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Towne Park Brewery opens in Anaheim, becoming one of Orange County’s largest...
Most entrepreneurs might be understandably leery about opening a brewery right now. The industry looks about as saturated as a bar towel after a keg spill. Between 2012 and 2016, the number of craft...
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Like beer? Like to run? These clubs are made for you
Beer and running have finally found a happy medium through a growing social trend: pub runs. Throughout Southern California, more and more running groups are meeting in the vicinity of local breweries...
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22 Southern California craft beers for fall
Autumn Maple is a popular beer that has been offered each fall at The Bruery, Placentia’s nationally famous craft brewery. (File photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Orange County Register/SCNG)Autumn beers...
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2017 Beach, Brews and BBQ in Newport will pour some legendary craft beers
Beach, Brews and BBQ is an annual beach-themed event that supports the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. (Photo by Alexander Gilmaker-Isawa) Some of California’s best craft breweries have stepped up to help...
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Brewers and bands talk beer and punk rock at Punk ‘N Brew in Huntington Beach
Brewers and punk rock fans turned out in droves for a day at the beach filled with beer, live music and good times at Punk ‘N Brew at SeaLegs Live at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach on...
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Here’s where Long Beach’s best homemade beer can be sampled
For the passionate amateurs who toil away at home to create batches of brews, this festival offers a chance to show off their beers and compete to see who is the best local brewer in Long Beach. More...
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What to buy a Southern California craft beer fan for the holidays
Go crazy spoiling the craft beer fan in your life with these gift ideas ranging from soap to chauffeured tours. What to splurge on San Diego Brewery Tour Know someone who would want to visit four...
View ArticleHeavy drinking on Thanksgiving Eve is more than an urban myth
For a few years it’s been a persistent rumor floating around the nether regions of the booze world: Thanksgiving Eve was a time to really tie one on. Bar employees in various parts of the country have...
View ArticleLook for these seasonal craft beers at the Brew Ho Ho! Holiday Ale Fest in...
Orange County-based Brew Ha Ha Productions will spread some holiday cheer with beer at its 6th Annual Brew Ho Ho! Holiday Ale Fest at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim on Saturday, Dec. 9. Breweries...
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5 brews to try as Extreme Beer Fest comes to L.A. for the first time
Beer lovers know there’s no shortage of choices when it comes to types and styles of brews. There are lagers, ambers, porters, stouts and malts with styles that vary from blondes to browns; creamy to...
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These are the worst restaurant and food trends of 2017
Every year, a new food trend pops up that diners adore. And as soon as an ambitious chef or restaurant owner catches wind of these buzzy meals, it opens the floodgates for copycats. Some menu epidemics...
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Downtown Disney is getting a big-name brewery: Ballast Point
Disney’s ongoing effort to bring a new look to Downtown Disney will include a craft brewery, tasting room and restaurant operated by one of the biggest names in the industry: Ballast Point. When it...
View ArticlePunk pioneers X and Mike Watt will perform at this San Pedro brewery
With the help of a couple of punk pioneers, San Pedro’s Brouwerij West will celebrate its second anniversary on Saturday, March 3. Seminal L.A punk band X and San Pedro rocker — and Minutemen and...
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10 St. Patrick’s Day things to do that don’t involve green beer
With green beer flowing and whiskey pouring, St. Patrick’s Day tends to be one of the wildest nights of the year for many people as they celebrate the holiday at pubs and bars. If you don’t want to...
View ArticleBeers from L.A.’s Iron Triangle Brewery landing in stores, Dodger Stadium
Iron Triangle Brewing Co in Downtown Los Angeles is taking some popular beers from the tap, pouring them into a cans and sending them off to a couple of large retailers and a pair of major sports...
View ArticleWhere to go for beer and barbecue in Hawthorne this weekend
Celebrate the magnificent union of beer and barbecue at Los Angeles Ale Works’ Smokefest happening Saturday April 7. The Hawthorne brewery, which makes beers like the hoppy California Cowboy lager and...
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Pacific Plate Brewing Co. in Monrovia named one of the fastest growing craft...
The Brewers Association has recognized Pacific Plate Brewing Co. in Monrovia as one of the fastest growing small and independent craft breweries in the country in 2017. It ranked 26 out of 50 breweries...
View ArticleRitual Brewing’s Art of Dankness makes its psychedelic return on 4/20
Ritual Brewing Co’s. Art of Dankness is making its annual return to store shelves this week in 16-ounce cans instead of 22-ounce bottles. “It’s going to be literally one of the dankest beers you can...
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Former Reel Big Fish trombonist opens new brewery in Long Beach
As the trombonist for the Orange County ska/punk band Reel Big Fish, not only did Dan Regan see the world and play to thousands of music fans over the years, he also discovered something else he loved...
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Heading east: Oggi’s Sports Brewhouse Pizza expanding in Southern California
Oggi’s Sports Brewhouse Pizza, a San Clemente-based restaurant chain known for its signature build-your-own pizzas and craft beers, is gearing up to expand its Southern California footprint with three...
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