Is anyone else surprised that next weekend marks the Bruery’s one year anniversary?

It’s not so surprising in the “my, where does the time go!” sort of sense, but more of a “holy crap, they’ve skyrocketed to become one of the best breweries in Southern California and they’re only a year old?” sense.

Even though only one short year has gone by, the Bruery has become a major player in the American Craft Beer scene.  They’ve bottled at least eight year-round and seasonal beers, and done countless one-offs only available at the Bruery.

Perhaps even more impressive is their achievement of finding distribution in big craft beer markets like Oregon, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, not to mention Northern California.

Sure, they’re technically based out of Orange County, but dammit, if the motherfuckin’ Anaheim Angels are gonna call themselves the LA Angels (The Angel’s Angels?), you better believe we’ll be claiming the Bruery as one of LA’s finest craft breweries.

Here’s some info for next weekend’s Anniversary party, straight off the Bruery Blog:

On Saturday, May 16th, we’d like to invite you to come help us commemorate our first year in the craft beer making business with – well beer of course!

In addition to our year-round offerings, we’ll be releasing Papier, our anniversary ale. Papier is a Belgian-style Old Ale layered with complex flavors of dark fruit, vanilla, oak, and burnt sugar. This robust ale weighs in at 14% ABV and we think it’s the perfect beer to mark our first big milestone.

We’ll also be pouring Levud’s, which was our very first batch, as well as Melange #1, Humulus Ambre, Cuvee Juene, White Zin, and yes, for all you Melange lovers, #3 will be making an appearance!

Excited yet?

How about some barbeque to wash down your beer? Beachwood BBQ will be on hand to satisfy any beer-fueled cravings for the smoky stuff. And if you need a little something else in between brews, we’ll have some additional treats available for snacking (haven’t had the Bruery Belgian Waffles yet? Here’s your chance!)

The party will run from 11 AM through 6 PM, and we’ll be accommodating 150 people at a time. The ticket price is $25 and includes beer tasting tickets, food tickets, and your Bruery glassware. We’ll also have some commemorative Papier t-shirts available!

So come help us raise a toast to our first year, and have a great time doing it! We look forward to seeing you there!

You can RSVP for the event on the Facebook event page.