May 2013 – Page 2 – GOT BADDOG

American Craft Beer Week at Beachwood BBQ & Brewing

ACBW, American Craft Beer Week, Beachwood Brewing, brewpub, Great American Beer Festival, Local brewers, Long Beach, microbrewery, Photos, pictures / 1 minute of reading / May 15, 2013

Tuesday was day two of the 2013 American Craft Beer Week (ACBW). Last year, I spent the 7th Annual ACBW going out and discovering as many different American craft beers that I was unfamiliar with. This year, my goal is to visit award winning craft brewers in our area. I am using the list of winners from prior Great American Beer Festivals (GABF); luckily, we have several that are pretty close to us. For day two we headed out to Long Beach and visited Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, a nice brewpub that not only brews award winning beers, but their …

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Business & Beer Meetup at Abigaile

Beachwood Brewing, brewpub, Business N Beer, Hermosa Beach, Local brewers, networking event, Photos, pictures, Southern California, The Brewery at Abigaile / 1 minute of reading / May 14, 2013

These photos are from our Business and Beer gathering with Meetup last Thursday, May 9, at The Brewery at Abigaile. I cannot really say why I am just now getting around to posting the photos, other than it was a busy weekend. The Brewery at Abigaile is my favorite brewpub and is located in Hermosa Beach. I was introduced to them one year ago and became an instant fan. Last Thursday was a special evening at Abigaile in that they were doing a food pairing with Beachwood BBQ & Brewing from Long Beach and they are another of my favorite …

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American Craft Beer Week, Day One

ACBW, American Craft Beer Week, Congregation Ale House, Craft Beer Guy, Great American Beer Festival, Local brewers, Long Beach, microbrewery, Photos, pictures, Pizza Port, San Clemente / 1 minute of reading / May 13, 2013

Today is the first day of 8th Annual American Craft Beer Week (ACBW). We had such a good time finding new craft beers last year that I decided to try something a little different this year. I am going to do my best to visit as many Great American Beer Festival gold medal award winning breweries as possible. Today we rode down to San Clemente and visited Pizza Port brewing. After a little pizza and beer we headed back to Long Beach with the intentions of visiting Beachwood BBQ & Brewing. I did not know that they were closed on …

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Mother’s Day at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire

2010 Limited, Canon 5D, Family fun, Photos, pictures, Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, Southern California, Sunday ride, Tanya / 2 minutes of reading / May 13, 2013

Sunday was Mother’s Day and it was beautiful in Southern California. Since Tanya has been doing so much better and has been doing a lot of walking lately, I asked her if she wanted to go to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale. At first she did not express much interest, but after our morning walk she indicated she wanted to go and we could take the bike. That was all I needed to hear; we were off in a flash. I have been gone to the Renaissance Faire several times in the …

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Smog City Brewing Industry Party Photos

Local brewers, microbrewery, Photos, pictures, Smog City Brewing, Southern California, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / May 12, 2013

Smog City Brewing Company, the latest microbrewery to locate to Torrance, held an industry only party Saturday afternoon as a continuation of the soft open that they have been having for the past couple of weeks in preparation for their grand opening this coming Saturday, May 18, 2013. The industry only party was to celebrate the launch of their new brewery and taproom and included guests from all facets of the local craft beer community, including owners and representatives from local breweries, brewpubs, and gastropubs as well as members of various media platforms that promote local brewers. It was a …

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Beer Paper LA launch party

Beachwood Brewing, Beer Paper LA, craft beers, Local brewers, Long Beach, microbrewery, Photos, pictures, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / May 8, 2013

These photos are from the Beer Paper LA official launch party which was held last night at Beachwood BBQ & Brewing in Long Beach. Beer Paper LA is an online and monthly print paper that dedicates its pages to the local breweries and gastropubs in the Los Angeles, Orange County and Inland Empire areas of Southern California. Rather that reviewing individual craft beers, they concentrate on the brewery itself as well as the brewers that make the magic happen. The paper is free and should be found at any of our local microbreweries, bottle shops, homebrew supply stores and your …

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Business & Beer Meetup at Tortilla Cantina

Business N Beer, gastropub, Local business, networking event, Photos, pictures, restaurants, Southern California, Torrance, Tortilla Cantina / 2 minutes of reading / May 4, 2013

These photos are from our Business & Beer gathering last week at Tortilla Cantina. As the photos show, we had a less than stellar turnout, with no participation at all from our Meetup group. Unfortunately, after corresponding with the people that run Meetup.com we have come to the conclusion that there is no point in continuing to use them. If anyone were to ask me if we found any value in incorporating Meetup to our group, I would have to say that after the initial payment, you are just throwing your money away. Of course, we have a lot more …

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