COPA AMERICA 2024

COPA AMERICA WATCH PARTIES

Mark your calendars! We will be having watch parties for the Copa America at Ambitious Ales! It all starts with Argentina vs Canada on 6/20 at 5pm! Tortas Ahogadas El Águila (@tortaselaguila) will be serving up delicious food!

Join us for all the USA and Mexico games, plus all other group stage and knockout matches!

Saturday 6/22 @ 6pm - Mexico v. Jamaica

Sunday 6/23 @ 3pm - USA v. Bolivia

Wednesday 6/26 @ 6pm - Mexico v. Venezuela

Thursday 6/27 @ 3pm - USA v. Panama

Sunday 6/30 @ 5pm - Mexico v. Ecuador

Monday 7/1 @ 6pm - USA v. Uruguay

DONUT AND BEER PAIRING

Celebrate Father’s Day with a twist at Ambitious Ales!

Treat Dad to a Divine Duo! Or treat whoever you like! Join us this Father’s Day for an exclusive Donut and Beer pairing event, featuring the heavenly match of Ambitious Ales and Holey Grail Donuts. Indulge in a curated selection of craft beers paired with local gourmet donuts, crafted to delight the senses and honor all the amazing fathers out there. 

Savor the Beer + Donut Pairings:

• Gandalf Party Thyme: Gandalf The Crisp Pilsner + Party Thyme (local Meyer lemon, thyme)

• Old Spice Shower: Berry Shower Raspberry Sour Ale + Old Spice (local orange zest, cinnamon spiced sugar rolled)

• Baktuns Reincarnated: Baktuns Imperial Stout + Reincarnated (real maple, smoked coconut, Hawaiian Sea Salt)

• Central Chocolate Crunch: Central Perk Coffee Blonde + Chocolate Crunch (Dandelion chocolate, Kauai grown cacao nibs)

Limited Spots Available - Reserve Now! Secure your spot for an unforgettable Father’s Day celebration. Pre-orders will be available on Eventbrite for $30 and include a flight of four beers paired with a box of four donuts. Link in bio!

Ambitious Ales and Holey Grail Donuts are excited to host you and your dad for a day filled with joy, laughter, and the finest pairings. Come show Dad you care a (w)hole lot!

Get your tickets here!

TAXES AND FEES

REPRESENTATION FOR ALL THAT TAXATION! 

Taxes and Fees - West Coast IPA with Citra and Mosaic 6.8% ABV

We realized that in the 5 years of Ambitious we have never done the classic combo of only Citra and Mosaic in a west coast, so we went big with this one to make sure it really stood out! Brewed with Citra T90 and Citra Dynaboost in the whirlpool and dry hopped extensively with Citra and Mosaic. Intensely aromatic with a huge punch of fresh dankness, citrus and resin! A true homage to the classic west coast style! 

Available on draft and 4-packs to-go today!

MODERN ANALOG

Saturday, June 29 from 12-5pm for a community event featuring an analog marketplace, a community art gallery, instant film portraits, craft beer, tasty food, and positive vibes.

As a thank you to the local analog community we are providing an open gallery for local artists to showcase their film photography. Our gallery contains a range of artists from first-time exhibitors to industry professionals. The photographs will be on display from June 29th to July 28th. All prints are available for purchase, unless indicated otherwise.

Check out the artists with work in the gallery:

@Alexsfilmphotography

@anas.pretty

@arioloss

@stuff_vs_things

@TheBobRing

@breabrea_

Brian Jauregui

@terror_eyezz

@cesarsxposure

@chynna.carter

@analogue.garage

@daddiedarko

@finishlinepapi

@Granttlee

@Slothkiiid

@zuskies

@onthesouthsideofheaven

@jrkoren

@hoopsshoots

@Jpfilmss_

@stress.ica

@ubayaaa

Joshua Olmedo

@Limfuego

@knunezinc24

@filmw.maggie

@daysineterna

@Juust_another_hobbyist

@35mikemike

@swankanalog

@_inmyeyes

@Nanigrossphoto 

@nannette_rica40_photos

@thals07

@oliveslensphotos

@orojas_cruz

@patclaytor

@remofioroni

@rex.posure

@limitedtozero

Robert del Palacio

@R.T.S.

