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    May 25, 2012

    8 Craft Beer Bars in the San Fernando Valley Happy Hour Specials

    The glorious San Fernando Valley. Spatially vast, heavily populated, and wildly lacking in proper places to drink. Or so we thought. Today, it's time to put your ignorance to bed and minimize the attitude long enough to see the truth -- that from Burbank to Agoura Hills you can always find a decent ... More >>

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    May 2, 2012

    Top 4 Weekend Food Events: Chile Dinner, Beer Tasting, Beer Festival Taste of the Eastside

    Spicy Chile Dinner A chile-infused five course menu prepared by Monique King, winner of Food Network's Chef Hunter, includes caramelized Brussels sprouts, arctic char, pork tenderloin, lamb pibil, and tamales, plus three tequilas. WHAT: Spicy Chile Dinner WHEN: 7 p.m., May 4 WHERE: Border Grill dow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Thanks for Drinking: Craft Beer Sales Rise Despite Sluggish Overall Market

    The Brewers Association has just released this year's numbers on U.S. beer sales. If you prefer Manifesto Eagle Rock Wit to Blue Moon (which is owned by MillerCoors) the news is good. Beer sales slowed overall, slipping 1.3% by volume. Within the craft beer industry numbers continued to rise with a ... More >>

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    March 29, 2012

    L.A.'s Craft Beer Revolution Has Golden State's Jason Bernstein Raising His Pint Glass

    The Brewers Association has just released this year's numbers on U.S. beer sales. If you prefer Manifesto Eagle Rock Wit to Blue Moon (which is owned by MillerCoors) the news is good. Beer sales slowed overall, slipping 1.3% by volume. Within the craft beer industry numbers continued to rise with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    10 Best Beer Bars In Los Angeles

    With craft beer L.A.'s current unyielding obsession, it seems crazier than a 55% ABV beer that four short years ago that we were celebrating, along with dozens of tube sock-clad homebrew club sorts, the first local bars to land coveted cask-conditioned ales on tap. My how that fedora-topped draft be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    4 Double Black IPAs That Debuted in 2011: Or, Crossing Over to the (Very) Dark Side

    In the last twelve months, the craft beer world has welcomed new flavors from a slew of emerging styles including the rye saison (Avery's Eighteen), the wheat IPA (El Segundo Brewing's Picket Fence) and the seasonal imperial pumpkin ale (Flying Dog's The Fear). But no new style was more exciting for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Top Hops: Best 5 New Craft Beer Bars of 2011

    Over the past few years, sales of mass-produced beer (Bud, Miller, Coors and the like) are down along with housing, investments and other barometers of economic growth. Guess what is not down? Craft breweries. Craft beer bars. Craft beer sales. According to the Brewers Association, which represents ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Far Bar in Little Tokyo: 2011 Most Improved Craft Beer Bar in L.A.

    Far Bar Little TokyoSample glasses of craft beer​In a sign of the craft beer times, Far Bar opened in 2006 as a cocktail bar. Over the ensuing five years, it has morphed into a beer and cocktails bar and, in 2011, thanks to the commitment of co-owners Don Tahara and Mike Gin along with manage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Hangar 24 Brewery: A Craft Beer Field Trip

    Kerry MutterHangar 24 beer​Bored with hanging out at your local craft beer bar? Of course you aren't. These parlors of liquid pleasure are like being at a chill party at your best friend's living room. What could be more fun than that? Two words: road trip. Most of the regional breweries s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Q & A with David Larsen of Haven Gastropub Brewery: Beer Geeks in Pasadena, Adventures in Dry Pork Your Brewmaster as Ukekele Player

    Orange County's Haven Gastropub has a reputation for rather maniacally obtaining their mercurial selection of craft brews. On one occasion, Beverage Director Wil Dee took a Smokey and the Bandit-style run up to San Francisco to bootleg a vanload from 21st Amendment Brewery, which has no wholesale d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Top 5 Beers from L.A. Beer Week 2011

    Far Bar2011 L.A. Beer Week ​ L.A. Beer Week was a 14-day nonstop party that required four days of recovery. But what a blast. Dozens of events at beer bars across Los Angeles were packed with beer fans, new and old alike. After some reflection, we made our picks for the five best beers we tast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    The Phenomenal Finish to 2011 L.A. Beer Week: Kern River Brewing Company at Far Bar L.A.B.W. Closing Festival at Union Station

