.9fl.oz. @ [ (Chris and Ruth’s pre-GBBF tasting 2015) by chriso - London ]. [ As Strand Expression Session ].Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, dried fruit, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, mandarin, fruity. hoppy, dry, light floral. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150808] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2016
at 09:47
7/10
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is roasted, chocolate, smoky, meaty, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, meaty, light pine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2016
at 07:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is roasted, chocolate, smoky, meaty, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, meaty, light pine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2016
at 11:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ the brewery. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2016
at 10:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ the brewery. Pours a golden pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy grassy flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2016
at 10:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Crafty Bottle, Lincoln. Amber colour with a light tan head. Aroma big citrus bitter orange, light malts. Taste is light marmalade sweet to light bitter. Medium to thick body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2016
at 15:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours clear deep orange, large creamy beige head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is pine, caramel, grapefruit. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter, pine, grapefruit, caramel. Medium body. Short drive to the center of the fairway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2016
at 16:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Tap) clear, bright, very dark brown colour with a small beige head; aroma of milk chocolate, roast, then smoke; balanced flavour, sadly simple, with a sligh bittersweet finish
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2016
at 15:56