Erika Bolden

German beers; Credit: Brandon Buck

6 Ways to Celebrate Oktoberfest in the Southland

Erika Bolden
Los Angeles is not particularly known for its Oktoberfest celebrations. Our city never saw the waves of German immigrants that settled in the Midwest and Great Lakes Region, who brought with them precision brewing and sausage-spicing techniques. That doesn't mean there aren't dozens (literally, dozens!) of us who see the......
Select Beer Store; Credit: Erika Bolden

L.A. Beer Week Events: Rare Beers, Guest Beers + Brewers

Erika Bolden
L.A. Beer Week runs Thursday, Sept. 19 through Sunday, Sept. 29. It's a time to celebrate beer -- from favorite local breweries and nationwide collaborators -- to visit the hard-working bars and bartenders that serve us, and to make new friends with other pint-bearers. There is an incredible array of......
Nikki's; Credit: Colin Young-Wolff

Top 10 Bars in Venice

Erika Bolden
From the glossy, international beach dream of tobacco titan Abbot Kinney, to an oilfield slum for half a century, Venice's history has been turbulent. Because of its affordability the neighborhood attracted a diverse counterculture population in the '60s, followed by the skateboarding Z-Boys who used derelict elements of Venice as......
California Beers for High Summer; Credit: Erika Bolden

5 California Summer Beers to Drink Now

Erika Bolden
Here we are -- the start of high summer season -- and your beer selection is a little lackluster. Perhaps you're finishing off that case of Sam Adams Beers of Summer variety pack that you bought for the solstice, but days are already getting shorter and warmer and they must......