Arguably, one of the most awaited tasting room openings in the South Bay has been that of State Brewing Company in Gardena. These photos have been taken at State Brewing, periodically since June of 2016 and through today, November 10, 2017; the official day of the beginning of State Brewing Company’s soft open.

When I first started going to State Brewing, they had a different brewer and a different idea of what kind of beers they would brew. At the beginning of 2017, State said farewell to their original brewer and welcomed Robert Sanchez and Rob Scott, both formerly of Kinetic Brewing, and things immediately changed.

My early memories of State Brewing seemed to recall a lot of lagers, pilsners and blondes; when Sanchez and Scott started brewing the South Bay immediately sat up and noticed such brews as Right Kinda Love oatmeal stout, Bright Shiny Object IPA, and many others. State Brewing was being noticed at various craft beer bars, but the tasting room was not ready for customers yet. That has changed as of today.

State Brewing Company is now open on Friday from 4:00-10:00 PM, Saturday 12:00-10:00 PM, and Sunday 12:00-6:00 PM. They are currently offering 20 beers on tap, and they are not made up of a bunch of variants of the same beer; they are all different and pretty dang tasty.

The brewery is dog friendly; they do not offer food but plan on having food trucks there during their open hours.

State Brewing Company is located at 1237 W. 134th Street in Gardena. There is limited parking available, so Lyft and Uber are recommended. Cheers!

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