The German name is Rauch. In English it can mean to reek or fume, but for craft beer purposes, the word we are looking for is Smoke. Sometimes that smoke is a background note and...
One of the most creative brewing areas is the fruit/vegetable beer. When the craft beer revolution first started, these beers were the intro to small-batch, micro-brewed beers for early converts to craft beer. I...
One of L.A.’s saddest culinary moments from 2013 involved the untimely closure of The Spice Table, the awesome Singaporean and Vietnamese restaurant from chef Bryant Ng and wife Kim Luu-Ng. L.A.’s Metro Transportation Authority...
Being on the inside of L.A.’s beer scene can cause one to be a bit of a “Homer,” one who roots too hard and too easily for the home team. One way to truly...
Today’s beer tidings are cut right in half. Why? Because L.A. Beer Week is taking shape and planning needs to be done! But a new brewery opening is momentous in its own right and...
Pucker Up! It is time to get sour. Two weeks ago, I covered the white hot IPA style with a list of 10 Top California IPAs to drink and today we head into another...