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Koreatown's Beer Belly Throws a Three-Day Beer Party

When beer bars and gastropubs started sprouting up en masse across Los Angeles a few years ago, not many could have predicted the rise of Beer Belly. Hidden off of Western near the Titantic-themed Cafe Jack and a two-story Kentucky Fried Chicken, the tiny former noodle house -- which is brightly pa ... More >>

Budweiser's New Can Launches Today: We Test Its Functionality

When an oversized package from Budweiser appeared at the LA Weekly office last week, we were befuddled to discover that it contained just one single can of beer. But it wasn't just any old can of beer nestled neatly into a glossy gift box -- it was a limited edition, bow-tie-shaped can of Budweiser, ... More >>

More Events: A Beer Pairing Dinner, Family Fun Day Spring Cocktail Launch

5-Course Beer Pairing Dinner at Mohawk Bend Chef Erick Simmons and brewmaster Jesse Houck have put together a five-course dinner menu complete with beer pairings. The meal begins with mini pizzas matched with Carillo Kolsch. The first course of potato gnocchi is served with Emil's Special Beer. The ... More >>

The Corona Compromise: Budweiser Making Expansion Deal

We warned you of the attempted word domination bid by Budweiser by way of beer earlier this month. The Justice Department had filed a lawsuit to block a merger between AB InBev and Grupo Modelo SAB by way of the former's purchase of the latter to the tune of $20.1 billion. It seems this had some e ... More >>

Budweiser Attempting World Domination, Justice Department Says 'Hell Naw'

Anheuser-Busch, brewer of Budweiser, has been looking to buy Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo for $20.1 billion, giving them ownership of brands like Corona, Pacifico and Negro Modelo. But yesterday, the Justice Department sued to stop the merger, saying it would lead to an unfair market share for Anheus ... More >>

The American Wine Market: More Good News

Market research from the Wine Market Council, in its annual analysis of the American drinks market provides more irrefutable evidence that the United States is becoming a wine culture. The country's drinking habits continue to move toward wine above beer and spirits, making it as the fastest growing ... More >>

World's Best Father Photo Series (and Calendar): Dad Baby Food

A new father snaps baby thumbing knowingly through an applesauce-smeared copy of Ada or Ardor. Another day, he tucks a Budweiser into the crook of her soft little arm as she sleeps, drooling and burbling away, and, with a few iPhone heroics, updates his Instagram to the applause of family members a ... More >>

Euripides' Helen Adapted for the Kardashian Era, and Other New Theater Reviews

This week our critics liked Euripides' Helen at the Getty Villa, adapted for today's celebrity age, plus the new Groundlings Sunday night show, the 24th Street Theatre's play Rome at the End of the Line, and a new political dance performance from the Indian company Navarasa Dance Theatre. In our th ... More >>

Project 12: Los Angeles Beer Among Winners in Budweiser's ZIP Code Beer Series

Back in June, Anheuser-Busch announced "Project 12", described thusly: "Twelve Anheuser-Busch brewmasters at Budweiser's 12 geographically dispersed breweries worked together to create their own "tribute" beers to fit the Budweiser brand's reputation for quality and consistency." The idea was that o ... More >>

Facebook Censors Kaskade's Body Paint Photo of This Girl

See also: *Rave Standoff in Hollywood: Cops Move in to Disperse Crowds That Came to See DJ Kaskade *Our slideshow: Kaskade @ The Palladium *LMFAO 'Bikini Girl' Says She Was Fired For Being 'Big Boned' Earlier this week EDM DJ and producer Kaskade posted a photo on Facebook from the Miami stop of ... More >>

Budweiser Magnum Soon to be the Costliest Beer in India

Last week Anheuser-Busch InBev announced that the new Budweiser Magnum will become the highest priced super-premium beer in India, Economic Times reports. The strong, American-style lager will debut in a 650 ml bottle (22 oz. bomber) for 150 rupees. Is that a wildly high price? While 150 Rs comes in ... More >>

