{"id":409867,"date":"2026-01-16T01:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/409867\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T01:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:15:17","slug":"exclusive-itll-put-hair-on-your-chest-la-bar-creates-boozy-drink-to-honor-squatter-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/409867\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | It&#8217;ll put hair on your chest! LA bar creates boozy drink to honor squatter bear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019ll put hair on your chest.<\/p>\n<p>A boozy drink <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/08\/us-news\/bear-living-under-mans-california-home-finally-leaves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has been created<\/a> in honor of the 550-pound bear that famously moved into the crawlspace of a California house for 37 days \u2014 and it\u2019s \u201cas close as you can get to the experience of smelling him,\u201d the homeowner told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Altadena\u2019s brown bear is leaving his mark on LA.  Ken J Johnson Photography and Design<\/p>\n<p>Ken Johnson, 63, slugged down the honey-sweetened swill \u2014 dubbed \u201cYellow 2120\u201d for the color and number of the state wildlife tag that had been on the bruin\u2019s ear \u2014 with The Post at The Proper Restaurant and Bar in La Canada Flintridge, just a stone\u2019s throw from his Altadena home <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/08\/us-news\/bear-living-under-mans-california-home-finally-leaves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">where the bear squatted for weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis cocktail appropriately captures the scents and flavors of the bear\u2019s presence,\u201d Johnson said while enjoying a round Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>An Altadena bar has created a bear-inspired drink \u201cYellow 2120\u201d to honor the 550-pound black bear thqat had been living under the house of a local resident. Angelique Brenes<\/p>\n<p>The drink is the brainchild The Proper head bartender Bianca Heer, who heard the photographer\u2019s woes almost every night during the 37-day ordeal when he came in to drown his un-bear-able sorrows.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the bear drink at The Proper. Angelique Brenes<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to see and hear the entire story unfold in front of us and wanted to create something Ken could remember him by,\u201d Heer told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>So she worked with Johnson to mix the bear necessities and capture the \u201cessence of the beast.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First up, Old Forester Bourbon in honor of the meant-to-be habitat of the bear, which was eventually rousted from his digs in Johnson\u2019s LA home with paintballs filled with vegetable oil.<\/p>\n<p>The bear being chased at of the home via paintball gun. Ken J. Johnson<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBears<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/12\/us-news\/another-altadena-homeowner-finds-unwelcome-bear-roommate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> are supposed to be in the forest<\/a>,\u201d the mixologist said.<\/p>\n<p>Then Cointreau because, \u201cKen says that the bear has a kind of a citrusy scent, so we went through a couple different orange liquors and landed on Cointreau.\u201d Heer said.<\/p>\n<p>The bear-inspired drink. Angelique Brenes<\/p>\n<p>The next ingredient is more obvious \u2014 a bear\u2019s biggest love, honey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Topping off the concoction are some lemon juice and black walnut bitters for that \u201cmusky, woody flavor.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe California Post is coming soon. Sign up for updates.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet in early. Be the first to know about launch and home delivery.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The drink will be on the menu permanently for those who want to know what living with a bear tastes like.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s him. Now everyone can know. It\u2019s very delicious,\u201d Johnson said of the drink.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs frustrating as the experience was, it was worth it to see such a magnificent animal close up like that,\u201d Johnson said of his close encounter of the furry kind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a painful experience at times, but I\u2019m glad I had it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019ll put hair on your chest. 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