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L.A. Beer Blast D5
February 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders.
A Bruery Flurry
February 2, 2012 at 7:48 am
The Bruery has a flurry of new beers that will be showing up on better beer store shelves soon (if not already). And I hope you like them sour because three out of the four will make you pucker.
Let’s start with the non-sour offering which is another collaboration ale. The Bruery looked local this time. Really local and teamed up with Bootlegger’s …
L.A. Beer Blast D4
January 26, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Craftsman founder Mark Jilg constructed one of the sharper looking mobile bars in town.
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look …
The (not so) Terrible Two
January 26, 2012 at 7:51 am
Time certainly does fly. I cannot believe that we have reached the 2nd anniversary of Eagle Rock Brewery. I can remember the first time that I turned onto Roswell Street over two years ago and entered through the (then, not orange) door into the bare space that today houses the tap room and cooler.
Now they have a Great American Beer Festival …
L.A. Beer Blast D3
January 19, 2012 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. Beer Blast by e-mail.
Point the Way to the Cans
January 19, 2012 at 7:41 am
It is hard not to stare at the palm trees on the label in-between sips (straight from the can like a Neanderthal, if you are like me) of the newly canned Point the Way IPA and not be amazed at the supersonic growth of Golden Road Brewery.
They have gone from the aforementioned IPA and a hefeweizen to a bevy of brews including four …
Portola Coffee Lab Gaspar & Macchio: A Tale of Two Off-Menu Espresso Drinks in Costa Mesa
January 18, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Portola Coffee Lab, the cutting-edge coffeehouse that Jeff Duggan and wife Christa opened last June in The OC Mart Mix, doesn’t give everything away on their menu, and that’s nothing new at specialty coffeehouses. A number of top espresso bars offer an off-menu Gibraltar as long as customers know to ask. However, since Portola doesn’t carry that particular 4.5-ounce rocks glass from Libbey, they developed …
Top Selling Cocktails at Los Angeles Bars (Part 2)
January 13, 2012 at 6:00 pm
We asked 8 prominent L.A. bartenders one question: “What’s your best selling cocktail, and why do you think that’s the case?” Their responses provide insight about both clientele and bar programs, just as they did in Part 1. This time, some bartenders even supplied recipes!
L.A. Beer Blast D2
January 12, 2012 at 4:23 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Extra! Extra!
January 12, 2012 at 8:22 am
Last Friday the craft beer headlines were screaming EXTRA!! EXTRA!! As some serious news roiled the L.A. craft beer scene and lit up the internet.
First, Angel City Brewing was purchased by a group called Alchemy & Science (which is part of the Boston Beer Company aka Samuel Adams). The craft beer world generally doesn’t seem like a scene from the movie Wall Street and …
L.A. Beer Blast D1
January 5, 2012 at 5:50 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Craft Beer for the Big Game
January 5, 2012 at 9:00 am
We are smack dab in the center of some great sports right now. I am still recovering my eyesight from the shiny metallic helmets that the Oregon Ducks wore in their win over the Wisconsin Badgers in the Rose Bowl. And what better libation to enjoy the BCS Championship game or a finally unlocked out NBA game than craft beer.
Usually these games are …
Julie Reiner and Francesco Lafranconi Lead Farm to Glass Mixology Seminar at Hawaii Food and Wine Festival
December 23, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Hawaii already had an easy way of attracting food and beverage stars to mix work with tropical pleasure, but Honolulu took matters to another level in 2011 with the advent of the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival. On October 1, as part of the three-day event series, Las Vegas-based mixologist Francesco Lafranconi taught alongside vaunted New York bartender Julie Reiner at a farm to glass …
Waialua Estate: Swapping Pineapple for Cacao and Coffee on the North Shore of Oahu
December 23, 2011 at 8:00 am
We started our North Shore farm tour at Helemano Plantation, which was kind of like a pineapple theme park. Derek Lanter, manager of Waialua coffee and cacao, pointed out the Dole pineapple plant across the street, but we were there to learn about the company’s more recent crops. In the ’90s, sugar was dying down, so they experimented with new crops. Lanter said, “This was …
L.A. Beer Blast C50
December 22, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Best Beers of 2011
December 22, 2011 at 7:34 am
It is now time for me to hand out my awards for the best craft beers that I had in 2011. (Even the Brew & You column is not immune to the siren call of the “year end best of” list craze.)
Each beer year brings new delights and chances to sample rare beers. This year I had my first taste of Dark Lord …
L.A. Beer Blast C49
December 15, 2011 at 5:53 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Beer Gifts for Under the Tree
December 15, 2011 at 7:50 am
It is the Christmas season and to help you find that perfect something for the craft beer geek who is on Santa’s nice list, here are some ideas for under the ol’ tannenbaum.
So you are filling your Eagle Rock growler with today’s beer of the week. You get back to your car and where do you put it? Have you fashioned a holder …
Top Selling Cocktails at Los Angeles Bars
December 9, 2011 at 6:00 pm
We asked 6 prominent L.A. bartenders one question: “What’s your best selling cocktail, and why do you think that’s the case?” Their responses provide insight about both clientele and bar programs.
L.A. Beer Blast C48
December 8, 2011 at 4:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
A New Chapter
December 8, 2011 at 7:41 am
This past Sunday Congregation Alehouse opened another chapter for craft beer in Los Angeles by reviving the old Crown City Brewing space in Pasadena.
Hearty souls braved the tree limb strewn streets and lined up hours in advance of the 11am grand opening to snare a special “trinity” glass and be one of the first to have beer in this spot since Crown City shuttered a …
L.A. Beer Blast C47
December 1, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush.
Enter the Laboratory
December 1, 2011 at 9:29 am
Another brewery has hung up the open sign here in the southland. LAB Brewing is brewing just down the street from Ladyface Brewing in Agoura Hills.
The first three brews out of brewmaster Roger Bott’s kettles are the Take Her Home Tripel, Big Ass Red – a West Coast Red ale and Atom XPA. And more styles are in the works or have debuted since …
Dialing in Pourover Coffee with Intelligentsia educator Charles Babinski
November 30, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Every morning, a ritual takes place at top coffeehouses that customers rarely see, since it initially occurs before the shops even open. This is the act of “dialing in” coffee, optimizing the grind and dose for each available brew method. On October 28, Intelligentsia welcomed coffee farmers from more than a dozen coffee producing countries to their Extraordinary Coffee Workshop, and employees increased their understanding …
Dialing in Espresso with Intelligentsia educator Devin Pedde
November 23, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Intelligentsia employees Devin Pedde, Jared Linzmeier, Charles Babinski lined up in Pasadena before dialing in.
Every morning, there’s a ritual that takes place at top coffeehouses that customers rarely see, since it initially occurs before the shops even open. This is the act of “dialing in” coffee, optimizing the grind and dose for each available brew method. On October 28, Intelligentsia welcomed coffee farmers from more …
Rusty’s Hawaiian Coffee: Carrying on a Family Tradition at Cloud’s Rest
November 23, 2011 at 9:00 am
“Oh good, they re-paved the road.” That’s what Joan Obra said as her car crossed over a semi-paved road that’s prone to washouts and snakes up a hillside toward farmland.
We eventually reached Rusty’s Hawaiian Coffee farm, situated in the Big Island’s Ka’u District.
