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It's Time for Another Beer Float Showdown!
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Once again, some of the city's top brewers are going to face off for the Beer Float Showdown, hosted by FoodGPS . Happening during LA Beer Week , the October 15th event at the Eagle Rock Brewery will have a new twist this year: Five well-known top local chefs are teaming up with the breweries to make their beer-meets-ice-cream concoctions. Plus, as an attendee, you're a judge!
Here are the teams:
- Chef Ilan Hall of The Gorbals and “Top Chef” + Tustin Brewery brewmaster and Smog City Brewing Co. brewer/owner Jonathan Porter
- Chef CJ Jacobson of The Yard and “Top Chef” + Firestone Walker rep Jace Milstead
- Chef Laurent Quenioux of Vertical Wine Bistro and LQ@SK + Beachwood BBQ and Brewing brewmaster Julian Shrago and co-owner Gabe Gordon
- Chefs Andre Guerrero + Jan Purdy of The Oinkster and Maximiliano + Eagle Rock Brewery brewmaster Jeremy Raub
- Chef Thi Tran and Nguyen Tran of Starry Kitchen + Ladyface Ale Companie brewmaster Dave Griffiths and owner Cyrena Nouzille
Your ticket ($35) gets you tastes of all five of the entries, and 25% of the proceeds will go to Share Our Strength , so your beer money is going to do some good and help get food to some kids who need it. To the winner goes the glory, and a $500 prize.
Previously: Who Makes the Best Beer Float in Los Angeles? (2010 L.A. Beer Float Showdown)
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