More Taps Please
One of my personal craft beer growth indicators are the amount of non-brewery establishments that carry craft beer. That means the expansion of businesses like Dog Haus, Tender Greens, Simmzy’s and 38 Degrees, which...
Hop in a New Way
This year’s Unity beer for L.A. Beer week featured Gargoyle hops. This hop sprung from California Cluster and imparts (in general) a mango/citrus bouquet. Though not grown in large acreage yet, if it becomes...
10 Top California IPAs
It appears that the IPA (India Pale Ale) bubble refuses to burst, unless you count beers bursting with more and more bitterness with each passing year. There are single hop, white or black, Imperial,...
Epic Brewing Brainless IPA
The fact that Epic Brewing Company co-founders David Cole and Peter Erickson were able to produce such good beers in Salt Lake City is truly epic. Sure, Utah loosened the reins on their laws...
Still Crafting in Pasadena
As the craft beer scene in Los Angeles slowly grows and as 2012 turns into 2013, I thought it appropriate to re-highlight a brewery that has been around since good taps haven’t been easy...
Are You Brewed Around Here?
You won’t have to ask about the terroir or provenance of the beers that you will be drinking if you have purchased (and you should have), your tickets to the 2nd annual Rock &...
