Posts tagged craft beer
Golden Road Brewery Opens Their Doors for Los Angelenos
Oct 17th
Last Sunday marks the official opening of Golden Road Brewery, located in Atwater Village, Los Angeles. We’ve followed progress for a while now and were on scene for the debut event where we tried the beers, heard their plans, and found out little more of their beginnings. More >
Boneyard Bistro and The Bruery’s 12 Course Meal: Beer Highlighted Dinner with Patrick Rue & Aaron Robins
Oct 17th
We wrote about the epic 12 course beer and food pairing that was held at Boneyard Bistro about a couple weeks ago and were on scene for the event. Chef/owner of Boneyard Bistro, Aaron Robins, and brewer/owner Patrick Rue of The Bruery put on a dinner whose focus was on beer. No special theme was featured, instead, Chef Aaron directed his creativity towards the flavor profiles in pairing Patrick’s beers, creating a marathon whose emphasis was on good eats. In Aaron’s words, “we’re going balls to the wall. We’re going bigger than pretty much anyone we can think of.” More >
Giveaway: Win Your Pal’s Ticket to Golden Road Brewing’s Grand Opening
Oct 13th
Golden Road Brewing debuted a couple of their LA-born brews around Los Angeles recently, which means it’s now time to party!
The Golden Road Brewing Grand Opening Festival is Sunday, October 16, and with a calendar gloriously overflowing with epic beer events thanks to LA Beer Week, we want to make sure you don’t miss this day in LA beer history.
Golden Road wants you to be there too. This giveaway is over, so get a ticket and come to the fiesta! They’ve provided a chance for you to bring a pal to the party for free! Buy a ticket TODAY (October 13) and you are eligible to enter to win one for your friend TODAY (October 13). Let’s get to it … More >
Jace’s Drink This: Boulevard Brewing Company Collaboration No. 2 White I.P.A.
Oct 12th
First off, I owe you all an apology. Not only for the ineptitude of the writing that you are about to read, but for the fact that I have not subjugated your eyes and brains to said subpar musings in several week. If it makes you feel any better, I was recharging my beerteries (that’s beer batteries) at the Great American Beer Festival. Furthermore, it allowed me to pick up not only a wicked cold and hoarse voice (a Mitzvah for those that know me), but also the bottle of beer that I am reviewing herein. It’s time to enjoy Deschutes/Boulevard collaboration beer: Boulevard Brewing Company Collaboration No. 2 White I.P.A. More >
Where to Hang Out with Kern River Brewing Company During LA Beer Week
Oct 11th
Just North of Lake Isabella, best known for rafting, camping and hiking sits Kern River Brewing Company, Kernville, CA’s first brewpub. A brewery started five years ago by Eric and Rebecca Giddens and Brewmaster Kyle Smith. Recently at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, the team took home a gold medal for their Citra Double IPA beer (Imperial IPA category). Los Angelenos, if you don’t want to drive 165 miles north, here is your chance to try some of Kern River Brewing Company’s brews and meet the team behind the fermenters. Just remember, it’s not going to look as pretty here in the concrete jungle. More >
How to Navigate L.A. Beer Week’s Musical Beer Crawl in Echo Park
Oct 10th
Dear Los Angeles, L.A. Beer Week has officially begun TODAY! That means you have 14 days of winning opportunities to drink appreciate beers all over our expansive City of Angels. Beer dinners, meet the brewer nights, beer panels, beer festivals, pub crawls and so much more have filled the L.A. Beer Week events calendar, but there’s an event you are not allowed to overlook.
Yes, my children, the Musical Beer Crawl TOMORROW is an epic evening uniting 13 different music venues and craft beer pouring establishments on Echo Park’s W. Sunset Blvd. To enjoy the crawl, you must carry your free Musical Beer Crawl passport, entitling you to a host of great deals and special moments to cherish for the rest of your entire life. Here’s our lil outline on how we will own the night. You should join us. More >
Meet Great American Beer Festival Winner The Bruery’s Patrick Rue at Beer Belly
Oct 10th
Orange County’s The Bruery took home three medals at this year’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO. It’s no small feat as they competed against over 500 breweries from across the United States. Now, you’ll have a chance to meet the mastermind, Patrick Rue, during LA Beer Week at Beer Belly in Koreatown.
