This is for all you crazy Angeleno lovers of the brew… :)
Nibble Bit Tabby - Drinking Beer in a Remote Frontier of Downtown LA
Let’s be honest: Most of Downtown’s “hidden” drinking establishments are dead simple to find.
Not Nibble Bit Tabby, Brian Lethcoe’s year-old brewery, which now has a tasting room open on Saturday nights. Located far away from gentrified Downtown, the brewery is in the strip-club- and industry-heavy southeastern corner of the neighborhood, just a few blocks shy of the Vernon city line. Tucked into an alley, Lethcoe’s tasting room is a no-frills affair: Beers are served in plastic cups, poured from foamy pitchers pulled from a keg. The building has been zoned for manufacturing alcohol since the 1930s, but don’t expect any vintage steampunk décor to echo the building’s history. Nibble Bit Tabby celebrates its place in L.A. brewing history by simply making good beer. First-time visitors are charged $10 for a six-month tasting room membership, and after your two complimentary pours, beers cost $4. What’ll you be drinking? That’s up to Lethcoe, who regularly cycles through four or five different styles. Uncle Ernie’s Irish Red is the brewery’s flagship beer, a pleasantly malt-sweet brew that finishes with a tart cherry note. Nibble Bit Tabby also makes fruity, caramel-accented Extra Special Bitter. Just don’t show up looking for a super hoppy IPA–Lethcoe is a strident anti-hop head. Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery, 2001 S. Santa Fe Ave., Unit E, Downtown; 213-244-9626