The man behind the farm, Rusty Obra, was a chemist, and his wife Lorie was a medical technologist. They retired and cleared …
L.A. Beer Blast C46
November 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush.
Hiring Practices from Los Angeles Beer Bar Owners
November 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm
At the L.A. Beer Week fest on October 23, we asked four of L.A.’s best beer bar owners (and one GM) pointed questions. In this case: “What do you look for when you’re hiring somebody to work behind your bar?” Their responses might surprise (or help) you.
Clay Harding (38 Degrees Ale House & Grill)
Basically, I start with experience. Because of the amount of people that …
Cracking Open Canfest 2011
November 17, 2011 at 8:05 am
All you had to do was spend a few minutes at Canfest 2011 to see that the canned beer bandwagon is gathering steam. There was the usual big and hoppy IPA’s (including a Happy Camper from Santa Fe) but also some bigger stouts and Scottish ales as well as a couple winter ales too.
In full disclosure mode, a few months back, I won a …
Top Selling Beverages at Los Angeles Coffeehouses
November 16, 2011 at 3:00 pm
We asked key people at a number of L.A.’s best coffeehouses one simple question: “What’s your top selling beverage, and why do you think that’s the case?”
Bru Coffeebar owner Sharleen Mokhtarzadeh: Our top selling drink is the Latte and Americano, however customers are coming in more and asking questions about the coffee pour over drinks. It seems that people are enjoying the tastes of …
L.A. Beer Blast C45
November 10, 2011 at 5:41 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush.
Top Selling Beers from Los Angeles Bars
November 10, 2011 at 3:00 pm
At the L.A. Beer Week fest on October 23, we asked three of L.A.’s best beer bar owners (and one GM) pointed questions. In this case: “What’s your top selling beer, and why do you think that’s that the case?” Their responses might surprise you.
Coast to Coast Toast
November 10, 2011 at 7:40 am
Next Tuesday, instead of occupying, bickering or sarcasm, people all across the United States should instead lift a glass and toast to the fact that no matter how divided we may seem to be right now, we can all enjoy a beer. And a nice Belgian one at that.
Vanberg & DeWulf, Belgian beer importer is teaming up with Untappd to present The Coast to …
Q&A with coffee pro Nik Krankl (Single Origin)
November 9, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Nik Krankl first fell for coffee during a college trip to Italy. He returned to the States, became a ravenous home barista, and once he moved to Boston, took the hobby to the next level. He started working at a barista in a popular ice cream shop called J.P. Licks before he purchased, refined and ultimately sold Taste Coffee House to specialty coffee visionary George …
L.A. Beer Blast C44
November 3, 2011 at 4:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush.
Hiring Practices from Southern California Brewmasters
November 3, 2011 at 3:00 pm
At the L.A. Beer Week fest on October 23, we asked six of the best Southern California brewmasters pointed questions, including “What do you look for when you’re hiring somebody to work in the brewhouse?” Their responses might surprise you.
Raise a Glass to Lucky Baldwin’s
November 3, 2011 at 9:00 am
When I first arrived in Los Angeles from Portland, I was struck by the barren craft beer landscape. Not only was the amount of beers a pretty short list, the amount of places that would serve that beer was short too. Back then it was a case of holding down the fort until reinforcements arrived, not knowing when that day would come.
Lucky Baldwin’s was …
Q&A with LAMILL Coffee founder Craig Min
November 2, 2011 at 12:00 pm
LAMILL Coffee was one of the forerunners of specialty coffee in Los Angeles. A 20-year-old Craig Min took over a company that his father started, rechristened it in 1999, and has built LAMILL into a wholesale power that is just now ramping up retail efforts. They’ve got a cafe with Michael Mina confections opening in the Four Seasons Baltimore on November 11, and as many …
213 Nightlife Hosts Frightening and Downright Creepy Bar Options for Halloween
October 28, 2011 at 4:00 pm
On October 25, 213 Operations Manager Skyler Reeves invited some local cocktail writers, including me, Elina Shatkin (LA Weekly), Jessica Gelt (LA Times), Daniel Djang (Thirsty in LA), Aaron Tell (The Savory Hunter), Yolanda Evans and Lanee Lee Neil to judge eight of the downtown group’s bars (sans The Varnish), with our opinions counting 80% toward determining the bar with the best Halloween inspired showing. …
L.A. Beer Blast C43
October 27, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
7 Top Selling Beers from Southern California Breweries
October 27, 2011 at 3:00 pm
At the L.A. Beer Week fest on October 23, we asked seven of the best Southern California brewmasters some questions. In this case: “What’s your top selling beer and why do you think that’s the case?” Their responses might surprise you.
Julian Shrago (Beachwood Brewing)
IPAs tend to be the best selling, and I don’t know if there’s a single one that’s best selling, but Melrose moves …
Savoring the Beers of Autumn
October 27, 2011 at 8:11 am
Now that the 2011 L.A. Beer Week is behind us we can start planning for 2012. Just kidding. All of the organizers, bar owners and brewers who made the fortnight of beery goodness a success should still be sleeping in this week as a reward for their hard work.
Now with the shorter days and slight chill (it is still Los Angeles) in the …
Q&A with Chris Owens, Handsome Coffee Roasters co-founder
October 26, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Earlier this year, longtime coffee pro Chris Owens teamed with World Barista Champion Mike Phillips and Intelligentsia Pasadena manager Tyler Wells on Handsome Coffee Roasters, building a cafe and roastery in downtown L.A.’s Arts District and positioning themselves as coffee celebrities. Owens previously worked with specialty coffee at Gimme! Coffee in New York, Counter Culture Coffee in Atlanta and Ritual Coffee Roasters in San Francisco. …
L.A. Beer Blast C42
October 20, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
L.A. Beer Week 2011 – The Final Flurry
October 20, 2011 at 8:50 am
It doesn’t seem possible but we are nearing the end of L.A. Beer Week If you haven’t made it to one of the special events that I have highlighted the last two weeks, now is your chance to make up for lost time. Here are my choices for the remaining days…..
Friday, October 21
Dionicess IX (Alternate – The Factory)
Craft beer cocktails from Matt Biancaniello plus …
U.S. Barista Champion Pete Licata discusses Honolulu Coffee Company, the Hawaiian coffee scene, brewing methods and more
October 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm
We first met Pete Licata in Hollywood, as he won the 2010 Western Regional Barista Competition before catching a return flight to Honolulu. The longtime coffee pro relocated from Kansas to Paradise in 2009, and he’s taken his game to another level in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. He won the 2011 United States Barista Championship and placed second at the World Barista Championship …
L.A. Beer Blast C41
October 13, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush.
L.A. Beer Week Returns (Part Two)
October 13, 2011 at 8:25 am
The Southland is now in the eye of the storm that beer geeks call Los Angeles Beer Week. There are so many events, that the beer of the week remains the same (Unity 2011, a tamarind saison) and there will be no homework assignment.
Last week I gave you two options for each day and today I pick up where I left off on….
