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Beer Festival Los Angeles

Extreme Beer Fest, 3056 Pale Ale + 900 California Independent Breweries

From the 13th floor, you could not only see a grand view of Downtown Los Angeles, but you also had an even grander view of Extreme Beer from around the country. Beer Advocate, they...
Craft Beer Orange County

Gunwhale Coastal Ales, Fusty Puckett + Extreme Brewers

Grapefruit, White tea, coffee, guava, ginger, raisins, rum-soaked oak chips, milk sugar, watermelon, fennel, cranberry, clove. That list gets you partway through all of the different ingredients that were on creative display at the...
Craft Beer

Fired Up About the Word Craft

There is a new scourge upon the land, and it is the word “craft.” What that means for beer fans in Los Angeles, I will get to later. First a little historical backstory, when...
Bar Pasadena

Where Craft Beer is Not First on the Menu

How dare a new place open and not be 100% craft beer focused? Well, Blind Donkey and Colorado Wine Company, which are a short hop from each other in Pasadena and Eagle Rock, respectively,...
Craft Beer Portland

Essential Beer Festivals of 2011

In last week’s column, I mentioned how the 3rd LA Beer Week not to be missed, to ensure that we don’t miss it or any other cool festival, let’s get out our new 2011...
Beer Magazines

Welcome to the Reading Room

The world of beer is an ever changing and evolving place and it can be daunting to stay current with the latest seasonals or new brewery openings, or what the other coast is drinking...