The Best Beer We Had From Every State in 2020

In 2018, we created the #FiftyStatesChallenge. The goal was simple: have at least one craft beer from every state in America. Last year, we’d accomplished our goal by mid-October thanks to beer festivals and trades early in the year… but 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 Brewery Hops in San Diego: North Park

Any craft beer aficionado should plan a trek to San Diego. Whether or not you consider it the Craft Beer Capital of America, there’s no denying its massive role in the craft beer boom and its incredible collection of craft Read more…


The Best Beers We Had At Carnival of Caffeination: Pastrypalooza

How can you tell a craft beer festival is going to be special? This Saturday, at Liberty Station, it was when a festival employee strolled up to those waiting to enter and urged them to take smaller pours, because they Read more…


The Best IPAs of 2019

For us, the IPA is the pizza of the beer world. You can change the ingredients, you can make it simpler or heavier, you can make it crisper or softer… but as long as the basic formula is the same, 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 Best American Sour Beers of 2019

There are certain unalienable truths in this world. The sky is blue. Water is wet. Myles Jack wasn’t down. Among those truths: the two of us absolutely love sour beer. We love them all: from the more nuanced and complex Read more…


The Best of the 2019 Great American Beer Festival

The 2019 Great American Beer Fest was an absolute blast, one of the best beer festivals we’ve had the pleasure of attending. Yes, there are boatloads of people, but we learned as we went, avoided lines, frequently hit the many Read more…


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…