Erika Bolden

By all measures this year's response to the release of Russian River Brewing's Pliny the Younger was frenzied. Accounts which received the top-rated beer as early as two weeks ago were sold out in the short span of a few hours or days. If you didn't get a chance to......

Anheuser-Busch InBev is being sued by consumers in Pennsylvania, California and New Jersey with companion suits coming from Ohio and Colorado, Bloomberg reports. The complaint filed in Philadelphia alleges that the alcohol content in a variety of Anheuser-Busch products is overstated, which would violate states' consumer protection laws. In other......

It's a familiar story in the beer world: well-educated guy leaves stable or lucrative job to make his homebrewing hobby a profession. Jim Koch's history set the precedent for that narrative. Koch, who comes from a long line of brewers, founded The Boston Beer Company in 1984 with two friends......

Mark your calendars or gird your loins, the top-rated American craft beer arrives to select locations in L.A. as early as this weekend. Pliny the Younger, a triple IPA, has been topping best-of lists since Russian River Brewing Co. initially released it in 2005 and continues its reign this year......

A blustery February day in Los Angeles requires a beverage of equal intensity and rareness. Barley wine, a beer of wine-strength marrying sweet caramel and bitter hoppy flavors, is the perfect accompaniment to brisk or stormy day. The oldest American craft barley wines, and many of the highest-rated, originate here......

Not all of us were swaddled in Lakers jerseys straight from the womb or outfited in 49ers onesies as toddlers. There are plenty amongst the sports fanatics who dread play-by-plays at parties and worry about their job security when everyone is raving about rankings around the proverbial water cooler. To......

The 2nd Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival will take place Sat., June 1, 2013 in Paso Robles, rain or shine (expect shine) for adults over 21. Tickets go on sale for $75 Feb. 1 at 12:01 a.m. (that's tonight for those who begrudge the 12-hour clock.) Anticipated as one of......

Two substantial changes developed for the L.A. beer scene last week. The popular Bruery Provisions store in Old Towne Orange closed its doors on Sunday, Jan. 13. Only a few days earlier, Golden Road Brewing announced the hiring of new head brewmaster Jesse Houck (Drake's Brewing). Beer lovers across L.A......

Gone are the long, hot summer days that call our hearts to big, hoppy beers. 'Tis the season for the winter-warming of holiday ales. In this uncharacteristically cold Los Angeles December, a spicey pint or boozey snifter is just the thing to help you make merry. Brewers have a tendency......

The holiday beer season is upon us -- a time when even the most devout beer groupies are probably overwhelmed by the increased selection at their local retailer. Because old Belgian breweries are the granddaddies of this season in beer, we'll begin by guiding you through imports and detail domestics......