The Best Beers We Had At The 2021 Untappd Beer Festival

Words can’t express how excited we were to get to attend our first major in-person beer festival last weekend. Untappd Beer Festival happened in San Diego October 1st and 2nd, and we were fortunate enough to get to attend both Read more…


The 2021 San Diego Untappd Beer Festival: Our Guide

BEER FESTIVALS ARE BACK! We’re beyond excited to be attending Untappd Beer Festival in San Diego this weekend. Our enthusiasm is so high that we’re going to not one, but *two* sessions. (We’ll have our Tums on standby!) Before this Read more…


The Best Stouts of 2020

Incoming hot take: stouts are delicious. We love them to warm us up on a cool wintry day, and we love them as a roasty post-dinner treat. Or a pre-dinner treat. Or during dinner. Or with any meal. The point Read more…


The Best California Craft Beers We Had in 2020

Living in California, we routinely drink more California beer than beer from any other state. Most of the festivals we attend are in California, our favorite bottle shops carry largely California beer, and, since we love supporting our local craft Read more…


The Best Beers We Had At Juicy Brews Beach Party

Hop Culture brought their festival circuit west this Saturday, bringing the Juicy Brews Beach Party to Brouwerij West in San Pedro. While one could easily craft an exceptional craft beer festival in Southern California using only elite Southern California breweries Read more…


The Best Stouts of 2019

Incoming hot take: stouts are delicious. We love them to warm us up on a cool wintry day, and we love them as a roasty post-dinner treat. Or a pre-dinner treat. Or during dinner. Or with any meal. The point 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…