(L.A.) Live Craft Beer
The Wednesday before Halloween, I was standing in the lobby at the JW Marriott hotel inside L.A. Live with a bunch of pumpkin beers of all shapes and sizes. Chilling beside the autumnal meets...
The GABF Post Game Show
The Great American Beer Festival concluded last weekend with their annual awarding of medals in a mind-blowing 92 style categories. The question is, how did Los Angeles do and how did the state of...
Firestone to Duvel
The Interwebs nearly broke a week ago when news of the sale of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. to Duvel Moortgat was announced. The night of the press release, I e-mailed David Walker a few...
Acid Trip
I dropped acid last weekend. No, this column isn’t about drugs now and no it wasn’t the acid you probably are thinking of right now. It was pH education at Firestone Walker Brewing Co....
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...
10 Great California Barleywines
Before I make my California barleywine choices clear, here’s a little history to muddle up the picture. Barleywine as a style unto its own has both evolved and changed course since its first tentative...