Friday, October 14
Firestone-Walker …
Q&A with Caffe Luxxe co-founder Gary Chau
October 12, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Coffee professional Gary Chau first befriended Mark Wain when they were both in school at USC. They went their separate ways, Wain to Seattle, where he worked for Microsoft, and Chau to London, where he led global marketing efforts for Bacardi. In 2006, they teamed on a Santa Monica coffeehouse with a European sensibility called Caffe Luxxe. The business partners celebrated their five-year anniversary in …
Eagle Rock Brewery and Craftsman Brewing Company Collaborate for the Sake of Unity and LA Beer Week
October 11, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Since LA Beer Week is designed to promote beer education and community, it made sense to see Eagle Rock Brewery collaborate with Craftsman Brewing Company on the official beer week release, once again called Unity. Last year’s Unity, a California common, also originated in the Glassell Park brewery that belongs to Jeremy Raub, father Steve Raub and wife Ting Su. Jeremy Raub and Jilg – …
L.A. Beer Blast C40
October 6, 2011 at 5:43 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush.
The Return of L.A. Beer Week
October 6, 2011 at 7:41 am
L.A. Beer Week is mere days away. I hope all of you are as excited as I am. Craft beer events will start washing across the Southland starting on Monday at Naja’s Place, ending two weeks later at Union Station.
Here is my list of the can’t miss events for the first week along with a plan B choice:
Monday, October 10
Naja’s Kick-Off to L.A. Beer …
Blue Palms Celebrates, Skyscraper Brewing Expands
September 29, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Hollywood’s Blue Palms Brewhouse wasn’t the first craft beer bar/restaurant to open in L.A., but it was part of the initial wave. And with its ideal Hollywood Blvd. location along the Hollywood Walk of Fame –– Yvonne DeCarlo (aka Lily Munster), among others, has a star on the sidewalk out front –– and a veritable Wall of Fame of 24 draught craft beers (plus a beer engine) inside, it quickly became one of the city’s few go-to bars for great beer when it opened its doors three years ago this past August.
L.A. Beer Blast C39
September 29, 2011 at 5:18 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Craft Beer 101
September 29, 2011 at 8:16 am
To the uninitiated, the world of craft beer can be a disorienting maze of styles and contradictions and a dizzying array of flavors and aromas too. And instead of having to explain each detail and having to Google beer vocabulary, it can be a lot easier to just someone a book and say. Read this. It will explain everything.
Drink-O-logy …
L.A. Beer Blast C38
September 22, 2011 at 6:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
B.A.M. goes Santa Monica
September 22, 2011 at 7:45 am
B.A.M. Fest is back! On October 9th, Santa Monica becomes the epicenter of all things craft. There will be music, galleries and food trucks all creating something beautiful to hear, see and taste, with pride, but more importantly for us beer nerds is the fact that there will be 24+ craft breweries in attendance.
Martin Svab of Naja’s Place and Tom Kelley of the …
L.A. Beer Blast C37
September 15, 2011 at 6:50 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Mountain Goats, a Blue House and Rocktoberfest
September 15, 2011 at 8:00 am
Last weekend, I spent all of my craft beer time (I do sleep some) in El Segundo. The reason is that there are soon to be three great places to have a pint or two.
First on the list is the last place I visited, the El Segundo branch of Whole Foods. Now I like my Glendale Whole Foods beer selection but the …
Aidan Demarest Keeps Cocktails Neat in Glendale
September 13, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Last year, Aidan Demarest, the Boston born showman who’s run bars at Seven Grand, The Edison, First & Hope and The Spare Room, discussed remaining growth areas in L.A. He said, “The suburbs have not yet felt any of the waves of mixology, and they will.” His comments turned out to be prescient, as he recently decided to transition from operations to ownership…in Glendale!
Demarest …
L.A. Beer Blast C36
September 8, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Dionicess Returns for LA Beer Week with Craft Beer Cocktails, Booze and Bartender Matt Biancaniello
September 8, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Randy Clemens, Dave Watrous, Gev Kazanchyan and Matt Biancaniello recently met at Casa Kazanchyan to brainstorm for Dionicess IX.
On October 21, public health professor Gev Kazanchyan is once again teaming with Dave “The Geuzehound” Watrous (Steingarten LA, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing) and chef/author Randy Clemens (The Sriracha Cookbook, The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.). For Dionicess IX, the ninth installment of the beer-focused culinary …
Where there is smoke…
September 8, 2011 at 7:50 am
Smoke beer or as they call it Germany, rauchbier, is one of the styles of beer that can be lumped into the overarching category of “acquired tastes”. Most people are put off by the aroma alone, while others enjoy that charcoal, liquid smoke taste that lingers on the palate.
According to Beer Advocate, “The Rauchbier style is an old German beer style, its origins go …
L.A. Beer Blast C35
September 1, 2011 at 5:51 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Back to the Craft Beer Bookshelf
September 1, 2011 at 7:41 am
Books about beer keep proliferating to the point where Brooklyn Brewery has a beer by the name of Companion to sip while you are reading The Oxford Companion to Beer by Garrett Oliver and Horst Dornbusch. But neither is out yet so let’s focus on three disparate books that craft beer lovers can enjoy right now.
First up is Craft Beers of the Pacific …
L.A. Beer Blast C34
August 25, 2011 at 6:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
City of Roses, Beer and Bloggers
August 25, 2011 at 7:51 am
This past weekend marked the 2nd annual Beer Bloggers Conference. This year held in sunny and beautiful (and beer filled) Portland, Oregon. The City of Roses.
But it was beer and love of beer that was in full bloom on the eastside of Portland as close to 100 bloggers got together to learn and drink and blog. And also Facebook post and tweet …
L.A. Beer Blast C33
August 18, 2011 at 2:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Lions and Tigers and Beers, Oh My
August 18, 2011 at 7:53 am
Despite living only a stone’s throw away, I had never visited the Los Angeles Zoo that is, until Brews at the Zoo this past Friday night.
Being the beer geek that I am and having been to many a brew fest, I was trepidatious at first because the zoo may know wild animals but do they know beer? But after scanning the list of …
3rd Annual LA Beer Week: Bigger, Better and Now, Two Full Weeks
August 16, 2011 at 4:30 pm
L.A. craft beer drinkers, rejoice! LA Beer Week returns for the third time on October 10 and culminates on October 23 with a blowout LA Beer Week Festival at downtown’s Union Station. In between, local bars, restaurants, bottle shops and breweries will continue to populate a 14-day calendar with sometimes-educational, always-flavorful beer programming.
L.A. Beer Blast C32
August 11, 2011 at 5:57 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush.
Run Don’t Crawl to Downtown L.A.
August 11, 2011 at 7:44 am
The Downtown LA Craft Beer Crawl is back for a second round this Saturday.
And all you have to do is put on your walking shoes because the Beer Chicks and the 213 group have done all of the planning for you. The festival winds through seven bars in downtown LA. From 3pm to 8pm, you can take your tasting glass to the …
L.A. Beer Blast C31
August 4, 2011 at 5:46 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush.
Add Craft Beer to the Menu
August 4, 2011 at 7:46 am
One way you will know that Los Angeles has truly arrived as a craft beer destination is when you head out to your favorite restaurant and the beer list will be as thought out and as integrated into the menu as the wine and cocktails. To the point where it will be taken for granted that a quality bistro or café would be pouring …
L.A. Beer Blast C30
July 28, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Beachwood Punk Wheat Ale, Uno Belgian Single Ale, Knucklehead Red Ale and Kilgore Stout
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look …
Malt meet Whey
July 28, 2011 at 7:51 am
Thanks to the Library Alehouse, I got to tackle the delightful task of tasting beer with cheese. At Monday’s Sourfest opening, there were five Bruery beers with five cheeses picked to accentuate the flavors of the beer.
