Beer Christmas Gifts, Terms & Conditions + LA Phil Casual Fridays
One week and one day from now, Black Friday descends and the shopping begins. Each year, I point out some beer gifts that are an improvement on just a plain old gift card and...
Firestone Walker Invitational, Mother’s Milk, Pixie Dusted + L.A. Beer Week
The weather gods really do not like the Firestone Walker Invitational. The forecast for the Thursday before was 77, Friday, in the mid-80’s and then for Fest Day? 98! WTF?! That did not spoil...
Weird Beer Ingredients, L.A. Ale Works IPAs + Session Fest
I was scrolling through the Twitter-verse, jealous of the all the posts from Nashville, where the Craft Brewers Conference was taking place, when I saw the following from noted beer writer Lew Bryson @lewbryson:...
2017 Top 10 Drinks
Every Friday, Drink of the Week celebrates my favorite beverage from the previous seven days. To end the year, discover my 10 favorite Drinks of the Week in 2017. I live in Los Angeles...
Los Angeles Ale Works Lemongrab
If Hawthorne is the city of the future, populated with astrophysicists, engineers, and pilots, then Los Angeles Ale Works is their Cheers. The upstart craft brewery from Kristofor “Kip” Barnes (brewmaster), Andrew Fowler (sales)...
#StaceyPlusJosh Wedding Food Story
“That’s a lot of money for a one night stand.” Stacey and I were hosting a family dinner when my future in-laws, who were both born in southern China and sometimes let malapropisms slip,...
