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Red Lion Tavern

30s / Average Joes / Bar / Beer / TVs

Party Earth Review For a kitschy Oktoberfest vibe fueled by authentic German beers that really pack a wallop, patrons will want to head to the Red Lion Tavern, a Silver Lake staple with a loyal following of beer enthusiasts, local hipsters, and average Joes. While the outdated TVs tuned to sports and the old keyboard player near the entrance ... more

2366 Glendale Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90039

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Big Dean's Oceanfront Cafe

20s / Bar Food / Beer / Beer Lovers

Reviewed by Billy K.

"My Take: I love Big Dean’s Oceanfront Café. Don’t let the “Café” part fool you – this is a beach bar in every sense of the term. It’s semi-hidden just ..." more

1615 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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Wurstküche (Downtown)

20s / 30s / After Work / Beer / DJ

Party Earth Review Despite its out-of-the-way location in the downtown Arts District, Wurstküche (“sausage kitchen”) draws a loyal crowd of folksy eastsiders, after-work professionals, and couples on dates who flock in to sample the venue’s legendary sausages, fries, and beer, and to make a few new friends in a communal atmosphere buzzing ... more

800 East 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

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Barsha Wines & Spirits

Date Place / Good for Groups

917 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

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Angel City Brewery

20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Artists

Party Earth Review Housed in an airy converted warehouse that looks like LA’s answer to New York’s Flatiron Building, Angel City Brewery serves up a mix of German-style hops and laid-back sophistication that leaves Downtown’s rough-and-tumble reputation a distant memory. Massive loading dock doors admit artists and ... more

216 South Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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The Biergarten at The Standard Downtown

20s / 30s / 40s / Actors / Artsy / Beer / DJ

Party Earth Review Perched on the east corner of the ultra-mod Standard Hotel’s rooftop is a surreal German wonderland called The Biergarten, where a kitschy ticket booth marks the entrance and $8 buys an oversized paper ticket – the only currency accepted in this adult carnival. Beer-hungry bros, flannel-clad hipsters ... more

The Standard Hotel
550 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

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Wurstküche (Venice)

20s / 30s / Ambient Electronic / DJ

Party Earth Review Fans of specialty sausage and suds purveyor Wurstküche have a tendency to form lines down the sidewalk at the Downtown location, so it’s hardly a surprise that the same thing happens at its sister spot worlds away in Venice. And much like at the original, patrons at this “sausage kitchen” feed on everything from traditional ... more

625 Lincoln Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291

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Downtown Flea

Beer / Beer Lovers / Casual / DJ

246 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Red Lion Tavern - Bar | Beer Garden | German Restaurant | Tavern in LA

Finding a place to drink in Los Angeles is easy – we’d say “too easy” but that’s like saying someone is “too sexy” – so why not take your foray into Los Angeles drinking to a new level?

Drinking activities in LA abound, and range from the gloriously kitschy to trendy as hell. For a solid sample of Oktoberfest fueled by authentic German beers and waitresses that look like they could crush a brick with their thighs, patrons will want to head to the Red Lion Tavern in Silver Lake, which offers both dimly lit booths to hide behind a few steins and an outdoor beer garden to really let loose in.

Despite its out-of-the-way location in the Downtown Arts District, Wurstküche (“sausage kitchen”) draws a diverse crowd that flocks in to sample the venue’s legendary sausages, which include alligator and rattle snake, as well as two-dozen carefully selected Belgian and German beers on tap.

Not too far away and perched on the east corner of the ultra-mod Standard Hotel’s rooftop is a surreal German wonderland called The Biergarten, where a kitschy ticket booth marks the entrance and $8 buys an oversized paper ticket – the only currency accepted in this adult carnival.

And no account of LA drinking activities would be complete without a nod to Angel City Brewing Company, a 27,000-square-foot warehouse of German-style hops that combines authentic German flavor with contemporary American flair. Willkommen, dude!