Japanese Craft Beer, Ferme Rouge + 6th Los Angeles IPA Festival
Being a city of expats from across the U.S. and abroad, Los Angeles has access to a lot of great beer and while the focus lately has been on hyper-local, there are also times...
Los Angeles IPA Festival, Pacific Rain + Beer Vocabulary
Who’s the hoppiest of them all? Taste for yourself and see if your palate aligns with the professional judges as the Los Angeles IPA Festival invades Mohawk Bend for its 4th year. 60+ California...
(Beer) Class is in Session
If you are itching to get back into the classroom and you want to expand your craft beer knowledge then you should check out the new UCLA Extension course in craft beer that starts...
Dream Customer Walks Into a Craft Beer Bar
There’s no telling who might step up to a bar and order a beer, especially in a city like Los Angeles. I asked eight craft beer professionals, who all own or manage leading establishments,...
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...
Sour & Bitter
Last weekend saw two divergent beer styles taking center stage in Los Angeles. New Belgium Brewing brought a serious sour education to the Library Alehouse for those wanting to learn more about the dark...
