The Best Beers We Had at the 2019 Firestone Walker Invitational

With masses of volunteers, sponsors, and media members crowded around the Paso Robles Event Center waiting to enter the 2019 Firestone Walker Invitational, we found ourselves standing by two young men, both dressed for the festival, but conspicuously missing wristbands, Read more…


The Ten Best Beers at the 2019 South Bay Beer & Wine Festival

The sixth annual South Bay Beer and Wine Festival was last weekend, and although we anticipated a rainy and/or dreary day, the beer gods smiled upon us and presented us with some beautiful California summer sun. (Perhaps too much, as Read more…


The Ten Best Beers at the 2019 LA Beer Fest

LA Beer Fest is an annual tradition at our household. We go to beer festivals all over the country, but there are few better settings for a beer festival than outside in early April in Southern California. The food trucks Read more…


The Ten Best Beers At the 2019 Extreme Beer Fest

Extreme Beer Fest 2019 Boston

This past weekend, Russell went to Boston and attended his second Extreme Beer Fest to try as many crazy, boozy, rich, sour, decadent, and full-on extreme beers as his liver could tolerate. With friends Eric and Ronnie in tow (it’s Read more…