East Meets West: Japanese Inspired Limited Edition Collaboration Beer – Debuting At Far Bar
Oct 7th
Southern California’s, The Bruery, and Deleware’s, Dogfish Head Brewery have combined their talents and created their new beer FBBB(GQS), Faster, Bigger, Better, Bolder (Gradually, Quietly, Steadily). The brew is meant to serve as “an homage to the contrasting lifestyle views of American excess set against the more humble and traditional ways of Japan.” With this intent, they’ve created a beer of excess that still holds to tradition. Now you can finally taste the beer from Sam Calagione and Patrick Rue. More >
New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat is Back in Town
Oct 6th
New Belgium Brewing Company’s festival of bikes, music, and carnival fame makes their second appearance at the L.A. Historic Park. Named after New Belgium’s best known brew, Fat Tire, the event raises awareness of the “positive societal offerings of the bicycle.” Saturday’s free to attend event includes a bike parade, concerts, and a car for bike trade to name a few. More >
Take a Magical Beer History Tour to All Three Lucky Baldwins Pub Locations
Oct 5th
The original Lucky Baldwins Pub in Pasadena, CA was opened 15 years ago by David Farnworth and Peggy Simonian, long before Los Angeles went into a craft beer frenzy. On October 18, during LA Beer Week, beer lovers will get a chance to visit all three Lucky Baldwin Pub locations on an exclusive bus tour featuring over 100 beers on tap including Stone Brewing Co., Pasadena’s very own Craftsman Brewing Company and breweries across Southern California. More >
The Great American Beer Festival 2011 — Our Photographic Evidence [PHOTOS]
Oct 3rd
We’ve made it through the Great American Beer Festival (barring a meteorite hitting me as I type this, though I think there’s only a 41% chance of that). How was it? What happened? Calm down, we’ll get to that. We found ourselves surrounded by the strange brewing world of Denver. That’s right, we checked out Strange Brewing. Not only that, but a whirlwind tasting at Highland Tap and Burger featuring Odell Brewing Co. and Oskar Blues. Then, we headed to Wynkoop Brewing Company for the Pints for Prostates Rare Beer Tasting event. This is all before the festival. That’s right. We’re pros. More >
Samuel Adams Announces Winners of the First Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream Experienceship Award
Oct 3rd
Samual Adams’ philanthropy program, Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream® Experienceship, has got it’s first winners. They announced on Sunday during Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO that San Francisco’s Jim Woods, of MateVeza, and the duo from NY’s Roc Brewing Co, Chris Spinelli and Jon Meryine, have been given the chance to check out the Samuel Adams Boston Brewery and soak-up all the info about brews and business that they can. More >
California, Colorado Win Big at the Great American Beer Festival 2011
Oct 1st
It was a history in the making for craft beer as the Great American Beer Festival celebrate its 30th anniversary. The GABF awards were handed out this afternoon in Denver, CO with big wins from California and host state Colorado. The awards were given out by beer industry judges raking over 4,000 beers submitted for the competition. More >
The New Kid on the Block — Meet L.A.’s Newest Brewmaster
Sep 20th
Dear Los Angeles, meet your newest brewmaster, Jon Carpenter of Golden Road Brewing. In less than a month, during LA Beer Week, the long awaited Atwater Village based brewery will open to the public. While Co-owner Tony Yanow and Meg Gill have been overwhelmingly busy with the business aspect of the brewery, Jon has spent nearly all his waking moments perfecting the beers he’ll be delivering to the people of Los Angeles. We followed young Jon around during brew day and asked him about Dogfish Head Brewery, working with Meg and Tony and sleep deprivation. More >
