Last year I posted about my fantastically fun experience at the OC Brew Ha Ha. One of my favorite “new find” breweries from that day was Ritual Brewing Company and I vowed to visit the brewery. My beer buddies and I set off for Ritual Brewing three weeks ago to fulfill this vow and have a firkin…
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Small brewpubs referred to as nano-breweries (or sometimes pico-breweries or bucket breweries) are becoming more common in the United States and compose a new and increasingly popular trend in the craft brewing world. These breweries usually don’t brew more than one batch at a time and have limited distribution (often just at the brewery or brewpub), taking the…
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Beachwood BBQ & Brewing opened on the Promenade in Long Beach in July 2011 as a brewpub version of the original Beachwood BBQ in Seal Beach. With co-founder/head brewer Julian Shrago (partnered with Gabriel Gordon and Lena Perleman) leading the way, the brewery is rapidly developing a reputation for making great beers that are backed by impressive awards. In 2012, Beachwood won…
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I went to high school for two years in Columbus, Georgia (go Hardaway Hawks!) and still have family and business interests in the area. Hence, for many years I have visited Columbus regularly. My latest visit was in late October 2013 and I was excited to find that Columbus finally had a retailer, Maltitude…
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At the Orange County Brew Ho Ho in December I met a great group of folks that have a band called The Firkins! Just heard that they will be appearing this Saturday (11 January) in Anaheim at the 3rd Anniversary Party for Out of the Park Pizza. Looks like a great selection of beers will…
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Started by Freddy Bensch and Kevin McNerney, SweetWater Brewery opened in Atlanta in 1997 with the goal of bringing west-coast style brewing to the southeast. Their beers are now distributed in 9 states and have won a plethora of awards. While traveling in Georgia (October 2013), I knew I had to visit the brewery and taste the beers…
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