    Cambria GriffithOfficial 2011 L.A. Beer Week Souvenir Glass​ The spectacular closing weekend of the 2011 L.A. Beer Week features Far Bar hosting gold-medal winning Kern River Brewing Saturday, followed by the L.A. Beer Week Closing Festival featuring over 70 brewers at historic Union Station o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Q & A With Far Bar's Jimmy Smith: Little Tokyo's Craft Beer Scene, How Beer Brings People Together Little Tokyo's Beer Week Coming Out Party

    Far BarJapanese craft beers available at Little Tokyo's Far Bar ​For decades, Little Tokyo has been a destination for its history, food and art venues alike. But in the last year, Little Tokyo has put itself on the radar for another, more unlikely offering--craft beer. And as the second half o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    How to Deconstruct a Beer: Firestone XV Anniversary

    Firestone Walker Brewing Company, three-time World Beer Cup champion and just named "Mid-Sized Brewery of the Year" at the Great American Beer Festival for an unprecedented third time, is hosting the most innovative event at this year's L.A. Beer Week: "Deconstructed LA." Sean Z. Paxton (aka the H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    LA Beer Week 2011: Opening Night Kicks Off at Naja's

    We love the fact that LA Beer Week is actually two weeks. From the kick off party at Naja's Place on tonight, October 10, through the closing beer festival at Union Station on Sunday October 23, this is an L.A. beer lover's dream month. Each and every day, multiple bars will be hosting "Event Nigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    BAM!!! Beer, Art & Music Festival in Santa Monica This Sunday

    Brewing craft beer is an art. That's why the name changed from microbrew to craft brew. The Second Annual BAM Fest (Beer, Art & Music Festival) will be held in Santa Monica on this Sunday, October 9, from 1-6 p.m. BAM celebrates the trifecta of locally produced art, music and, most importantly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    The Top 5 IPAs in the World

    Here is the Cliffs Notes version of the three sweetest letters in craft brewing: IPA. The Brits, loving themselves some pale ale, would load up a big, slow ship full of the country's favorite liquid, and send it off to that not-so-tiny colony known as India. Problem was, the beer would go bad by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Two Local Brewers Win Big at the Great American Beer Festival

    Jason E. KaplanThe crowds converge on GABF​ Over a dozen L.A.-area craft brewers traveled to Denver last week to compete in the 30th annual Great American Beer Festival -- arguably the oldest and most prestigious national beer competition outside of Europe. This year, 526 breweries submitted 3 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    4 Places to Celebrate Oktoberfest This Weekend

    Tim Sheerman-ChaseMunich's Augustiner Beer Hall during Oktoberfest​ With just over a week left of Oktoberfest, it's time to don the lederhosen, bust out the bierkrug, and hop on a redeye to München (Lufthansa will fly you there and back this weekend for $2,079.22). Or if that's not an option, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Beerpalooza! Blue Palms Brewhouse 3rd Anniversary Outdoor Beer Festival

    Matt OleshTap handles at Blue Palms​ Seems like just yesterday, Brian Lenzo opened Blue Palms Brewhouse in the historic Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre. Now Lenzo is about to unleash an outdoor beer festival that will accommodate 1000 beer drinkers to celebrate Blue Palms 3rd Anniversary. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Beachwood BBQ and Brewing Opens in Long Beach

    Southern BBQ and Craft Beer at Beachwood​ Beachwood BBQ of Seal Beach, rated as one of the Top 5 Beer Bars in America by Beer Advocate magazine, is opening a second location on the Promenade in downtown Long Beach on Tuesday, July 5. Beachwood BBQ and Brewing is easily one of the most anticip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    38 Degrees Ale House & Grill: Beer Lover's Paradise... in Alhambra

    Daniel DrennonClay Harding, co-owner of 38 Degrees with 38 taps​ Apparently the economic downturn has not hindered craft beer drinkers. They say, even in a recession, folks will still seek an escape from tough times at the movies. The same can now be said of beer bars. Despite dozens of ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    IPA Beer Fight: Ladyface Ale Companie vs. Bootlegger's Brewery

    B. MesirowBootlegger's Rustic Rye IPA​ Much has been made lately of L.A.'s beer revolution, from hilarious and awesome drunken rants by Greg of Stone to posts on this very blog and well beyond. However, the true measuring stick must be the beer itself, and what better stick than the West Coas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Top 10 American Craft Beers for Summer