Considering the explosion of artisanal cheeses has matched the outpouring of great craft beers, it can be devilishly difficult to find a pairing that works well together. …
L.A. Beer Blast C29
July 21, 2011 at 3:39 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Around the Mohawk Bend
July 21, 2011 at 7:37 am
Mohawk Bend is just about ready to throw its doors open wide to the craft beer fans of Los Angeles. 72 taps. Two of which will be cask. Primarily California brewed but they will rotate in a “guest” brewery as well.
Enough about the beer. If you have been to Tony’s Darts Away, you know Paige Reilly and Tony Yanow will cover …
David Wolowidnyk Recounts Memorable Shaking and Stirring Lesson with Tender bartender Kazuo Ueda
July 15, 2011 at 6:00 am
Vaunted Vancouver bartender David Wolowidnyk is a tactician behind the bar at West, but even he has room to learn and improve. That’s exactly what happened in January during his memorable visit with Kazuo Ueda at Tokyo’s Tender Bar. During my June 4 stop at West, he explained that visit in vivid detail, an account that hopefully will translate for professional bartenders and amateur drinksmiths …
L.A. Beer Blast C28
July 14, 2011 at 4:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Brewing Up a Storm
July 14, 2011 at 7:56 am
At 9 a.m. on an already broiling Sunday morning, I was watching (and helping a tiny bit) as the Yeastside Brewers held a club brew behind the new Eagle Rock Home Brew shop.
Two club members, Josh and Jeff, brought and set-up out their vastly different brewing equipment and I, along with other members, got to watch and chat about homebrewing. Oh and we tried …
Ritual Coffee Roasters owner Eileen Hassi Discusses Epiphanies, the Evolution of San Francisco Coffee, Her Company’s Growth and More
July 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Specialty coffee roasters continue to proliferate, and thanks to companies like Ritual Coffee Roasters, which Eileen Hassi co-founded in 2005, it’s never been a better time to drink coffee in San Francisco. Her company now has three retail locations in the city and an outlying operation in Napa’s Oxbow Public Market. On July 5, we met in SoMa at Ritual’s roasting facility, and Hassi better …
L.A. Beer Blast C27
July 7, 2011 at 5:01 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
(Eagle) Rock the Vote
July 7, 2011 at 8:00 am
Eagle Rock Brewery has been providing for the craft beer community for eighteen months now. And now it is time for the craft beer community to return the favor.
Apparently, City Hall wants Eagle Rock to jump through another hoop to keep their permits at the current location. (As if they can easily hop to a new one). If you want to ensure …
L.A. Beer Blast C26
June 30, 2011 at 5:49 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Hours of Sours Flow at Stone Brewing Co.
June 30, 2011 at 7:46 am
Stone Brewing put on quite the show of sour beer last Sunday. 49 bottled selections, 53 beers on tap and the sun was brightly shining in the sky. OK, I can’t give them credit for the last one but it was another fun and well-run event in Escondido.
Before I talk about the beers that I sampled and what people were raving about …
Tracking a Coffee Shipment on a Particularly Harrowing Journey
June 29, 2011 at 10:00 am
On April 8, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea hosted a seminar at their Glassell Park roasting facility, titled “State of the Cup.” The day’s most vivid illustration of what it takes to get the beans from farm to cup came when Geoff Watts described coffee’s particularly harrowing journey from Caranavi, Bolivia, to Intelligentsia’s stateside roasting facilities.
L.A. Beer Blast C25
June 23, 2011 at 5:37 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Tony Yanow, Meg Gill and Jon Carpenter Take The Golden Road to Atwater Village
June 23, 2011 at 8:27 am
Blue. Red. Yellow.
If you drive on San Fernando Road in Glendale, you may have wondered who works in those brightly painted buildings. Now we all know. It is the in-progress home of Golden Road Brewing. The triumvirate of Tony Yanow, Meg Gill and brewmaster Jon Carpenter will be transforming what is currently empty warehouse space into a brewery, …
5 Compelling Vancouver Coffeehouses + Bonus Options
June 22, 2011 at 11:30 pm
It’s pretty much universally accepted at this point that Seattle and Portland have destination coffeehouses, but their Pacific Northwest neighbor to the north – Vancouver – has developed a vital coffee culture of its own. My most recent visit included eight coffee stops, all based on advice from locals, with several cups yielded compelling results.
The Minimalist’s Coffee Brewer
June 22, 2011 at 3:00 pm
The response to my previous post about doing good pourover coffee received pretty good attention, but I’ve still heard people say that it’s too tedious, and all of the equipment is expensive. I might be inclined to agree, especially the budget aspect. You’re going to run around $200 for all the gear to really make a good cup. So now I present you with the …
Johnny Rebs’ Southern Roadhouse Stages a Jam Session in Orange, Showcasing 4 L.A. Jam Makers
June 21, 2011 at 12:00 pm
On June 11, the Orange County branch of Johnny Rebs’ Southern Roadhouse hosted four of L.A.’s leading jam makers, helping to spotlight an old school but resurgent craft.
L.A. Beer Blast C24
June 16, 2011 at 5:15 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
What did I miss?
June 16, 2011 at 7:47 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
The Los Angeles craft beer world had two world class events since I last wrote and for those who missed out on them, I thought I should do a quick re-cap.
In a recent column, I extolled the virtue of the blind taste test and on Saturday, I indeed tested my palate at Blue Palms at their Ultimate Brown …
L.A. Beer Blast C23
June 9, 2011 at 4:15 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
The Beers of Summer
June 9, 2011 at 7:55 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
This week, I am throwing all you beer lovers a change-up. With the Dodgers and Angels in full swing, I am going to recommend a few summer craft beers that you can imbibe before and after the 7th inning stretch.
First up is New Belgium’s Somersault. It pours a cloudy orange and has quite a few aromas and …
Sightglass Coffeehouse and Roastery Nearing Completion in San Francisco’s SoMa
June 8, 2011 at 4:58 pm
When I visited last November, Sightglass coffee seemed to have many months of construction left for its extensive SoMa facility, which boasted generous natural light, two loft-like levels, and a large roaster. The space is currently just a few weeks from completion, with workers putting the final touches on the coffee bar. A full opening wouldn’t be more than a month or two away, barring …
Food GPS Giveaway: Passes to LA WineFest VIP After-Party
June 7, 2011 at 6:45 pm
On June 11, Hollywood Raleigh Studios is home to the sixth annual LA WineFest, a large scale wine event founded by Dr. Joel M. Fisher featuring more than 100 wineries, 14 food trucks and an educational bent. General admission is from 2 PM – 6 PM, but the wine won’t stop flowing at 6. Not even close. From 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, they’re hosting …
L.A. Beer Blast C22
June 2, 2011 at 5:03 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Beer Belly
June 2, 2011 at 8:01 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
Take Western south towards Wilshire and just past 5th you will take a left into a parking lot next door to a bank. Follow the sign that says “Drink” and you will have found one of L.A.’s newest craft beer spots, Beer Belly.
