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Drinks

Craft Beer Pico Rivera

2020 Crystal Ball, Californio + Last Weekend of 2019

The only thing more popular than a year-end Best of List is a year-end look into the crystal ball of craft beers future. Here is what I will be monitoring throughout 2020. The Hard...
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Park Tokyo

Tokyo Coffee Worth Seeking

Tokyo is an exciting, relentless metropolis that can leave travelers exhausted after battling bustling streets and trains that sometimes double as sardine cans. Take much-needed breathers and recharge with some caffeine in the city’s...
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Craft Beer Los Angeles

Best L.A. Beers of 2019, Lavabeer + 12 Days of Christmas

This year, you will probably see a lot of Top 19 Beers of 2019 lists. Next year will bring the inevitable 20/20 lists, but for my Best L.A. Beers of 2019, I want to...
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Craft Beer Los Angeles

Best Selling Beers From Los Angeles Brewery Taprooms

  • Beer
  • December 5, 2019
Sales numbers reveal insights into a brewery’s current focus and audience. With that in mind, I recently asked nine brewery owners and staffers to answer one question: “What’s the best selling beer in your...
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Brewery Portland

Beervana Mood, Old Gnome + Black Friday

October and November have not been kind to beer fans in Portland, Oregon. Ninkasi Brewing’s investment arm snatched up Laurelwood Brewing, and then longtime mainstay Lompoc Brewing shuttered. The Rock Bottom location in Downtown...
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Beer Gifts

Beer-y Christmas Gifts, B.F.R. + Anniversary Weekend

The Starbucks holiday cups are out so you know what time of year it is even if the weather is still plenty warm outside. It is time to plan gifts for that beer lover...
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