The perfect Bloody Mary

My second bartending job at the wee age of 22 was right after college at a public golf course in San Dimas. While I was often behind the bar in the club house, I was mostly driving around in a bulky gas-powered golf cart filled with booze,…

Beer, snow and shopping at the new Service Station in Los Feliz

All hail beer gardens! Beergarden/LA, which converts open air lots into popup beer gardens and green community spaces, is teaming up food trucks and Christmas tree vendors to convert an old service station in Los Feliz to a happy and joyous…

Our favorites from the Hollywood on Tap beer fest

As we mentioned in our post yesterday, we've been playing a little catchup after a couple of extremely busy and extremely sickly months. One of the events we never got a chance to follow up on was the Hollywood on Tap Beer Festival at the…

…and we’re back! Just in time to celebrate the end of Prohibition

Because it's been a season of many illnesses (I finally beat you, bronchitis!), and some incredibly busy work with the whole job thing (we can't say no to extra work in this economy), blogging was put on the backburner for a while. But beer…
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Stone Brewing Pasadena store officially open

The city's craft beer scene just got a new addition - Stone Brewing's new flagship store in Pasadena is now officially open for business. We got an opportunity to enjoy several Stone brews last Thursday night for the store's pre-opening…

Hollywood gets is own beer fest on Saturday

Since we missed out on a lot of LA Beer Week events, we're very much looking this weekend's first Hollywood on Tap beer festival, benefiting The Blank Theatre group. The fest boasts dozens of breweries in attendance, including some our favorites…

Beer Gelato? Echo Park’s Musical Beer Crawl on Tuesday

One benefit of celebrating LA Beer Week 2012 is doing it in your own neighborhood! (No one has to be a DD when you get to walk there.) This year's annual Echo Park Musical Beer Crawl takes place on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 all along Sunset…
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Finally! It’s time for LA Beer Week

Tomorrow marks the first day of LA Beer Week 2012, and we have trained hard for this event, drinking lots, and lots of beer. And while it's called LA Beer "Week" - it's actually 10 days where participating vendors all across Los Angeles celebrate…

Mountain living with Dale’s Pale Ale

Aluminum cans have their purposes, and are making a resurgence in the craft beer world. Apart from being a little more cost-effective and environmentally friendly to produce, they don't shatter while you're BBQing by the pool, and are light-weight…

Road trip: Sequoia Brewing Company in Fresno

A couple of weekends ago, we headed over to the other side of the Grapevine for a family visit in the Yosemite area. With beer on our mind and a bit of camera equipment to take some photos, our first stop after a long drive took us to Sequoia…

Beer float spotlight: Coconut Porter and coffee ice cream

Hot dog it's hot out there! Since our house didn't dip below 92 degrees inside over the weekend, we had to cool off with a bit of ice cream + beer = beer floats! There's a never ending number of combinations for beer floats. Take anything…

Beer & Vinyl: Radiant Ale meets Magnolia Electric Co.

Despite the title of our website, Girls Who Like Beer isn't just about the female beer drinker. It's also about boys who like girls who like beer. One such boy gave us permission to share some beer-related musings pairing Beer with Vinyl from…

Happy Hops Day: 5 IPAs to try for IPA Day 2012

There are many reasons to love IPAs, and this is the perfect time of year to pop open a nice dry, light in color, and hoppy brew on the porch. And since today is IPA Day, we're celebrating with our top five IPAs to look out for as you celebrate. Don't…

Perfect for summer: Great Divide’s “Hades”

Nothing beats taking a break from the hustle and bustle of city life like drinking a beer on your porch while watching the neighborhood go by. One of my go-to summer beers of late: Hades - a Belgian Style Ale by Great Divide Brewing Company…

Celebrate National Tequila Day with a margarita

Now this is a holiday we can enjoy! If only it came with a day off so we can nurse our hangovers the next day. But with a good tequila label, you'll be much better off! We've shared a few of our favorite margarita recipes with you already,…