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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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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About a week ago, my wife and I were exploring San Diego and wandered over to Pacific Beach. As noted on Wikipedia, “Pacific Beach is a neighborhood of San Diego, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach and Mission Bay to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to…
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Happy 2014! I took a short break from writing but I’m back. No doubt you have noticed some format changes. There will be additional changes in the not too distant future. Hope you enjoy reading about my visit to Asheville, NC! Although not that large of a city, Asheville, NC is the hub of a…
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Across the Ohio River from Louisville, KY is a quaint town known as New Albany, IN. The New Albanian Brewing Company (NABC) started brewing in 2002, becoming New Albany’s first working brewery since 1935. The original NABC Brewery, located at the NABC Pizzeria, started with a small 4-barrel brewing system salvaged from two defunct Indiana breweries. NABC’s main production brewery, known as…
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Louisville, KY is the largest city in Kentucky and the 27th largest city in the United States. Founded in 1778 as a settlement by George Rogers Clark (Better known as the “Clark” in Lewis and Clark.), Louisville sits next to the border of Kentucky and Indiana with the Ohio River serving as the borderline. My…
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