Posts tagged los angeles
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Abbreviated Guide to the Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine’s THE TASTE Event
Aug 31st
Labor Day weekend is coming up! So is The Taste, a four day culinary event featuring unlimited drink and food. The Taste’s 4 day, 3 location, 9 event schedule might seem a bit confusing at first, but it’s actually organized to match your interests. More >
El Segundo Brewing Company: It Was All A Dream
Aug 23rd
Christopher Wallace used to read Word Up! Magazine before he became the Notorious B.I.G., and Rob Croxall read a book about breweries back in college; both with a dream. El Segundo Brewing Company has been brewing beer at their El Segundo facility since April of this year. Come mid September they’ll be opening up their long awaited tap room offering IPA, pale ale and couple of “tap room only” selections. We caught up with Co-Owner and Brewer, Rob Croxall on a busy brew day to have a heart-to-heart about El Segundo, starting a brewery and having his dreams come true. More >
How Technology is Helping You Have a Better Experience While You Drink and Eat
Aug 16th
Drinking at Beer Belly, a craft beer bar in Koreatown, Los Angeles, you’ll see owner Jimmy Han looking down on his phone at times. No, he isn’t playing Angry Birds. Jimmy is connecting to a whole generation of customers that tweet, Facebook and check-in on Foursquare. Recently, Jimmy implanted a service that allows patrons to pay without having to even leave their seats. More >
Brew at the Los Angeles Zoo – Gallivanting the Zoo, One Drink at a Time [PHOTOS]
Aug 14th
19 California craft breweries brought over their beers to the Los Angeles Zoo for a night of “Brew at the Zoo.” Visitors gallivanted throughout the zoo, spotting seal lions, gorillas and Asian elephants along the way. Live music was performed at different parts of the zoo by Heartstop, The Steelwells, The Fling, Tijuana Panther and Upstream. Check out our gallery of Saturday night. More >
Official L.A. Beer Week Brew Announced: Unity, an Autumn Saison
Aug 10th
Photo: Brewing up Unity last year for L.A. Beer Week 2010
The L.A. Beer Week team has come to a decision. Last year, “Unity, L.A.’s Team beer“, a California Common (aka Steam beer) was brewed by the L.A. Beer Week Committee on a hot autumn day at Eagle Rock Brewery. This year, the creative crew came up with a brand new recipe but the name will remain. Eagle Rock Brewery Co-founder Jeremy Raub explains the Autumn Saison, a collaborative beer concocted by Raub and Craftsman’s Mark Jilg, which will be brewed with help from some of L.A.’s craft beer advocates.
At the L.A. Craft Beer Crawl Press Preview, Craftsman Brewing Company’s Mark Jilg Talks About Being a Brewer in L.A.
Aug 4th
During a press preview for the Los Angeles Craft Beer Crawl, event organizers, 213 Inc. (owners of Seven Grand, Cole’s, and Golden Gopher, just to name a few) and The Beer Chicks (Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune) invited four California brewers including Mark Jilg of Craftsman Brewing Company, Victor Novak of Taps Fish House and Brewery, Jeremy Raub of Eagle Rock Brewery and Evan Weinberg of Cismontane Brewing to speak about their love for craft beer and the beer culture in Los Angeles. We captured the elusive Mark Jilg of Craftsman Brewing Company on high definition video as he passionately talks about his beliefs. More >
Giveaway: ColLAboration Belgian Independence Day Beer Garden – Admission & Beer for Two
Jul 18th
ColLAboration, L.A.’s pop-up craft beer garden, is taking place this weekend on the Sunset Strip, and this time the celebration is in the name of Belgian Beers for Belgian Independence Day. Admission to the garden comes in the form of a special, fancy-pants, ColLAboration/Duvel beer glass. We have sets of glasses and beer tokens up for grabs for three lucky readers. Read on for instructions on how to enter. More >
Giveaway: ColLAboration Sunset Strip Craft Beer Garden #2 – Entry & Beers for Two
Jul 11th
ColLAboration, L.A.’s pop-up craft beer garden, is definitely happening again this coming weekend! We have admission and beer tokens up for grabs for three lucky readers. Check out how you can win! More >
Ten Obvious Reasons to Support L.A.’s Eagle Rock Brewery
Jul 8th
As posted this week on their blog, Eagle Rock Brewery (ERB) has to go back to city hall for a public hearing in order to continue serving beer. We learned about how hard it was to open a brewery in Los Angeles when we interviewed founders Jeremy and Steve Raub a year ago. It’s a little upsetting to learn they have to go back to for a hearing again, but with the support of patrons and locals we’re hoping this will be as painless as possible. Here’s how you can help them, and ten reasons why you should! More >
Giveaway: ColLAboration Sunset Strip Craft Beer Garden #1 – Entry & Beers for Two
Jul 5th
ColLAboration, L.A.’s pop-up craft beer garden, is back for three weekends during the month of July. The events are the brainchild of L.A.’s Tony Yanow (Tony’s Darts Away, Mohawk Bend, Golden Road Brewing, LA Vegan Beer Fest) Ryan Sweeney (Verdugo Bar, The Surly Goat), Brian Lenzo (Blue Palms Brewhouse) and Clay Harding (38° Ale House & Grill).
The pop-ups will be on Sunset Blvd. July 9, 16 and 23. For the July 9 event, three DET fans will win admission for two PLUS two drink tokens in this super excellent giveaway! If you frequent these fine drinking establishments, listen up on how to enter for your chance to win.