Cooking Drinking: Three New High Alcohol Cookbooks

Booze-themed cookbooks have never been terribly high on our everyday shopping lists, but there are those weekend moments when The Food of Morocco isn't quite what we're craving. Okay, that's not really true. We'd be content with Paula Wolfert's harissa any day of the week. But we're all for occasion ... More >>

Rock & Brews: Gene Simmons, Craft Beers Big Televisions

We're good with Russell, Bill and Richard but as far as Simmonses are concerned, Gene has got to go. With a tongue like an unfurling red carpet and a mouth as wide and bilious as a landfill, the bassist once known as Chaim Weitz has carved out a sizeable entertainment business empire. And now, the ... More >>

Market Research Mambo: Secrets of a Focus Group Aficionado

Buster Ringling isn't his real name -- but this really is his silhouette​ "If you're really strapped for cash, you can sell your blood plasma," Buster Ringling says. "You can become an extra, but $60 for eight hours' worth of work? You get treated literally like cattle. It wasn't for me." Whe ... More >>

LinA In LA Party Picks: Our Post-Thanksgiving Workout Plan

Forget about cornbread. We've got the recipe for the kind of stuffing that won't leave you comatose after consumed, unless you want to be. Stuff your weekend with the following ingredients: '70s disco, '80s new wave, brand-new electro house, zombies, fashion fiends, hipsters, gays, straights, pan-se ... More >>

Earthquake Measuring 4.3 Awakens L.A. From Late Summer Siesta

Camp and Hotel Siesta​You see, East Coast, this is how the pros do earthquakes. A 4.3 hit Southern California (4 miles southeast of Newhall, to be precise), and we barely even noticed. In fact, much of the LA Weekly daily news staff was at lunch and didn't notice at all. You want to know why ... More >>

New Beer Release: Pucker Up, It's April Fool's With The Bruery's New Marrón Acidifié

JGarbeeA Windowsill Aerating Moment ​In April, The Bruery will join the ever-expanding ranks of brewery-on-brewery collaborators with the release of Marrón Acidifié, a dark sour ale aged for over a year in bourbon and wine barrels (marrón means brown). Good news: This year, it's an actual b ... More >>

SXSW: Day 2 Round-up with Budweiser Tall Boys, Wu-Tang and a Totally Tricked-out Hipster Playground

photo by Wendy GilmartinTall Boys O'Plenty​ Any normal SXSW day is spent guzzling back brews, taking in the sunshine and partying in general, so when the festival lands on St. Patrick's day, the only logical solution to upping the ante is - yes, you guessed it - to make the dang beer can tall ... More >>

Open Container Airport Laws: Houston Has To-Go Beer, Why Not LAX?

J. GarbeeHouston May Have Foggy Skies, But It's Got Gate-Side Beer​Houston, we've definitely got a problem. LAX does not sell bottled beer to-go. Houston does -- and at George Bush Intercontinental. This is L.A., and we don't even have a local craft brewery in our 747 vicinity like Portland In ... More >>

Happy Hour: There's Nothing Royal About the Prince O' Whales

dommichu/FlickrThe $6 burger, fries, and Coors lunch special.​ The Place: Prince O' Whales. 335 Culver Boulevard, Playa Del Rey; (310) 823-9826. The Hours: Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $1 off all drinks

Top 10 Metal Shows in LA in 2010 (with Bonus Video Evidence!)

