Tagged: los angeles

How Big Can LA’s Beer Bubble Get?

By John Michael Verive on Aug 27th, 2012

There has recently been a lot of talk about the longevity of craft beer’s explosive expansion. Each of the past few years has seen a near exponential growth in new breweries opening or being actively developed, and many in the industry are worried that the marketplace cannot continue to support this kind of growth. Los Angeles was slow to start, but now more and more new operations are opening in the LA area. How many is too many? Just how many craft beer brewers can our city support?

The answer might surprise you. Read more →

Los Angeles / Nerd Notes / The Craft Beer Industry

The LA Times on the Power-House Behind Golden Road Brewing

By John Michael Verive on Jul 9th, 2012

The Los Angeles Times ran a story on Golden Road Brewing’s founder Meg Gill, and it is a good read if you missed it. Read more →

Los Angeles / News

The Los Angeles Vegan Beer Fest

By John Michael Verive on May 15th, 2012

Saturday was the third edition of the Los Angeles Vegan Beer and Food Festival held at the Roxy on Sunset Blvd. The event is well-regarded in the craft beer community, and after our first time attending this year we can see why! With over sixteen breweries, four food trucks, and a dozen other vendors the festival was a perfect way to kick off summer in Los Angeles! Read more →

Events / Features / News

Beer Garden, LA Style

By John Michael Verive on Mar 27th, 2012

CoLAboration, a brainchild of some of the luminaries of the Los Angeles craft beer scene, is a “pop-up beer garden” that aims to provide a space for Angelenos to gather and enjoy taps of some of the best beers available. After the WinterFest event was canceled due to the heavy winds back in December, the event was rescheduled at an indoor venue, downtown LA’s Belasco Theater, for this past weekend. Itching to get out of Hollywood to avoid the Oscar madness for the afternoon we hit the Metro station for the quick ride downtown and met up with Hamish (read his recap here) to sample some brews.