    Daniel DrennonOmmegang Hennepin​ Traffic. Air pollution. Earthquakes. So why, at your local sports bar, are seemingly half the patrons transplants from New York, Boston and Chicago pulling for their hometown teams and lamenting "how great it is back home?" Four words. Bikinis. Board shor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    National Homebrew Competition L.A.-Area Finalists

    JgarbeeHomebrews At Pacific Gravity's Annual Party​If you've heard a lot of homebrewer buzz at your neighborhood pub the past few weeks, it's likely because the National Homebrewers Conference (NHC) is being held in San Diego this year. Hoards of home brewers will be descending upon Southern C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    L.A. joins the Craft Beer Revolution: ColLAboration Rock & Brews

    Daniel DrennonRob Croxall, El Segundo Brewing, with Jennifer Greenhalgh, Rock and Brews​ This past weekend, legions of L.A. beer fans descended upon two beer "events" -- ColLAboration 2 in Hollywood on Saturday and the Rock and Brews Festival in El Segundo on Sunday. The huge turnout and joyo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    ColLAboration 2: The Return of the Fantastic Four

    thefullpint.comFrom left to right - Tony Yanow, Clay Harding, Brian "The Blur" Lenzo, and Ryan Sweeney​ The outdoor beer festival, in theory, is genius. Sun. Fun. Beer. But often, after waiting in lines for four-ounce pours, it's more like a torturous 10-hour day at Disneyland where, on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Best Brewery in the Southland: The Bruery

    The Bruery Sets the Local Standard for Excellence​ California is king when it comes to American craft beer. Maybe Oregon would argue, but they would lose. In the Golden State of craft brew heaven, Nor Cal and San Diego County have long reigned supreme. That era is over. The best brewery bet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Beer Belly: Craft Beer Bar Opens in Koreatown

    Caroline on CrackJimmy and Yume Han in front of Beer Belly; artwork by MR44.​ Unlike most young newlyweds who jump on the baby track once they get married, Jimmy and Yume Han decided to open a business instead. "We knew we wanted to go into business together, but we didn't know what," Yume sai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Hop Heaven Comes to LA: Naja's Place 3rd Anniversary IPA Festival

    Martin SvabNaja's crowd​ Hops will prevail at the best India Pale Ale (IPA) festival that will happen all year in the Southland. Naja's Place 3rd Anniversary IPA Festival begins Thursday, April 21. If Father's Office is the granddaddy of all L.A. beer bars, Naja's Place is the godfather. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Deschutes Brewery's "Base Camp" Campaign Hits L.A. Next Week

    productmobiles.blogspot"Woody"​Among the ingestible injustices of the world, high on the annoyance scale is being reminded -- as we will be next week when Deschutes brewers will be in town from Oregon for their week-long "Base Camp" (really?) marketing campaign at local bars and restaurants -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Q & A With Shanghai's Kelley Lee, Part 2: On Molecular Cocktails Craft Beer In China

    Kelley LeeLee Enjoying That Rare Home Cooked Meal​When we first spoke with L.A.-turned-Shanghai chef/restaurateur Kelley Lee, the 33-year-old was telling us about the more than half dozen American-style restaurants she's opened in China since moving there seven years ago. Not that it's all bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Brown Bag it at Blue Palms Brewhouse: A Blind Stout Tasting

    Flickr / Bernt Rostad​ Craft Beer is on the rise in Los Angeles, thanks largely to places like Eagle Rock Brewery, Bootlegger's Brewery, The Bruery (the one and only thing behind the Orange Curtain that is worth claiming for Los Angeles), Tony's Darts Away, and the Surly Goat, among many other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Events: Bock Fest Coming to LA on Jan. 15

    To the delight of local hop heads, Los Angeles is finally becoming a beer town. Maybe it always has been, but in typical Angeleno style: springing up haphazardly, secreted in obscure niches, resistant to easy discovery. Good beer can always be found for those willing to put in the effort. What abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    L.A.'s Vegan Beer Festival Comes to The Roxy on Sunset

    Flickr/jefflisaSierra Nevada Brewery: Part of this weekend's Vegan Beer Festival​ Last month's downtown Craft Beer Festival may be over, but there's still a chance to get your hop on. Mark your calendar for this Saturday, November 6 from 1-5 p.m, when the L.A. Vegan Beer Festival (that's righ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Drink Up: It's L.A. Beer Week

