Holiday gift guide for craft beer lovers

Whether you're a girl who likes beer, shopping for a girl who likes beer, or shopping for other fans, we all share one thing - the love for craft beer. Supporting local breweries is always important, which is why we're heading to our spots in…

On tap for Atwater Village Oktoberfest

We are looking forward to the weekend and relaxing with a nice, cool glass of Fall seasonal beer despite the very unseasonably 80 degree weather. But, hey, that's Los Angeles for you - so whip out those age-appropriate (and hot weather appropriate) dirndls…

Celebrate Oktoberfest in Los Angeles

Break out the sweaters, it's finally Fall! Although the days in Los Angeles are sunny and temps are still slightly on the high side, fall beer releases and Okterbfest celebrations will not wait for the Fall weather to catch up. Check…

What does your beer horoscope say about you?

Are you aggressive but with a heart of gold? You must drink dark ales. Do you embrace change well? Perhaps your akin to the hoppy IPAs. A bitter beer drinker? You are a positive person but you complain about your ex - a lot. This according to…

Celebrate LA Beer Week in Northeast Los Angeles

It's like Christmas in September for craft beer lovers around Los Angeles. The fifth annual Los Angeles Beer Week officially kicks off today and will tantalize your beer-loving palate for ELEVEN days! LA Beer Week is essentially a celebration…

Beer of the Week: Mikkeller’s Sort Gul (Black IPA)

Recently we picked up one of those beers that is so delicious it makes you regret not buying a dozen more. Sort Gul is a 2013 Black IPA by Mikkeller - roughly translated as "Black Yellow." It's 7.3%, has a nice tan head, and pours dark…

OC Beer Blog 2nd Anniversary at Noble Ale Works

We had the extreme privilege of attending the 2nd anniversary party for our friends of the OC Beer Blog at Noble Ale Works. It was a great excuse to escape the heat of Northeast LA for some beach time, then to our first trip to Noble for…

Highlights from the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest

Ever have one of those months where you can't stop getting everyone's colds and all this life stuff starts happening? That's what has happened to us. Which is why we're finally bringing to you our highlights from this year's Firestone Walker…

Smog City Brewing’s new diggs

After about a year of planning, the barely two-year old Smog City Brewing finally has its very own diggs! When head brewmaster Jonathan Porter and team started brewing in 2011, they were doing it all within the Tustin Brewing Company…

Beer fact Friday: How Milwaukee became famous for beer

Familiar with the slogan, "The beer that made Milwaukee famous"? It belongs to the one and only Schlitz - a Milwaukee brewery that's been around since the mid-1800s. At the start of the 20th century, Schlitz was the world's top beer producers,…

Adventures in craft Mexican beer

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo on Sunday, we hit up some of our favorite margarita recipes. But after noticing case after case of Mexican beer fly off the shelves of the grocery store, we were on the hunt for some actual cerveza artisanal. A…

Yelp’s On Tap in Los Angeles throughout April

It's like Christmas in Spring! Rather, Octoberfest in April! Yelp's On Tap is a "month-long craft beer promotion" where you get awesome (and discounted) craft beer throughout the month at a variety of locations around Los Angeles. All…

Have a happy and a hoppy Easter

For your Easter holiday celebrations and the perfect pairing to those addictive marshmallow peeps, we recommend picking up a bottle of The Bruery's Saison de Lente. We picked on up a couple of weeks ago just to drink on the patio to celebrate…

Deschutes night at Sunset Beer

It may have been a weeknight, but last night after a long work day, yoga and then a meeting, we headed on down to Sunset Beer Company in Echo Park for the much-anticipated Deschutes night. It wasn't a complete tap take-over, but three of…

Road Trip: Prospectors Brewing Company in Mariposa, California

I love where I grew up - I really do. I can see why my parents raised us kids there - a quiet mountain town just a hop skip and a jump away from Yosemite National Park. But like most people, I didn't always have the same love for my home town.…