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Daniel Drennon

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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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    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 >>

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    January 8, 2012

    Los Angeles Beer Fans Rally for Blue Palms Brewhouse

    Less than a week ago, Brian Lenzo was riding high on a three and a half year wave of loyal customer support for his Blue Palms Brewhouse, one of the most highly regarded taphouses in the country and a favorite of the local beer community. Lenzo and partner Dave Almaraz brought the craft beer revolu ... More >>

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    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 >>

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    December 21, 2011

    5 Holiday Beers: Eat, Drink Beer Be Merry

    Daniel DrennonNothing says L.A. like beer by the fire​Deck the halls with winter warmers... aka holiday beers. Most brewers offer up a seasonal special and many local beer bars are hosting "Christmas Beer Festivals," including a recent such event at Naja's Place. Dozens of holiday brews abou ... More >>

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    December 13, 2011

    Mediterraneo: Best Craft Beer at a Tapas Restaurant

    Since 2003, one of the hottest hangs on Hermosa's thriving Pier Avenue bar and restaurant scene has been "Med." With an inviting indoor bar and dining room, but an even better outdoor patio for bikini and board short clad people-watching, Mediterraneo was an immediate local hit for the killer tapas ... More >>

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    October 17, 2011

    Best Craft Beer Bar in Greater Los Angeles: Beachwood BBQ and Brewing

    Twenty-four guest beers rotate. Julian Shrago brews 12 excellent in-house beers and charges less for these beers because there's no shipping. Beachwood BBQ recently hosted its annual Sourfest with a list so extensive that some beer geeks took vacation days so as not to miss any gems. Owner/chef ... More >>

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    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 >>

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    September 28, 2011

    Best Craft Beer and BBQ Joint in the Valley: Boneyard Bistro

    Owner/chef Aaron Robbins makes some great BBQ at Boneyard Bistro. We grew up in the birthplace of barbecue -- North Carolina -- and let's just say that Boneyard makes a pulled pork sandwich we'd be proud to take back home to Uncle Wilbur. Robbins hickory smokes his meats for up to 18 hours or gril ... More >>

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    September 19, 2011

    Tin Roof Bistro: Best Lubricated Bocce

    Daniel DrennonBeer and Bocce ​ When was the last time you got your drink on and played with someone else's balls? Unless it was last night, we highly recommend you head to the asphalt jungle, uh, Manhattan Village Mall, where you will find a little bit of Napa/Sonoma hiding along the outer ci ... More >>

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    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 >>

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    August 1, 2011

    Top 10 California Pale Ales

    Jake OgleThe Classic American Pale Ale​ American Pale Ales, arguably the most popular beer style for craft brewers, tend to range between 5-6 % alcohol by volume (abv). That makes them what some beer geeks call "sessionable," meaning you can enjoy quite a few of them in a single sitting witho ... More >>

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    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 >>

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    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 >>

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    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 >>

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