Celebrating the Art and Craft of Beer
The Education of the SCCBB Atrial Rubicite from Jester King Brewery in Austin, Texas I suppose it was inevitable that I would fall for sour beer. From a very early age, my palate craved sweet and sour things, whether they were Fanning's Bread and Butter pickles, or honest-to-god kosher dills from Carnegie Deli in New … Continue reading Sour Beer Genies
by Guest Blogger Eleanor “It’s either We’re Pouring and they’re cooking or I’m pouring and you’re cooking,” Chauncey, SCCBB’s blogger-in-chief, said to me on a recent Tuesday night. “Easy choice,” I said, putting on a navy fleece over my Hill Farmstead t-shirt and heading out the door before Chauncey could change his mind. We’re … Continue reading We’re Tasting at We’re Pouring
The mountains were beautiful to look at, on the way to Mt. Lowe Brewing. ...Or were the mountains looking at me? It is on my bucket list to visit all the breweries accessible from the Gold Line extension out to Azusa. I've already covered one of my favorites off of the Gold Line, Pacific Plate … Continue reading Raising My Glass High, at Mt. Lowe
by C. C. Hansen Leek and asparagus terrine: goat & cream cheese, tarragon & dill, coriander & fennel seeds, and local mixed greens. Sublime! Because my daughter Isabella has worked on occasion with culinary artists, I've had the privilege not only to occasionally enjoy divine gastronomic creations and make the acquaintance of rockstar restaurateurs but … Continue reading Deluxe 1717’s New Liquor License
The past couple of years have changed a lot of our routines and caused us to miss out on the things we enjoyed, before the world shut down in March 2020. For me--and I think I speak for all of my fellow beer lovers--one of those things was going out for a pint. And you … Continue reading Musings on Brews in Lockdown
by Brewhead Ted Whew! I successfully managed to guard my pint of Nix Pale Ale from (the painting of) the Kraken, during my visit to Ogopogo Brewing... The other day, I returned to my hometown of San Gabriel to revisit one of my favorite--if not my absolute favorite--breweries: Ogopogo Brewing. Founded in 2018 as the … Continue reading Lions and Tigers and Beers, Oh My!
by Guest Blogger Eleanor The night that UNC beat Duke--two arch-rivals playing each other for the first time in the March Madness Final Four--Chauncey and I joined his sister Krista and her boyfriend Sparklett Bill (not to be confused with the SCCBB's own Beachrock Bill) for a visit to Lucky Luke at its newest location … Continue reading Lucky Luke
by Guest Blogger Eleanor Recently my sister-in-law, Krista, more oenophile than zythophile, saw an opportunity to steer her brother Chauncey and me away from binging the new season of The Last Kingdom and get us back in the game of beer tasting and blogging. A week before St. Patrick’s Day, Chauncey and I both received … Continue reading No Green Beer Here
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
Beer, Subjectivity, and Objectivity Cheesebro/Palo Comado Canyon, Photo courtesy of NPS Volunteer Photographer Connar L'Ecuyer Post originally published 9/21/2011 by C. C. Hansen Sometimes it's where you drink the beer, who you're with, and what the general mood of the day might be. Sometimes, the beer is good, no matter WHERE you drink it, who you're … Continue reading SCCBB Archives-Ladyface Ales
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