Backstreet Brewery #craftbeer

A short while back I stopped at Total Wine and happened upon Backstreet Brewing’s new bottle release marketing promotion.  Backstreet Brewing has just started bottling four (4) different beers (Rita Red Ale, Rydin’ Dirty Rye IPA, Emergency Room IPA, and Tomahawk Double IPA) within the last two months and these beers are being carried at Total Wine…

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Slater’s 50/50 Backyard Brewfest #craftbeer #brewfest

Slater’s 50/50 Lake Forest will be hosting a Backyard Brewfest on Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 12pm (noon) to 4pm. More than 40 brews will be available from a diverse group of outstanding breweries.  I strongly suspect there will be burgers in the area also! If that isn’t motivation enough, I’ll be there too. Find out…

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Epic Firkins in Colorado

For my Colorado readers (especially you Mike!) – don’t miss out on Epic Brewing’s fabulous firkins. Thursday, March 6th 6:00 – Old Chicago Firkin Night 7115 Commerce Center Dr., Colorado Springs, CO Hopulent IPA with whole leaf Amarillo and Cascade Friday, March 14th 5:00 – Novo Coffee 1600 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO Santa Cruz Brown…

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Beachwood BBQ & Brewing (@BeachwoodBBQ_LB) – Long Beach, CA

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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Barrel Republic – San Diego, CA

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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