It is an inviting place with warming shades of wood starting on the …
L.A. Beer Blast C21
May 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
A Rolling Stone
May 26, 2011 at 7:26 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
That buzzing you have heard is the beer community reacting to the massive expansion news coming out of Stone Brewing.
When we make the pilgrimage to Escondido in 2013, the landscape will be a whole lot different. Starting at the main brewing facility and the World Bistro and Gardens, there will be a huge production facility that essentially …
What’s the Meaning of Iota as a Coffeehouse and Cafe?
May 20, 2011 at 2:30 pm
By Matthew Kang
Koreatown has been a hotbed of coffeehouses and cafés for a good number of years, fueled mainly by the old Korean pastime of loitering in nicely designed spaces and drinking overpriced, water-downed coffee mixed with copious amounts of milk, sugar and other flavoring ingredients. I’m not sure how long the boba phenomenon would have lasted without the myriad shops sprouting along Western, Wilshire, …
L.A. Beer Blast C20
May 19, 2011 at 5:15 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Summer is for Sequels
May 19, 2011 at 7:46 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
It was a mere five weeks ago that I posted my review of the first ColLAboration event. But since then, the beer brain trust behind the pop-up biergarten has been hard at work prepping for the sequel.
On June 4th, next to Blue Palms Brewhouse from 12 to 7, the relaxed bier vibe will re-appear on …
L.A. Beer Blast C19
May 12, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Blind Tasting
May 12, 2011 at 7:50 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
There is nothing more humbling than being proven wrong. But there are exceptions to that general rule. One of them is the blind taste test, which is a fun way of testing your taste buds.
I bring this up because Blue Palms will be hosting their 2nd Annual Ultimate Brown Bag Tasting and Brunch on June …
The Best Way to Brew Pourover Coffee at Home or at the Office
May 11, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Matthew Kang
I’ll cut to chase without my requisite several hundred words. After years of doing pourover coffee at home and at the office, I believe that this system is the best for the average person who’s looking for a great cup of coffee on a regular basis. Please throw out that instant stuff, or the single-cup systems that have pre-ground grinds. You’re doing …
Eagle Rock Brewery, Verdugo Bar, Firestone Walker + Library Alehouse Step Up to Benefit Share our Strength
May 9, 2011 at 11:00 am
Last week, The Bruery teamed with Steingarten LA to generate more than $700 for Share Our Strength. Now, two more sets of breweries and bars have come together to help the organization fight childhood hunger.
On May 12, beginning at 6 p.m., Eagle Rock Brewery co-founder Jeremy Raub will be in Glassell Park at Verdugo Bar. He’s bringing five beers – Solidarity (black mild), Manifesto (wit), …
L.A. Beer Blast C18
May 5, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Where did BoHo go?
May 5, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
The eagle eyed Beer Blast readers may have noticed that BoHo has been missing from the tap listings lately. There is a reason for it. They moved from one iconic Hollywood location to another, trading the Cinerama Dome for Hollywood & Highland.
Now BoHo is perched on the 4th level in a well-lit space near …
Seeing Similarities between Wine-Growing and Coffee-Growing
April 28, 2011 at 2:00 pm
By Matthew Kang
The more I try and read about wine-growing methods and vinification, the more I realize just how difficult it is to produce a great wine. The entire science has spawned schools, such as the prestigious program at UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology. I like the way that coffee is going in a similar direction. Whereas wine-growing in this precision, with …
L.A. Beer Blast C17
April 27, 2011 at 6:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
IPAs, Sessions and Belgians
April 27, 2011 at 3:30 pm
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
When it rains it pours. Not actual rain of course, we are in Los Angeles. But last week was a great week to be a beer geek in the southland.
It started Thursday in Redondo Beach at Naja’s Place with a formidable list of 71 beers that assistant manager Martin Svab and his hard-working crew put together …
L.A. Beer Blast C16
April 21, 2011 at 4:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Rotate
April 21, 2011 at 8:42 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
One aspect of beer bars that I do not believe that I have touched upon is the choice to rotate taps frequently or to hold onto the same beers week to week. Being a craft beer geek that is always searching for a new beer, I tend to favor the places that will change beers in-between my visits. …
The Bruery Beer Dinner and Tap Takeover at Steingarten LA Benefits Taste of the Nation LA
April 19, 2011 at 11:45 pm
In the past couple years, Taste of the Nation has become important to me. Of course it helps when the marquee event from Share Our Strength attracts more than 2000 people and over 40 top chefs to Culver City’s Media Park each June to combat childhood hunger. This is a clear example of food and drink professionals coming together as a community. Even better, TOTNLA …
Tap Room: Ballast Point Brewing Company
April 14, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Beer at the Source is a user-friendly guide to brewery tap rooms. This week, Skipp Shelly visits Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego.
L.A. Beer Blast C15
April 14, 2011 at 3:45 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Collaborate with Me
April 14, 2011 at 8:51 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
I have been to my fair share (and probably a few other people’s share) of craft beer events from the Great American Beer Festival to the Oregon Brewers Fest. So any new event will get measured against events of the past. But even by my high standards the ColLAboration beer garden last Saturday in Burbank …
L.A. Beer Blast C14
April 7, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush.
Tap Room: AleSmith
April 7, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Beer at the Source is a user-friendly guide to brewery tap rooms. This week, Skipp Shelly visits Alesmith Brewing in San Diego.
A Garten of Beery Delights
April 7, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Written by Tomm Carroll
Countering the trend of new tavern openings in Hollywood, downtown L.A. and the Eastside, an excellent new beer bar/restaurant just opened on the Westside, in the previously craft brew-deprived Pico Boulevard corridor in Rancho Park, just west of the 20th Century Fox Studio lot and Century City. Steingarten LA, in the re-designed space formerly occupied by Kay ‘n Dave’s Cantina, had …
New Fermentations
April 7, 2011 at 8:56 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
I feel that I have been remiss in my beer alert duties. There are some new breweries that I should have put on your radar before now.
Let’s go through the list alphabetically, starting with Brouwerij West . For the longest time, I thought they were a Belgian brewer. And for a longer time, …
Making L.A. a Better Coffee City, One Cup at a Time
April 6, 2011 at 6:00 am
By Matthew Kang
L.A.’s coffee scene didn’t just explode because a big-time roaster like Intelligentsia planted its feet here in August 2007. After nearly four years, it seems that companies like Four Barrel, Stumptown, Blue Bottle, Victrola, and Ritual – all out-of-town roasters, have crept their way into the market through various cafes and retailers. It’s no surprise that those who feel like they’re ‘in the …
L.A. Beer Blast C13
March 31, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Tap Room: Eagle Rock Brewery
March 31, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Beer at the Source is a user-friendly guide to brewery tap rooms. This week, Skipp Shelly visits Eagle Rock Brewery in Los Angeles.
