The Best American Sour Beers of 2020

There are certain unalienable truths in this world. The sky is blue. Water is wet. Among those truths: the two of us absolutely love sour beer. We love them all: from the more nuanced and complex saisons and farmhouse ales 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 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…


List of East Bay’s Top Breweries

Until we write our full guide to Oakland, Berkeley, and the rest of the East Bay, here is a list of the best breweries in the greater East Bay area, according to Untappd, along with information about hours of operation 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…