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.…

Giveaway: Angel City bottle openers!!

You may have heard Angel City Brewery finally opened the doors of its Arts District/Downtown Los Angeles brewery earlier this month. Although technically a reboot after Alchemy & Science bought it in 2011, the Angel City beers are completely…

Craft beer roundup: Winter beer obsessions

Even though we're halfway through February and it's about 70 degrees and sunny here in Los Angeles, this winter we've been coveting all the craft beers that are both seasonal and perfect for the winter. Though drinking delicious, melt-in-your-mouth…

My Sour Valentine

The best Valentine’s Day plans always seem to arise from you and the one you love, doing something you both love, not what others tell you you should be doing to commemorate the day. Why shell out for roses if the only time your lady likes…

Field trip: El Segundo Brewing Co.

El Segundo Brewing Company’s tasting room is nestled just off the street in a small basement room that might be your dad’s dream of converting the garage into a bar come to life. Sacks naming different hops hung on the walls and the…

Chasing the Unicorn: Westvleteren XII

In endeavoring to review the Westvleteren XII, I can’t help but be reminded of the challenge faced by Chuck Klosterman in his review of Guns N Roses’ Chinese Democracy (to date, my all-time favorite review of anything). Finally experiencing…
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Two ways to cement your love for beer… in cement

The Los Angeles craft beer scene is ever-growing, but it's looking like this will be a year of new beer for Angelenos. And there are a couple of ways you can not only be a part of keeping the craft beer momentum going, but also have your name…