Posts tagged edutainment
Four to Pour: Saisons
Jun 17th
The farmhouse ale is a perfect beverage to enjoy as spring turns into summer. For this weekend’s suggested four to pour, author and saison-fanatic Drew Beechum expands on four soft, spicy, hazy recommendations. More >
5 Things You Didn’t Know about the Tuna You Eat
May 19th
We love spicy tuna sushi, tuna tartare and Jim “Big Tuna” Halpert on “The Office,” but we realized we don’t know much about the salt water fish. We attended a mini-boot camp tuna cooking lesson with Chef-Instructor Michael Katz at the Culinary Institute of America in San Antonio. More >
Escuela de Agave-Based Spirits at Las Perlas with Raul Yrastorza, L.A.’s Mezcal Advocate
May 4th
We love whiskey, we enjoy gin, bourbon is bodacious. But something has been slightly overlooked in the flourishing craft cocktail scene in Los Angeles … something from very special regions of our southern neighbor, Mexico. What do you know about agave-based spirits? A conversation with Las Perlas General Manager and resident tequila and mezcal expert Raul Yrastorza reveals a story that every educated drinker should know. More >
Eagle Rock Brewery’s Monthly Women’s Beer Forum is Where the Feeling’s Right
Apr 21st
Eagle Rock Brewery is going to teach the ladies a thing or two about beer. Every third Wednesday of the month, the brewery’s own Ting Su leads a women’s beer forum to show us drinking doesn’t have to be a weak, syrupy experience. Each ladies night focuses on a different beer theme. April’s focus: beers with flowers! More >
Dionicess VIII Beer Lunch & Dinner Pairing Double-Down at The Foundry with The Bruery
Mar 2nd
On Sunday the talents of The Foundry and The Bruery joined forces for Dionicess VIII — the eighth installment of beer and food pairings organized by professor and food writer Gevork Kazanchyan. With help from beer consultant David Watrous, Stone Brewing Co. PR Coordinator Randy Clemens, Stone Brewing Co. representative Nate Sellegren, and The Bruery’s Manager of Sales & Marketing Benjamin Weiss, the team developed a strategic beer pairing menu to match the complexity and deliciousness of Placentia’s Bruery beers. More >
Meet the Homebrewers of Los Angeles – Drew Beechum
Mar 1st
Did you know the oldest homebrewing club in America is from Los Angeles? The Maltose Falcons were founded in 1974 by Merlin Elhardt, when it was still illegal to homebrew. Since then the club has grown to 250 members, begetting some of our city’s most talented professional and amateur brewers. Above, one of their longtime members and former president for four years, Drew Beechum, cradles a jar of one of his closest friends – Saison yeast! For our third spotlight on L.A. area homebrewers, Drew gave us a look into his homebrewery based in Pasadena, CA. More >
Meet the Homebrewers of Los Angeles – Charlie ‘Push Eject’ Essers
Dec 5th
Did you know there are over 800 homebrew clubs in the United States? Neither did we. Los Angeles now has multiple new breweries, but it has been the home to America’s oldest homebrew club for decades. In our second spotlight on homebrewers of L.A., we talked to Charlie “Push Eject” Essers, a smiley face you may have seen around town and at different beer events. More >
Barrie Lynn, The Cheese Impresario, Will Impress You at LA Beer Week
Oct 6th
Yes, LA Beer Week is about the beer, but did you know its also about the food? Barrie Lynn Krich, a.k.a. The Cheese Impresario is just about as excited as we are for all the foodie-friendly events slated on the ever-growing LA Beer Week calendar. She’ll be hosting an event at the Surly Goat to celebrate and share the wonder of pairing beer with cheese. More >
The Foundry on Melrose hosts Dionicess VII and Dogfish Head Brewery
Oct 5th
Get ready Los Angeles! Dogfish Head Brewery, Chef Eric Greenspan, Gev Kazanchyan and Randy Clemens are ready to indulge you with beer and food. We previously reported the return of the event and the success of Dionicess VI. Gev and Randy spoke to us and revealed some of their plans for the October 10 event! More >
Craft Beer Class: What Is Beer?
Sep 1st
Join Certified Cicerone Jace Milstead and discover the wonderful world of craft beer in Craft Beer Class with Drink Eat Travel. This week on Craft Beer Class: Jace defines the ingredients in beer and the word Reinheitsgebot. More >
Atomic Testing Museum: The Historical Side of Las Vegas with Atomic Bomb Parties?!
Aug 3rd
Usually when people scream out “VEGAS!” the first thing that comes to our minds is an alcohol-induced party filled with gambling, mounds of food and zero sleep. In 1951, long before Criss Angel floated on top of the Luxor, or before menopause had its own musical, there was the nuclear testing facility 65 miles outside of Las Vegas. During the Cold War, Las Vegas was referred to as the “Atomic City.” More >
Ryan Sweeney Talks about Verdugo Bar and the Belgium Beer Knight — Q&A Part 2
Jul 8th
This is part two of our Q&A with Surly Goat’s Ryan Sweeney. In part one, we talked about The Surly Goat and the history of craft beer. In part two, Ryan reveals the secret of Belgium Beer Knights and Verdugo Bar in Glassell Park. More >
The Surly Goat Bar’s Ryan Sweeney Gives Us A Brief History of Craft Beer — Q&A Part 1
Jul 2nd
Ryan Sweeney, Los Angeles’ first Certified Cicerone and owner of The Surly Goat bar in West Hollywood, teaches us about craft beer’s past and religious background. Did you know there’s an age-old connection between goats and beer? More >