Bruton in America
March 31, 2011 at 8:21 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
What is great about the beer scene here in Los Angeles is that each part of our sprawling metropolis has its craft beer bar now. From Whittier to today’s Exhibit A, El Segundo. In all of my years here, I have always driven by it or through it and never stopped. But the combination of a …
L.A. Beer Blast C12
March 24, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
(Beer) Event Horizon
March 24, 2011 at 9:01 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
One of the benefits of being in a large market and a growing craft beer market is that beer makers are making stops in the Los Angeles area. And these “Meet the Brewer” nights are a great way to learn about a specific brewery and to sample either rare or new beers. The recent tap take-over at the …
Q&A with coffee professional Sol Salzer (City Bean)
March 23, 2011 at 11:30 pm
Life on the road as a circus pro can make people do surprising things. While Sol Salzer was traveling, leading the advance team for Circus Vargas, he was simultaneously scouting a new city to claim. Instead, he returned home to Los Angeles in 1991 and launched City Bean, a small-batch coffee roasting operation that at its retail peak, included coffeehouses in Westwood Village, West Hollywood …
L.A. Beer Blast C11
March 17, 2011 at 5:22 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
The Expanding L.A. Craft Beer Universe
March 17, 2011 at 9:09 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
Back in the day, the L.A. Beer Blast would have been really short and without the wide spectrum of beers that you see today. But now the world of craft beer in Los Angeles is expanding larger and larger and I would like to highlight three newcomers to the ranks.
First up is Steingarten LA. They have only …
L.A. Beer Blast C10
March 10, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Beer Geek meets Beer Freek
March 10, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
The Yard in Santa Monica has been putting together a nice selection of rare beer nights that the Beer Blast has been chronicling for the past few weeks and last night I attended the Hair of the Dog Brewing night.
The Yard is a new gastropub with Chris “CJ” Jacobson of Top Chef fame manning the stoves and additional focus …
Barista iPhone App Review
March 9, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Matthew Kang
I’ve been talking too much about drip coffee these days, especially when the ratio of drip specialty coffee consumption (as in by-the-cup) to espresso drinks is probably 10% to 90%. In Los Angeles, every person has their particular way of drinking their coffee – non-fat half-caff (half-caffeine), soy-milk latte is one example. Starbucks has given us the completely customizable espresso drink, but I’m …
L.A. Beer Blast C9
March 3, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Craftsman and The Bottle Room Pair Well Together
March 3, 2011 at 9:09 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
Avid readers of this column will know that I am a fan of the beer dinner and they don’t just occur during L.A. Beer Week. The Foundry has been doing a few and a couple days ago, I ventured out to Whittier to The Bottle Room for a gourmet meal paired with beer from Craftsman Brewing of Pasadena.
Mark …
Coffee Common: Proselytizing Simple Truths Through Collaboration
March 2, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Matthew Kang
Because coffee has such a long history in culture, we’ve been ingrained with certain expectations and traditions. We all have our habits of caffeine intake, at least those of us who seem to need it. The earliest parts of change in how we drink coffee as a modern society came about in the ’60s with Alfred Peet and Peet’s coffee. Then Starbucks …
L.A. Beer Blast C8
February 24, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
On The Fence about Untappd
February 24, 2011 at 9:01 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
Last week, I asked for craft beer lovers to hype what beer that they think is deserving of more attention. One recent way to do this is through the website Untappd.
Untappd is a cross of Facebook and Twitter. You type in what beer you are drinking and where you are drinking it at and voila, with the …
Q&A with coffee professional Dan Griffin (Third Rail Coffee)
February 23, 2011 at 9:00 am
Third Rail Coffee lead barista and Alabama native Dan Griffin is a seasoned veteran of the Pacific Northwest coffee scene, having worked in Seattle and Portland for several years before moving to New York City. He previously worked at Variety in Brooklyn. Over the holidays, we met Griffin at tiny Third Rail and subsequently touched base with him via e-mail, where he further explained his …
L.A. Beer Blast C7
February 17, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Harpooning Pliny the Younger
February 17, 2011 at 9:01 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
There are a few “whales” in the craft brewing industry. The beers that are in short supply and high in demand. Black Tuesday from The Bruery, Dark Lord from Three Floyds and Kate the Great from Portsmouth Brewing. The only IPA to achieve that status is from Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa, California. …
L.A. Beer Blast C6
February 10, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Pau Hana
February 10, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
Tuesday is normally the day when new albums or DVD’s are released. But two days ago, I was at a beer release party.
The occasion was Kona Brewing’s latest creation in their Aloha series. Amidst the surf photography of Bo Bridges, I got to taste my first Hawaiian pupu and taste a new island brew by the …
McLaughlin Launches Coffee in the Alley in Venice
February 9, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Equator Books may prove to be more influential in its absence. The Abbot Kinney bookstore and cafe, which brewed Blue Bottle coffee and appeared often enough on “Californication” to warrant credit on the show, closed in early 2010. After that, the resident coffee professionals scattered. Manager Kelly Donahey partnered with baristas Jessica Carr and Sara Haynes on a roving Drip Bar, but Sophie McLaughlin stayed in the foot-friendly neighborhood. Last month, after retrofitting a hot dog cart, she debuted Coffee in the Alley behind the Big Red Sun environmental design firm, utilizing a pourover bar to brew single-origin Stumptown beans sourced from nearby
McLaughlin grew up in St. Louis and moved to L.A. seven years ago to attend FIDM, but decided “Food is a little more substantial than fashion, and the relationships you form are a little deeper.”
She’s grinding and brewing the beans to order, so the coffee stays as fresh as possible. McLaughlin explained her reason for pourover, which is “keeping it really simple. It goes back to the old way of making coffee, so it takes out the acidity.” She’s sourcing a different single-origin coffee from Stumptown each week. During my initial visit, she was brewing Indonesia Sulawesi Toarco.
Iced coffee is cold-brewed overnight with coconut shavings, and the result is redolent of coconut. She’s working on a spiced coffee for summer, which might involve cayenne. Soon, she plans to launch bean delivery by bike, either on a weekly or monthly basis. McLaughlin is also offering a quartet of loose-leaf teas.
Cup Cup, available at Coffee in the Alley and by direct order, come courtesy of a woman named “V” who packs breakfast into “edible toast ramekins” to produce “a handful of heaven.” She’s supplying a French toast cup with whipped cream, maple syrup and strawberries; a version with pancetta, basil, mushroom, tomato, egg and Gruyere; one with sausage, onion, potato, tomato and cheddar; and one with spinach, garlic, tomato and goat’s cheese. On weekends, McLaughlin will soon host Sprout, the electric golf cart spinoff from the Green Truck. Colorful mismatched seating is available in the Big Red Sun garden.
Q&A with coffee pro Yeekai Lim (Cognoscenti Coffee)
February 9, 2011 at 9:00 am
Architect Yeekai Lim’s passion for coffee initially led him to former U.S. Barista Champion Heather Perry, who provided instruction, and to New York City, where he attended Intelligentsia’s workshop. In March 2010, equipped with a base of knowledge, he launched a pop-up coffeehouse called Cognoscenti Coffee at Urban Eats, a restaurant he designed in Burbank. He transitioned to Blue Dot yogurt shop in Eagle Rock …
Coffee from a Foodie Point of View
February 4, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Matthew Kang
There might have been more than a minor uproar a little while ago when Michael Ruhlman, one of the most highly regarded food writers of our generation, wrote a post about how much he loved his coffee percolator. The response was polarizing, to say the least, especially from coffee professionals, for whom the coffee percolator is a terrible method to brew and consume …
L.A. Beer Blast C5
February 3, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Super Beer for the Super Bowl
February 3, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
The culmination of the football season requires a different mindset food and beer wise than a regular season game.
