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…

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…

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…
Hollywood on Tap beer fest

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…
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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…