Beer, In Spite of Everything

Well, Dear Readers, it's been awhile. Our last post was October 2024. Between then and now, a lot has happened. Which could be an understatement.

Summer Beer Notes So Far: Green Cheek, Riip, Farewell ERB

The SCCBB interrupts his indolent summer sabbatical to share several discoveries and note the passing of a seminal L.A. craft brewery after 15 creative, innovative, and significant years.

Great Expectations

We should expect a solid variety of beer on tap. Sometimes I have an IPA moment, other times I have a Lager moment, while most of the time I have a Saison moment. When I visit a brewery, I expect to see beers that match the season (e.g., stouts during winter), specialty beers, and “go-to” beer types that match any and all moods I am in.

Hello Autumn! Tying Up the Loose Ends of Summer

Eleanor and Chauncey visit Macleod and Brews Brothers, and recommend Nepali Brewboy's "Beer Guide."

Craft Beer on Vacation – Part 4

Old Friends, New Discoveries in Maine Up until fairly recently, the only Maine breweries I'd sampled and enjoyed were Allagash Brewing and Maine Beer Company. A recent visit to Southern Maine as part of a biennial pilgrimage to visit friends and family in New England gave me the chance not only to get re-acquainted with … Continue reading Craft Beer on Vacation – Part 4 →

Beer on the Latin Side

Eleanor and Chauncey discover new breweries in new neighborhoods near water.

Trek to Monkish and Smog City

BeachRock Bill and Wife Helen join Chauncey and Eleanor in Torrance to explore Monkish and Smog City taprooms.

Lincoln Beer Company

Celebrating Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, Great Emancipator and 16th President with Lincoln Beer Company.

Paperback’s Bocks

by Contributing Editor Eleanor To join our fellow SCCB bloggers--BeachRock Bill and BrewHead Ted--in the exploration of German-inspired beers made popular at annual Oktoberfests, Chauncey and I headed over to Paperback Brewery in Glendale for their one-night-only Oktoberfest earlier this month. (See BeachRock Bill's post "Oho! Oktoberfest!" for a quick history of this popular fall … Continue reading Paperback’s Bocks →

Hazy September-Part 4

The Haze Fades Into the Sunset by SCCB Blogger Welcome to our fourth and final Hazy September post. To recap, we started with BeachRock Bill's perspective and selections. He gave us his homebrewer's-eye-view of the key factors involved in producing the brew, including the pH or acidity level of your water (hazys have a lower … Continue reading Hazy September-Part 4 →