The Best Beers We Had at 2019 Sour Friends Fest

The Cellador Ales-hosted Sour Friends Fest has swiftly become our favorite celebration of all things sour in the greater Los Angeles area. Last year’s inaugural Sour Friends Fest, while a great time, admittedly hit a couple of speed bumps— it Read more…


SAN FRANCISCO: THE SAN FRANCISCO HAZY IPA FESTIVAL

SPARK Social SF brings you the Bay Area’s greatest haze this summer! From SPARK: “Amarillo – Calipso – Cascade – Citra – Chinook – El Dorado – Mosaic – Simcoe The most opaque hop bombs in the Bay are assembling Read more…


BROOKLYN: GREEN CITY 2019

Fans of Other Half Brewing’s terrific IPAs will want to head to Brooklyn this summer for Green City. From Other Half: “Other Half Brewing is pleased to announce the return of Green City – an ode to all things IPA. Read more…


The Best Beers We Had At The 2019 LA Beer Week Kickoff

As we stood in the shade during the LA Beer Week Kickoff Festival at LA Center Studios this Saturday, sipping on some Cellador Ales, a young man walked by and watched our faces contort into intense puckers. He asked if Read more…


ATLANTA: ATLANTA SUMMER BEER FEST 2019

Grab your pretzel necklaces and brace your livers– it’s time for one of the biggest beer events in Georgia! From Atlanta Summer Beer Fest: “The 2018 Atlanta Summer Beer Fest at Historic 4th Ward Park– Saturday, June 15, 2019 from Read more…


LOS ANGELES: 11TH LA BEER WEEK KICKOFF FESTIVAL 2019

LA Beer Week is approaching– and there’s no better start to it than a big festival downtown! From LA Beer Week: “The 11th Annual L.A. Beer Week is here! Join us for our big Kickoff Festival on Saturday, June 15th Read more…


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…


PASO ROBLES: FIRESTONE WALKER INVITATIONAL 2019

Firestone Walker Invitational 2019

Tickets are already sold out– but keep your eyes peeled for resales if you want to attend one of the coolest beer festivals in the country. Great beer, great food, great music, and a limited number of attendees: what more Read more…


SAN DIEGO: THE 4TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF FUNK

SOUR POWER. Allow the funk to melt your face at Modern Times this Memorial Day weekend. From Modern Times: “You are invited to experience The Funk at its highest level. The Festival of Funk is a celebration of sours, saisons, 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…