by BrewHead Ted Pacific Plate's Black Widow Black IPA - delicious, and thankfully, perfectly harmless. Yesterday (March 12, 2022), I ventured back to a local gem I'd discovered a while back: Pacific Plate Brewing Company, in Monrovia, CA. For those who, like me, are in the Pasadena area, it's just a short ride on the … Continue reading Shaking Things Up at Pacific Plate
Category: 2022
MadeWest, Six Years Later
This past weekend (February 26, 2022), SCCBB and his partner in crime, Eleanor, visited MadeWest's newish Ventura Pier location for the first time. Other key members of their Covid Social Pod visit regularly, and the pictures they post to their Instagram feeds are always stunning. Santa Cruz Island is in the backdrop to this Pacific … Continue reading MadeWest, Six Years Later
New Kid on the Block
All of us at the SoCal Craft Beer Blog are fans of Paperback Brewing, which is kind of the newest big kid on the craft brewery block in Los Angeles. The Bunny With a Chainsaw image currently featured on the site (and this post) was taken by BeachRock Bill. TedC79 says, "I *love* Paperback - … Continue reading New Kid on the Block