First, this is not your typical 2 ½ hour game that is a break between chores on a Sunday afternoon. This is an all day extravaganza where commercials are actually watched and plenty of hot air is expended by prognosticators. …
L.A. BEER BLAST C4
January 27, 2011 at 5:00 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Head South for Craft Beer
January 27, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
Los Angeles is filled with people born in other cities. Be it Boston, Chicago, Kansas City or my hometown of Portland. So it seems appropriate to highlight beers from places that others call home, craft beer that is typically only quaffed on visits home for the holidays.
One area that doesn’t get a lot of brewery love is …
Intelligentsia iPhone App Review
January 26, 2011 at 6:00 pm
By Matthew Kang
I happen to be an iPhone App junkie. Ever since I got my hands on the latest iPhone 4, I went crazy with downloading every conceivable app for every conceivable situation. I actually used the Handy Level app when I was doing work on Scoops Westside – imagine the irony – working at a construction site with a $600 phone that doesn’t work …
L.A. Beer Blast C3
January 20, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The L.A. Beer Blast is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. Beer Blast normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, Subscribe to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Bock Fest 2011
January 20, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
Bock beers are a classic German style that covers a wide variety of beers. You can have a dopple or double, you can have a higher alcohol Eisbock or, to fit in with the beautiful Los Angeles weather, you can have a springtime Maibock. Now that the beer lesson is over, let’s talk about…
Bock Fest 2011, which …
L.A. Beer Blast C2
January 13, 2011 at 6:00 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. BEER BLAST normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
1642 is the Magic Number
January 13, 2011 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman, Food GPS Beer Editor
I have been to a lot of beer bars. Even though I am more of a home body and very picky, I have seen the gamut of decor and tap numbers and themes. Most are good to great. Some places, I immediately take to and feel more at ease in.
One of these homey places is 1642 …
Q&A with coffee professional Stephen Rogers (Variety Cafe)
January 12, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Stephen Rogers got his start in coffee in Cincinnati and roasted with Intelligentsia and Stumptown before he left to help industry leader Marty Curtis refurbish roasters. Last year, he was lured back behind the bar at Variety Cafe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We recently discussed coffee while he pulled shots of single-origin Stumptown espresso for customers.
So you were saying that your approach is to show a …
Off Duty Drinking: Los Angeles Bartenders
January 7, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Buy this man some mezcal if you see him away from Hemingway’s.
We recently asked nine of L.A.’s top bartenders one simple question: “Where and what do you like to drink when you’re not at work?” Their responses may surprise you.
Matt Biancaniello (Hollywood Roosevelt Library Bar)
I am an amaro drinker. Cynar, campari, on the rocks, at home. Or any cocktail by Zahra at Providence. She …
L.A. BEER BLAST C1
January 6, 2011 at 6:10 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. BEER BLAST normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
Essential Beer Festivals of 2011
January 6, 2011 at 11:30 am
By Sean Inman
In last week’s column, I mentioned how the 3rd LA Beer Week not to be missed, to ensure that we don’t miss it or any other cool festival, let’s get out our new 2011 calendars and plan the year ahead.
First on the list occurs this Saturday! Eagle Rock Brewery celebrates one year of serving up great local beer. From noon until …
Q&A with coffee shepherd Jay Murdock (Kaffe 1668)
January 5, 2011 at 6:00 pm
New York native Jay Murdock has worked in specialty coffee for almost a decade. He got started at Oren’s Daily Roast and criss-crossed the country, managing the high-volume Alcove Cafe in Los Angeles before returning to Manhattan. He currently works at Kaffe 1668 and considers himself a coffee shepherd, since he presides over the coffee program at a multiple-roaster coffeehouse from Swedish twins that features …
Gazing Into the Craft Beer Crystal Ball
December 30, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
What does 2011 portend for the craft beer scene in our City of Angels? Not to sound like a Pollyanna but I believe that this will be a big year for beer. And let me tell you why I think so:
Exhibit A – Echo Park is added to the roster of L.A. beer destinations
L.A. is a large city of neighborhoods and last …
L.A. BEER BLAST B50
December 16, 2010 at 4:55 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. BEER BLAST normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
‘Tis the Season (Part Three)
December 16, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
My favorite beer time of the year is the winter. The pun-tastic names abound and brewers really throw together big, flavor-filled beers unencumbered by a particular style. I have even seen a peach/pecan mash-up! Here are eight less weird Holiday seasonals that should be under the tree and in your ‘fridge.
Full Sail – Wreck the Halls
A big hoppy IPA filled …
L.A. BEER BLAST B49
December 9, 2010 at 5:19 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. BEER BLAST normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
‘Tis the Season (Part Two)
December 9, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
Beer geeks are easy to shop for. Pick-up a gift card from the local liquor store that has a great selection or from BevMo and you are set. That card will be used before 2011 even starts! But here are some ideas that dig a little deeper.
Beer Savers – Many of the special beers that are sold now are either …
L.A. BEER BLAST B48
December 2, 2010 at 3:33 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. BEER BLAST normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the L.A. …
‘Tis the Season (Part One)
December 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm
By Sean Inman
Now that Halloween and Thanksgiving are in the history books, I can move on to my favorite beer season of the year. Holiday seasonals!
Over the next three weeks, I will suggest some great craft beers to have on hand for your holiday gatherings and I will give some non-beer but beer-related gift ideas to put under the tree.
But for today, a review …
Q&A with Plonk Wine founder Etty Lewensztain
November 24, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Before L.A. native Etty Lewensztain devoted herself to wine, she worked the line at restaurants like Angelini Osteria, La Terza nd A.O.C.. She transitioned east to New York and ended up running the marketing and promotional campaign for the Wines of Chile. From 2005 – 2009, Lewensztain became so enamored with wine that she returned home to Los Angeles to launch Plonk Wine Merchants, a …
L.A. BEER BLAST B47
November 24, 2010 at 3:40 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and meet industry leaders. The L.A. BEER BLAST normally arrives every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush, except for this week, which is a precursor to Thanksgiving weekend. Look in the …
Beer on the Thanksgiving Table
November 23, 2010 at 3:00 pm
By Sean Inman
I am not going to give out a bunch of recipes for your Thanksgiving or Christmas tables. I can whip up some great toast or ok stuff out of box with directions but creating a menu from whole cloth that both utilizes and complements beer is out of my wheelhouse.
I can suggest beers that will pair well with typical Holiday fare (and …
L.A. BEER BLAST B46
November 18, 2010 at 6:15 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the …
X through XIV with Firestone Walker
November 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm
By Sean Inman
Thanks to the Super Bowl, Olympics and Firestone Walker, Roman numerals are not forgotten. Also unforgettable is the clamor to get each year’s Firestone Walker Anniversary Ale. Each version is a crazy experiment of mixing the stable of beers into a memorable and sought after craft beer.