@royvice_

@sarah.elena_photos

@Saraaahtonin_

@lahijadelvalle

@pinxepato

@slowpezzy

@_xotm.fotos

@payasito.26

@willjgabriel

@photosbyphinie

@zugra_13

And Check out the wonderful Vendors confirmed for Modern Analog:

Cinestill Film - Film - @cinestillfilm

Tuttle Cameras / Eric Vitwar - Cameras / Film / Gifts - @tuttlecameras

Phil Marten - Records - @disque_flambeau

David Diaz - VHS / Audio Tapes / Records - @mrgl201

Mike Scully - Cameras / Darkroom - @35mikemike

Adam Alvillar - Cameras / Records - @lonelycreeperdj

Joe Ornelas - Cameras - @mrjoeornelas

Leonard Donjuan - Cameras / Records - @headinghomelbc

Collectng Dust  - Records - @collectngdust.vintage

Taylor Forney - Records - @taylorforney

Katie Glasser - Records - @kathleensometimes

Drew Milling - Records - @drucollage

We’ll also have vinyl DJ sets from:

@karpinsk 

@jacobsghost

@djcorymatthews

@large_hands_grant

@dj_magik_bob

And food from:

@smokedandsaltedbarbeque

@thunderboltpizza

MANGO SUMAN

@ambitiousales 🤝 @harlandbeer

Mango Suman - Rice Lager with Mango and Coconut 🍚🥭🥥 5.8% ABV.

Brewed with rice + raw coconut in the mash then conditioned on toasted coconut + mango puree post fermentation. Full bodied, subtle fruit with a crispy finish. Mango, Coconut & Vanilla on the nose with some notes of Honey & Papaya on the palette. VERY NICE!

Honored to be a part of @harlandbeer’s Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander month. They collaborated with 4 breweries of AAPI influence and plan to drop 4 releases this month with each participating brewery. Be sure to keep a look out for all of their releases!

We did a home and away collab of two different beers (1 brewed here in Long Beach, and a different beer brewed in San Diego to be released later this month) It was super duper fun hangin with Aaron, Jake and Jasper talking shop, adjuncts, golf, life, travel and everything in between. Thats what collabs are all about!  

Mango Suman will be available Today on draft and 4-packs to go while supplies last! Happy Friday, we open at noon, See y’all soon!

T SWIFT ERAS TOUR WATCH PARTY

WE FOR ONE WELCOME OUR NEW SWIFTIE OVERLORDS

We’ll be diving into some uncharted waters for our next movie night, Monday April 22nd we’re showing The Eras Tour in the backlot at 5:30! We’ll be pairing up our taplist with each Era, have Era themed squishees, and a special themed drinking game.

We’re also encouraging everyone to dress up as their favorite era, and bring friendship bracelets to trade with your fellow Swifties!

This is “a once in a lifetime phenomenon” (-Variety) you don’t want to miss at Ambitious!

I'M RIWAKIN HERE

HEY! IM WALKIN HERE!!!

What happens when you’re watching Midnight Cowboy while thinking of names for our newest beer!?

I’m Riwakin Here! - Double Dry Hopped West Coast IPA with Riwaka, Waimea and NZ Cascade 6.8% ABV

We seriously packed this west coast with an insane amount of New Zealand’s finest @freestylehops, especially some really nice Riwaka that we don’t get to use often! This is just boomin with a huge tropical and citrus punch along with some very piney and resinous dank aromatics! We’re loving it!

Available on draft and in 4-packs!

UBE BAY

UBE BAY

It’s back!! Conditioned with Toasted Coconut, Madagascar Vanilla Bean & Ube Halaya from @sanandwolvesbakeshop - 6% ABV ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

We’re extremely stoked on the outcome of this batch. We reached out to the fine folks of @sanandwolvesbakeshop and got our hands on their house made vegan Ube Halaya.

The heck is Ube Halaya? Essentially it’s a thick n sticky jam like puree made from mashed purple yam, coconut milk and some other top secret ingredients.

Infusing Ube Bay with their Halaya enhanced the aromatics with layers of marshmallow and candied nuts, adding more depth, body and flavors of coconut and creamy vanilla.

Available on draft and in 4-packs!

5 YEAR PLAN

He has a 5 year plan! What is it? Dont Die!?

The final beer release for our 5 Year Anniversary is something special that we’ve been aging for quite some time! 

5 Year Plan - Triple Barrel Imperial Stout 15% ABV

What’s a Triple Barrel Imperial Stout? Welp, we took one of our favorite Imperial Stout recipes and aged it in a total of three different Bourbon Barrels. It started in several Heaven Hill Vintages for a total of 2 years, then blended and aged in another freshly emptied Clyde Mays Barrel for an additional year. The final product was then packaged in a fun 8oz stubby, truly showcasing what wood and time can do to a beer. 

Layered with velvety rich chocolate, subtle spice, oaky vanilla and a hint of heat from the bourbon the wood once held. 

Extremely limited quantities available in cans and draft this Saturday!

ROK

OHHHH! The C is Silent!  

ROK - Hazy IPA with HBC 1019, Mosaic, Strata, Anchovy Hops and Kohia Nelson Hop Kief 7.2% ABV 

🪨This one is wild 🪨 

For our next 5 year Anniversary release we took some of our favorite hop profiles from our favorite growers this past year and packed them into one seriously juicy, hop forward IPA. Exploding with notes of tropical POG juice, creamy coconut custard and aromatics which would make a Blue Duck say “That’s Danktastic”-🦆

Available on draft and in 4-packs this Saturday! Stay tuned for more releases this week!