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...
#LABW6 in Review
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...
#LABW6: Still More to Do
There are only 4 days left of the 2014 celebration of all things craft beer in Los Angeles. Since this is a little over the halfway point of L.A. Beer Week (LABW6), it is...
San Diego Sriracha Festival Celebrates Beloved Hot Sauce
Making its highly anticipated debut is the 1st Annual San Diego Sriracha Festival on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Liberty Station. This chef-driven, all-inclusive, 21+ event from The Sriracha Cookbook and Food GPS spotlights...
Uppers & Downers: Showcasing Coffee Beer at Intelligentsia
Intelligentsia’s Stephen Morrissey, Eagle Rock Brewery’s Jeremy Raub + Good Beer Hunting’s Michael Kiser all contributed to a successful coffee beer event. The convergence of coffee and beer, two of my favorite beverages, has...
Interview: Stone Brewing Co. co-founder Steve Wagner
Steve Wagner was born in Chicago, raised on Los Angeles’ Palos Verdes peninsula and worked as a professional musician and Pyramid brewer before founding Stone Brewing Co. with Greg Koch in 1996. They’ve built...