    Tony's Darts Away​To many out-of-state beer purists, "L.A. beer culture" may seem like a contradiction in terms, but in a region known internationally for its wine, Southern California has been vying for the reputation as a beer capital too. Billed as "an 11 Day Celebration of Beer Culture in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Widmer's New Release: A New Bourbon Barrel-Aged Ale For That "Craft-Like" Taste

    J. GarbeeWidmer Bros. Reserve vs. Pappy Van Winkle​What happens when a small craft brewery officially tips over into the mid-sized brewery world? At Widmer Brothers, which merged with Redhook a few years ago, a reserve series is born. According to a press release, the third (and new) release i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Beer, Lager How to Ask for What You Want

    Flickr user Alan HeitzA glass of beer​ A well informed diner generally knows how to read a wine label. They can extract quite a bit of information. Maker, Year, Alcohol Percentage. The average wine label also usually indicates the type of grape OR the region (wherein the type of grape is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Happy Hour: The Surly Goat in West Hollywood

    Caroline on CrackNautical Nut Brown is the featured happy hour nut brown.​ The Place: The Surly Goat, 7929 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, (323) 650-4628. The Hours: Daily 6-8pm The Deals: $4 selected beer and well.

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie: Eight Months Old and Going Strong

    Todd HigginsLadyface Alehouse & Brasserie Beers​ As they approach their eight month anniversary, Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie in Agoura Hills is not only a success but has been since day one. "We tried to open quietly" says owner and manager Cyrena Nouzille, "but we pretty much got run ove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    LA's Beer Gurus Pick Their Favorite Summer Brews: Dogfish Head, Drakes, The Bruery

    flickr user bubliSummer Beer Tasting: Raspberries Not Included​Despite the lingering June gloom, it's going to get hot. Soon. And we will all need a cold -- and preferably, good -- beer. Which to choose? Squid Ink asked some of LA's beer glitterati (a mix of professional brewers, gastropub ow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    L.A. Beer Experts Mythbust 5 Complaints of Amateur Beer Drinkers

    Caroline on CrackFor Beer Chick Christina Perozzi glassware plays a key role in how beer is properly served.​ With the popularity of gastropubs and craft beer bars in our city, you can't just walk into a beer-serious bar and order a tall, cold one anymore. Now there are many factors to consid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    American Craft Beer Week: Declare Your Parabola Independence

    drinkwiththewench.comBehold: Craft Beer​ Welcome to American Craft Beer Week, the "We Are The World" of good beer. Today through Sunday, we have an official excuse to celebrate this country's sudsy best by indulging in craft beer specials around town, signing the Declaration of Beer Independe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Belgian Beer Festival At The Libary Alehouse Starts Tonight

    Flickr user EaganjLindsay Lohan May Be Wearing One Of These Next Week​You can pop just about anything, any time, any place, and call it a beer festival these days. Then there's a Belgian beer festival. And this one is local, at the Library Alehouse -- if Santa Monica still counts as local in L ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 29, 2010

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  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Sneak Peek inside The Surly Goat: West Hollywood Beer Bar to Open on Monday

    It wasn't the first beer-soaked lie a drunkard ever told, but it's certainly one of the most enduring. As the story goes, two German nobelmen were drinking when one fell off his beer barrel. Rather than admit he was drunk, he insisted that a nearby billy goat (known as a "bock" in German) had charge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    The Naked Pint Released Today! Plus a Conversation With Local Beer Experts/Authors Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune

    Beer-- it's for everybody.​Today marks the release of The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer, from authors Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune. Perozzi, also known as The Beer Chick, was named "Best Beer Sommelier" by LA Magazine and is currently regarded as one of the top beer e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Is Ethanol the New Home Brew? Karl Strauss to Recycle its Suds

    If burping cows are significant contributors to global warming, will those of us who let out the occasional lager-laden belch after downing a few cold ones soon be subject to EPA regulations? Not to worry. Anyone suffering from gastro-intestinal beer consumption guilt will be relieved to learn tha ... More >>

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    April 2, 2009

    "I'D RATHER HAVE A BOTTLE IN FRONT OF ME THAN A FRONTAL LOBOTOMY." --TOM WAITS

    If burping cows are significant contributors to global warming, will those of us who let out the occasional lager-laden belch after downing a few cold ones soon be subject to EPA regulations? Not to worry. Anyone suffering from gastro-intestinal beer consumption guilt will be relieved to learn tha ... More >>

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