Timothy NorrisThe 2010 LA Weekly poster children for LA Metal posing at Sunset Strip Music Festival​ "THE" 10 best LA Metal shows of the year? How dare we? Alright--we're gonna go there. It wasn't easy but after a few hours rummaging through the desk drawer that finds my old drunkenly discard ... More >>

Molly Malone's: A Sports Bar For the Inactive Soul

A. SimmonsMolly Malone's​We were walking home from the basketball court, sweaty, lurching, our headphones wrapped firmly around our head. It was just past 11 in the morning, and the air was already ribboned with an eye-stinging haze. The stink from the 99 Cent store on Fairfax was rising up ... More >>

Beer Lobby Gives $10,000 To 'No' On Proposition 19 Pot Legalization

Beer​Update: We got an email from Tom McCormick of the California Small Brewers Association -- they're the ones who make good beers. He says, whoa, we got nothing to do with this effort to beat Prop. 19. Text of the email appear at the end, after the jump. A political action committee of the ... More >>

The Best of FYF Fest: Best Fashions, Surprising Bands to Watch, Biggest Bummers (oh, and Ariel Pink: Still Crazy)

Timothy NorrisThere's a thin line between hipster and furry, wethink​[See also Timothy Norris' slideshow "FYF Fest 2010 with The Rapture, Dead Man's Bones, Panda Bear and More".] Given that I refuse to pair a word as lovely as "summer" near detractors such as cruel "end" or the gentler "fade, ... More >>

Music Picks: Ida & Michael Hurley, Rasputina, Hercules & the Love Affair

Also, Natalie Merchant, Earthless, Seu Jorge & Almaz and others

Best Beer Tasting Room: Eagle Rock Brewery

Sure, those San Diego beer tasting trips are fun, and you have the pick of more than two dozen brewery tasting haunts, many of which these days have abandoned their more humble basement homebrew roots for swanky wine-like tasting rooms. At the 6-month-old Eagle Rock Brewery, the experience is, to pu ... More >>

Squid Ink Drink Fight: Happy Chinese New Year, Let's Get Drunk Edition

There were a lot of reasons to pour alcohol down your gullet this past weekend. A toast of Veuve Clicquot for your Valentine's love, shots of Johnny Walker amongst compatriots during Lonely Hearts Sunday, a 30 pack of Budweiser for All-Star Weekend, or glass after glass of Huangjiu to honor the dawn ... More >>

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

Anti-Hipster Haunted Garage Party in The Burbs

I spent a mellow, anti-hipster Halloween at my friend Mark's house in the burbs. It was supposed to be a Harry Potter party, but Mark changed his mind at the last minute. Instead of butter beer, he had Guinness and Budweiser. The entire Harry Potter aspect consisted of me, my cousin in a Tonks wig, ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Dogtown Z-Boys, Detour Fest and Dodger Victory

This weekend was one of celebration in Los Angeles, packed with more events than we could scramble to cover. Friday night kicked off with a special VIP party at Crewest Gallery in Downtown L.A. where The Label Lab hosted the opening of the "The Z-Boy Show—Direct from the Source," featuring work fr ... More >>

Birds of Hollywood, ELKPEN, Fountain Ave Market

Here's an excellent piece on Fountain: Beautiful, unusual, educational and local. From Elk Pen's website: "A lot of my work is about birds. Living in the city, birds are the wildlife I see most often. When I watch a bird hopping around on the sidewalk, or cocking it’s head from the phone ... More >>

Mathew Cullen and Javier Jimenez

Heart and soul

Your Mexican Godparents:

They're all relative

Echo Park Cuban Music Festival

Salsa, cigars, and chicharrones

They Walk Among Us

The January, 1994 L.A. Weekly article on the Heaven's Gate group, then called "The Total Overcomers"

Best Yo-Ho-Ho’s

King of Beers

Sam Samaniego and his 700 bottles of beer on the wall

Crumbelievable!

Beyond the Barbecue

Throwing a serious party without blowing your budget . . . or your marriage

Storming Fort Brag

Military fakes and the people who bust them

Secrets of King Fletcher’s Dome

NASCAR Country

Southern California, that is

In Service to the Patron Saint of Cirrhosis

A Fan’s Notes: Top Moments in Sports

Top of the Pops

Spicy With Spicy

Baby Blue 4:12

Captain Bringdown Captures the Flag

Rolling Clones

Trouble In Paradise

They Say You Write What You Know