Craft Beer Tour 2017: Louisiana
These photos were taken Saturday, October 21 at the Great Raft Brewing 4th Anniversary, in Shreveport, Louisiana. As I spent the previous night in Vicksburg, which is on the east side of the...
View ArticleState Brewing Company: From the Beginning
Arguably, one of the most awaited tasting room openings in the South Bay has been that of State Brewing Company in Gardena. These photos have been taken at State Brewing, periodically since June of...
View ArticleCraft Beer Tour 2017: Texas
These photos were taken over the course of three days in Texas, beginning with Grapevine Craft Brewery on October 21, Jester King Brewery, Freetail Brewing, and Pint & Plow on October 22, and...
View ArticleCraft Beer Tour 2017: New Mexico
Leaving El Paso, I headed west for about an hour to Las Cruces, New Mexico which was a planned stop for the day. I was aware of three craft breweries in Las Cruces, but as it was Monday, one was...
View ArticleCraft Beer Tour 2017: Arizona
These photos were taken Tuesday, October 24 at Saddle Mountain Brewing Company in Goodyear, and Prison Hill Brewing Company in Yuma, Arizona. When I woke up Tuesday in Las Cruces, I had one goal and...
View ArticleStrand Brewing Celebrates 8th Anniversary
These photos were taken Saturday afternoon at Strand Brewing Company’s 8th Anniversary Party. The event featured live music, food by Chefs in Shorts Catering, and 12 Strand Brewing beers on tap. As...
View ArticleCraft Beer Tour 2017: Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast
As I left Yuma I thought about the epic craft beer tour I was completing and decided that if I was going to make this series of articles truly coast-to-coast-to-coast, I was going to have to end it by...
View ArticleBreweries of Highway 395
At the beginning of November I had to go to Sparks, Nevada to bury a friend; since I would be driving up CA-395 I knew there would be several breweries along the way that I had yet to try or visit. I...
View ArticleCraft Breweries of Sparks Nevada
As I mentioned in my last article, I went to Sparks to bury my good friend, George. I did not bother using Google to check out the craft beer scene in Sparks because I did not know how much free time I...
View ArticleSonoma Pride Tour
Sonoma Pride was originally conceived by Natalie and Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing in July 2015 to celebrate living and working in Sonoma County. Since then they have released two beers...
View ArticleKing Harbor Brewing Holiday Market
These photos were taken Saturday afternoon at King Harbor Brewing Company’s Holiday Market and Toy Drive. The inaugural event featured crafts from local businesses, including South Bay LA Makeup...
View Article3rd Annual Christmas Marketplace at Smog City
These photos were taken Sunday afternoon at Smog City Brewing Company’s 3rd Annual Christmas Marketplace. The annual event featured crafts from local artisans and small business owners, including...
View ArticleChad’s Beer Cellar V Bottle Share Photos
These photos were taken Thursday evening at a Christmas Bottle Share benefiting the Richstone Family Center, which was held at the King Harbor Brewing tasting room. In what has become a Christmas...
View ArticleThe Craft Beer Guy 2017 Year in Review
As the year draws to a close, it is time to think back on what 2017 has brought to the craft beer world; more specifically what has happened in the Craft Beer Guy world. As 2016 came to a pretty crappy...
View ArticleA Visit to Kern River Brewing Company
These photos were taken Wednesday afternoon at Kern River Brewing Company in Kernville, and Lucky Luke Brewing Company in Palmdale. I needed to do someone a favor in Gorman, and since that was 75 miles...
View ArticlePhotos from the 2nd Annual LA Beer & Food Festival
These photos were taken Saturday afternoon at the Mack Sennett Studios in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles, where the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild held their second annual L.A. Beer and Food...
View ArticlePints with Purpose at Smog City Brewing
Towards the end of 2017 I started noticing that Torrance’s Smog City Brewing Company was holding a Pints with Purpose fundraiser every Thursday. After speaking with Smog City co-founder/owner Laurie...
View ArticleBoomtown Brewery 3 Year Anniversary Photos
These photos were taken Saturday afternoon at Boomtown Brewery’s three years anniversary celebration. The event featured multiple food vendors, several DJs, and 17 Boomtown Brewery beers, including...
View ArticleLos Angeles Ale Works 1st Anniversary Photos
These photos were taken Saturday afternoon at Los Angeles Ale Works, where Hawthorne’s first craft brewery celebrated their first anniversary with a couple hundred close friends. The tasting room...
View Article7th Annual Pliny Fights Cancer Charity Raffle Results
These photos were taken Monday afternoon at the Beachwood Blendery in Long Beach, where employees, friends, and family gathered for the drawing of the raffle tickets sold for Beachwood’s 7th Annual...
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