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...
Now to step back into the past. Seemingly all of the brewing talent of Los Angeles was in one spot downtown on Saturday. Chinatown’s main plaza was the host for the L.A. Brewers Beer...
Wheat beer is normally a delivery vehicle for fruit flavors and hop bitterness. And a good one at that. But there is something to be said for simpler versions that are not laden with...
Hidden corners of L.A. County are now seeing craft beer’s impact. For example, in a Monrovia industrial park, Pacific Plate Brewing is an upstart brewery from owners Stephen Kooshian (brewmaster), Steven Cardenas (brewer) 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...
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...