This year’s model, XIV, is a mixture of a wide variety of FW beers …
The Making of a Cocktail: Prospect Luca’s Brew
November 15, 2010 at 9:00 am
COCKTAIL: Luca’s Brew
AVAILABLE AT: Prospect – San Francisco, CA
WHEN: Seasonally
Last year, just when it seemed like beer cocktails were about to take off, nobody else seemed to believe in their cause, which is too bad, since they help to demonstrate not only the versatility of beer, but also of cocktails. They’ve lower in alcohol and utilize entirely different flavor combinations. At the tail end of …
L.A. BEER BLAST B45
November 11, 2010 at 5:11 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the …
Beer Bloggers Invade Boulder
November 11, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
OK, it’s not as scary as the Blob or War of the Worlds, but 100 or so beer bloggers descended on Colorado to discuss beer, technology and the bloggers’ role in the world of craft beer as part of the Beer Bloggers Conference.
I learned quite a bit about some blog tech (and had even more fly over my head). I also …
L.A. BEER BLAST B44
November 4, 2010 at 4:21 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the …
Stock Up on Some Provisions
November 4, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
Provisions, the newly opened Old Towne Orange outlet of the nationally recognized Bruery is class all the way. Starting with the “entrée” on the doors, to the coffee, tea and chocolate you can buy, to their small inventory of wine and their massive selection of beer.
If you walked in without knowing that it was The Bruery you would think you were in a …
Cowgirl Creamery + Lagunitas @ Ford’s Filling Station
November 3, 2010 at 6:38 pm
In Los Angeles, more people than ever are staging beer and cheese pairings, so it’s become increasingly difficult for the events to stand out. Given that, the powers that be at Ford’s Filling Station called in a pair of heavy hitters from the Bay Area, and invited me to attend the event. On October 30, Cowgirl Creamery co-founder Sue Conley and Lagunitas Brewing Company market …
L.A. BEER BLAST B43
October 28, 2010 at 5:24 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the …
Vacation Beer
October 28, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
Being a major beer geek, any vacation destination under discussion must have craft beer on the itinerary. Hence trips to Portland, Germany and Ireland in the past. Ojai passed beer muster this past weekend not for a brewery or famous beer bar but for a liquor store.
Now, I have been to quite a few craft …
L.A. BEER BLAST B42
October 21, 2010 at 8:16 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. This week’s blast is abbreviated, but next Thursday will be full blast. Look …
Product Placement
October 21, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
I remember in one of the many Jurassic Park movies a T-Rex stampeding down what was ostensibly a street in San Diego but was clearly (at least to me) Burbank. Being in the midst of the entertainment industry, many of us have been jolted out of the movie or TV show we were watching by something as mundane as the street …
L.A. BEER BLAST B41
October 14, 2010 at 5:13 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the …
What to do when L.A. Beer Week is done?
October 14, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
If you are anything like me, when the curtain comes down on the 2nd L.A. Beer Week, my thoughts turn immediately to year three. But before you do that, now is the perfect time to keep the momentum of craft beer in Los Angeles moving in the direction of more and better craft beer in LA. And you can do …
Dionicess VII: Dogfish Head, Gastronomy, Greenspan, Gev and More
October 13, 2010 at 4:23 pm
On October 10, as part of L.A. Beer Week, Gev Kazanchyan and his band of beer-fueled cohorts staged Dionicess VII, the seventh installment of the beer-and-food pairing series from the risk manager, college professor and beer enthusiast. This time, he teamed with The Foundry chef-owner Eric Greenspan, cookbook author Randy Clemens and Bryant Goulding of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery on a “five-course” meal. The collaboration …
2010 L.A. Beer Week Blast
October 7, 2010 at 5:43 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. This week’s blast is all about L.A. Beer Week, which runs from October 7-17. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend …
Attack from a Colorado Yeti
October 7, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
For those who are tuned in to the craft beer scene here in Los Angeles, one brewery seems to be dominating taps around town. Great Divide Brewing from Denver, Colorado has already visited Blue Palms in Hollywood and 38 Degrees in Alhambra and even has bottles at Whole Foods.
For those new to this brewery, what are they about and what do …
Toasting L.A. Beer Week
September 30, 2010 at 9:00 am
By Sean Inman
I have not been very subtle in recent weeks. Shocking I know. I have been using my bully pulpit to sermonize about next weeks 2nd annual HERE. Well, this week I go all out.
I want to focus on those events that I think are “must” drink. Usually the homework is at the end of the post but I want you to …
L.A. Beer Blast B39
September 29, 2010 at 6:53 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. This week only, the blast is Wednesday night instead. Look in the left …
Scoops Features Beer Ice Cream During L.A. Beer Week
September 27, 2010 at 5:36 pm
L.A. Beer Week organizers have been working to showcase beer in many ways from October 7-17, including beer-pairing dinners, cheese pairings, L.A. Beer Float Showdown II and even in ice cream. Scoops ice cream wizard Tai Kim is a beer ice cream veteran and has been instrumental in the success of The Golden State’s beer floats, so he was the obvious choice to produce L.A. …
L.A. Beer Blast B38
September 23, 2010 at 4:55 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the …
Best In Show – In Your Fridge
September 23, 2010 at 10:52 am
By Sean Inman
After reading Tomm Carroll’s columns for Food GPS (1, 2, 3, 4) (required reading for craft beer education) and the amazing catalog of amazing beers at this year’s edition of the Great American Beer Festival, I am more bullish on the state of American craft beer than ever. I have pored over the winners list to spotlight medal winning beers. For those of …
Tomm Carroll’s 2010 Great American Beer Festival Adventures (Part 4)
September 18, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Through September 18, beer writer Tomm Carroll filed quick-hitting dispatches from the Great American Beer Festival on his iPhone. Here are his latest reports from the Super Bowl of beer.
Cali cleaning up!
Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Dave Watrous of Tonys Darts Away, left, congratulates Julian Shrago, brewer in waiting at Beachwood Brewing, on winning Silver for port brewing’s Panzer Pils in the Other Strong …
Tomm Carroll’s 2010 Great American Beer Festival Adventures (Part 3)
September 17, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Through September 18, beer writer Tomm Carroll is filing quick-hitting dispatches from the Great American Beer Festival on his iPhone. Here are his latest reports from the Super Bowl of beer.
GABF DAY 2: Destination Fort Collins
Thanks to ace New Belgium L.A. rep Dallas Byerly, who arranged a shuttle to take several of the L.A. beer scene contingent 90 minutes upstate to beautiful Fort Collins, to …
Building A Better Beer Bar
September 16, 2010 at 11:58 pm
There isn’t a magical formula that will ensure the success of a beer bar, but there are certainly several factors that can help the cause. If somebody was building a beer bar from scratch in 2010, these would be my recommendations, other than obvious moves, like scoring a killer location with a parade of foot traffic and red-hot bar staff. While the following references are …
Tomm Carroll’s 2010 Great American Beer Festival Adventures (Part 2)
September 16, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Through September 18, beer writer Tomm Carroll is filing quick-hitting dispatches from the Great American Beer Festival on his iPhone. Here are his latest reports from the Super Bowl of beer.
Pre-GABF Party (Thurs)
For the beer industry folks in Denver there is the traditional GABF Pre-Party at Great Divide Brewing. Open taps, free food and, not surprisingly, the largest collection of LA/OC beer scene folks you …
L.A. Beer Blast B37
September 16, 2010 at 1:47 pm
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and learn about industry leaders. Expect a new L.A. BEER BLAST every Thursday evening, in time for the weekend rush. Look in the left sidebar, SUBSCRIBE to Food GPS and you’ll receive the …
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