
“Sun Dogs” was one of my favorite beers from the flight. I partook in two flights, one consisting mainly of IPA’s, and the other was just a random selection. Smog City lived up to its name once again with it’s great selection of beer. I don’t remember the patio since it has been nearly 6, 7 years, but the outside area is certainly inviting, and has a lot of space.

Revisiting the taproom, not much has changed in the atmosphere at Smog City. So, I wanted to re-visit today and see how the atmosphere has changed, or if it all. I enjoyed the small, comforting vibe to Smog City’s taproom especially since it was one of the bigger household names for the breweries in Torrance. I was impressed with these beers because at the time I wasn’t a big red ale or porter fan, and I ended up really enjoying it. Smog City’s staple beers like the “Sabre-Toothed Squirrel”, and “Coffee Porter” help put them on notice and especially me. The taproom at Smog City when first entering. The first brewery when I visited Torrance was Smog City, and that was our first stop yesterday. Another nice part of the patio at Monkish They have some of the best beer I’ve ever tried, and now they have a better atmosphere to go with it. Monkish hands down is one of my favorite breweries. Now guests have a lot more space to enjoy and relax. It was very nice to see that Monkish features a patio area, which I thought was key for the brewery after first visiting years ago – when I was clustered and compacted in the taproom with tons of people. Monkish quickly reminded me how fascinating their hazy IPA’s are, and almost is mind boggling as to why they are so refreshing. The LA Freshie was a fitting name, because the word ‘fresh’ immediately came to mind after sipping this juice bomb. LA Freshie’s beautiful light-colored, hazy pour. Not knowing which hazy to choose first, the beertender recommended the “LA Freshie”. I was very excited to get to the taproom and look at their variety of DDH IPA’s on the menu. Monkish was one of the last stops on our brewery tour in Torrance and of course it did not disappoint. It didn’t matter how expensive it was just for a four pack, guests would stock up like it was time for hibernation. Tons and tons of people would wait in a line that could extend all the way to the next traffic light just so they could get their hands one of Monkish’ far out, intense hazy IPA’s. I had realized it is a big deal when Monkish had a new can release. I remember visiting the taproom years and years ago, and then still, there was a line out the door. Unique, super dank, and hoppy, we’re jus some of the few characteristics that came from them. Monkish Brewing is easily the top rated in Torrance, but also is highly regarded as one of the best breweries even further than South Bay.īefore I had moved to Montana, and becoming infatuated with their beer culture, I believed Monkish Brewing to have some of the best hazy IPA’s ever. And it is still growing, quickly evolving to the best of the best in Southern California. Los Angeles residents sometimes tend to overlook the area of Torrance and how prevalent the craft beer scene has become.

And Torrance, in fact, is where you will find some of the top breweries!

There is no secret that Los Angeles Metropolitan Area has one of the greatest varieties for beer in California, being apart of that region means that you have over 150 breweries to choose from.
