Canned Allagash, Flyjack + L.A. Ale Works is 3
Rob Tod was catching waves instead of dealing with snow and cold. He was also promoting Allagash Brewing‘s foray into 16-ounce cans. I spoke with Tod at Player One, a new bar / arcade...
New Breweries From West to East, Figueroa Mountain + PairedLA
Local brewed beer can be found in every L.A. nook and cranny in 2018. This week, let’s travel to two neighborhoods, one Westside and the another in the opposite side of town to visit...
Highland Park in Chinatown, Iron Triangle 2.0 + Valley Beer Hoppin’
The actual brewing space for Bob Kunz at Highland Park Brewery was not, how would one politely put it, expansive. You could not swing a mash paddle without hitting something or someone. Now, with...
Beer History, Ignorant DIPA + Selling Out
It is easy to think that independent beer is currently making history and to forget the long timeline prior to 2018, but two books are currently available that shed light on the events in...
New L.A. Breweries, Nitro Merlin + January Anniversaries
Someone “liberated” a “tarantula” in a “common space” in “Hermosa” while a “Dojo” searches for Dankness masters, but it all flows back to the fact that it is “Chinatown.” Yes, that was a bit...
Main & Franklin, Seafarer Cans + Clean Water
When home brewing expert and author Drew Beechum calls you “beerily awesome,” that is high praise. That compliment applies to just one corner in El Segundo. Main & Franklin has Rock & Brews anchoring...
