Erika Bolden

Beers built for long, hot desert summers like those we experience in Los Angeles must be moderately low in alcohol (or you'll drop before round two) and incredibly easy drinking. They must be thirst-quenching and so smooth you don't know how you reached the bottom of your glass or bottle......

Nothing marks the start of summer better than Memorial Day weekend. While many Angelenos unwisely clog freeways to get out of town, the clever stay for the delights of a slightly less-populated (and traffic-congested) weekend. Naturally, some combination of barbecue and beer must be on the books to anoint the......

American Craft Beer Week is under way and picking up speed. The Brewers Association-- a nonprofit group recognized as the central foundation for craft beer in America -- designates a week in May to celebrate small and independent craft breweries. This year, May 13-19 serves as an opportunity to get......

The Vegan Beer Festival this Saturday, May 4, from 1-5 p.m., is set to delight buzz-seaking meat-abstainers of Southern California for the fourth year. By popular demand the venue for the beer and food celebration was recently upgraded to the lot across from The Roxy Theatre, nearly doubling the capacity......

There are two compelling reasons why you should head to Atwater Village tonight, Thurs. at 7:00 p.m. To have unlimited access to Jeffers Richardson, Firestone Walker's "Barrelmeister" on one of the most exciting new barrel programs in craft beer. And to do your brainpicking at Golden Road's exclusive pub, Chloe......

Anthony Bourdain greeted a packed house at the Pantages last night. The Los Angeles installment of Bourdain's "Guts and Glory" tour took place in the opulent 1930 theatre with a crowd that was more academic than hip, and fiercely local as demonstrated by any reference to L.A. -- and especially......

It can be easy to forget that L.A. is an oceanside city. Brutal traffic and busy schedules prevent regular visits to the coast. But having a destination in mind makes the Pacific more accessible -- and when that destination also features a happy hour discounting wine, cocktails, beer and the......

Stylistically, spring can be an awkward time for beer. In a different era of beer-loving -- like Lower Saxony in the 16th century -- we'd be readying ourselves for Lent by testing Bock beers that had been lagering through the winter. As weather and religion scarcely dictate what we drink......

Sour beer fans and yeast lovers prepare yourself: Steingarten L.A. is hosting a tap takeover by The Bruery at 6 p.m. this Thursday, March 21 -- that's tonight. Widely sought and often hard-to-find kegs will be yielded to the West L.A. bar for tapping, with selected beers additionally available in......