Beachwood Brewing is an award-winning brewery known for its significant achievements, including being named the World Beer Cup Champion Large Brewpub in 2016, and securing silver and bronze medals at the Great American Beer Festival in 2023.

The brewery has now expanded into the spirits market, launching Beachwood Brewing & Distilling in Long Beach, where they produce their own gins, rums, and vodkas.

“We wanted to diversify. We didn’t just want to focus on beer; we wanted to explore other types of alcoholic beverages. With our extensive background in brewing, we felt well-prepared to venture into the production of spirits rather than wine,” explained Julian Shrago, the founder, co-owner, and brewmaster of Beachwood Brewing.

Beachwood Brewing & Distilling, celebrated for their beers, has officially started their distillery cocktail program in Long Beach. Since Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, they have been offering cocktails made with housemade gin, rum, and vodka.

Beachwood Brewing & Distilling, celebrated for their award-winning beers, has now officially inaugurated their distillery cocktail program in Long Beach on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Starting from Aug. 14, they have been offering cocktails crafted with their own gin, rum, and vodka.

Beachwood Brewing & Distilling, known for their top-quality beers, announced this week the official start of their distillery cocktail program in Long Beach, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. As of Aug. 14, the establishment started serving a variety of cocktails featuring their housemade gin, rum, and vodka, including a classic vodka and soda.

Beachwood Brewing & Distilling, a name synonymous with award-winning beers, has expanded its offerings with the launch of a distillery cocktail program in Long Beach as of Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. They began serving house-crafted spirits like gin, rum, and vodka in their cocktails from Aug. 14 onwards.

Beachwood Brewing & Distilling, acclaimed for their exceptional beers, this week launched their new distillery cocktail program in Long Beach, effective Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Since Aug. 14, customers have been enjoying cocktails made with in-house gin, rum, and vodka, including a delightful Painkiller cocktail.

Beachwood Brewing & Distilling, famed for their award-winning beers, officially launched their distillery cocktail program in Long Beach on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Starting on Aug. 14, they began serving cocktails made with house-produced gin, rum, and vodka.

The launch showcased a variety of cocktails, including a ChiChi, Gimlet, Painkiller, and Vodka and soda, highlighting their newly crafted spirits.

The initial offerings of the program featured popular choices like a gimlet and a vodka and soda, crafted from their housemade spirits.

Demonstrating the art of cocktail making, a bartender skillfully prepared a gimlet for an eager customer at the event.

Beachwood Brewing & Distilling, renowned for their exceptional beers, marked a new milestone by initiating their distillery cocktail program in Long Beach on August 16, 2024. As of August 14, they started offering cocktails crafted with their housemade gin, rum, and vodka. Since its inception in 2022, Beachwood Brewing & Distilling has been catering to patrons with food and beer on tap. The recent launch on August 14 introduced a cocktail lineup featuring original recipes using spirits distilled on-site with a 150-gallon, four-plate copper column still.

The distillery primarily produces gin, rum, and vodka. “Gin is a significant part of our distillery’s offerings. It’s a culinary-focused spirit influenced greatly by botanicals, similar to many culinary practices,” he explained.

Shrago is also a fan of Tiki drinks so rum was a must, while vodka appealed to them because of its clean and versatile nature that can be used in many drinks.

“We were very curious about this too. Could we do it? Should we do it? And what do we really have to lose by trying?” Shrago said.

There are about two dozen cocktails on the new menu and some of the highlights include creations like the Saturn, a blend of house gin with passionfruit, lemon, and orgeat. There’s the Chi Chi, which is a twist on the classic piña colada made with house vodka, pineapple, coconut cream, and lime. Another noteworthy drink is the 1944 Mai Tai, a Tiki classic made with rum, lime, orgeat, and orange curaçao. The menu includes other classic cocktails like the gin and tonic, made with tonic water created in-house.

“We have multiple scratch-made tonic waters and several different types of gin. So it’s almost kind of like choose your own adventure when it comes to gin and tonic at our distillery,” he said.

While Beachwood is still primarily known for beers, Shrago believes that beer enthusiasts will equally appreciate their cocktails.

“I’m confident they will taste the passion and the research and the purpose behind every drink,” he stated.

Beachwood Brewing & Distilling is located at 3630 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach. For more details, visit beachwoodbrewing.com.