I first met Amy Heller on one of my frequent visits to Artifex Brewing Company in San Clemente. Amy had brought a completed Arrow Lodge/Artifex collaboration beer for Artifex’s Head Brewer Johnny Johur. The beer, named One Last Pull, is a Berliner Weisse with cherries and Meyer lemon. Fortunately, they offered me a sample taste….
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PRESS RELEASE TAPS TO RELEASE ‘ SILENT WARRIOR ’ TRIBUTE BEER ON VETERANS DAY Sales of GABF Gold Award-Winning Beer Will Benefit Special Operations Military Retreat in Virginia (Brea, CA – Nov. 3, 2017) Starting a Veteran’s Day tradition, TAPS Fish House & Brewery will release its award-winning “ Silent Warrior ” American strong ale…
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Lagunitas Beer Circus came to Pomona this past Saturday. It only takes three words to describe this carnival extravaganza – SPECTACULAR ECCENTRIC FUN! Lagunitas Brewing brought their Beer Circus to town and I may never be the same. Beer, music, burlesque, side-show acts, aerialists, midway games and so much more came together to deliver 5…
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PRESS RELEASE TAPS FISH HOUSE & BREWERY TO OPEN FULL SCALE PRODUCTION BREWERY,TASTING ROOM IN TUSTIN Set to debut in January 2018, the modern and casual venue with a creative food truck is a landmark departure for the pioneering brewpub Brea, CA – October 31, 2017 — TAPS Fish House & Brewery, one of the region’s most…
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Most brewers can go their entire lives without winning a medal from either of the world’s most prestigious beer competitions – the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) and the World Beer Cup (WBC). But in the short span of just slightly more than three years as Head Brewer and Co-Owner at Artifex Brewing Company, Johnny…
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This past Saturday, a sold out crowd of almost 10,000 people gathered in Huntington Beach for beer and music. The Punk ‘N Brew Craft Beer and Music Festival delivered a wealth of tasty brews and musical attitude by several popular punk rock bands. The Punk ‘N Brew Huntington Beach festival was one of a six-city…
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