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Business & Beer returns to El Segundo Brewing Co

El Segundo, El Segundo Brewing Company, ESBC, Local brewers, Meetup, microbrewery, networking event, Photos, pictures, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / March 29, 2013

These photos are from our Business & Beer meetup last night at El Segundo Brewing Company (ESBC), a microbrewery in downtown El Segundo that specializes in great ales. We had a nice turnout of 10, which is pretty good considering that ESBC is the most northern location we visit. Unfortunately, our use of Meetup.com did nothing to strengthen our numbers this time around; but we will give them a try for another month. If you know of or own a gastropub in the South Bay area that we have not visited and you feel would be a great location for …

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1st Annual Froth Awards: No green beer allowed

Easy Reader, El Segundo Brewing Company, Froth Awards, Hermosa Beach, Local brewers, Local business, microbrewery, Monkish Brewing, Photos, pictures, Saint Rocke, Smog City Brewing, Southern California, St Patricks Day, strand brewing, The Brewery at Abigaile / 2 minutes of reading / March 17, 2013

Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than to enjoy some of the best beers brewed in the South Bay at the Easy Reader 1st Annual Froth Awards held at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach. They called it the Froth Awards, but I do not think it was as much a competition as an award of recognition to the rising stars of brewing in the South Bay. The day consisted of live music to accompany the food and beer pairings that were provided. The winners were those that attended; we got some great beer, food and music. …

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Strand Brewing Company Bottle Release Weekend

Local brewers, microbrewery, Photos, pictures, Southern California, strand brewing, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / March 16, 2013

It seems like there is a lot of action in the beer world around here lately and today was no exception. Strand Brewing Company, a microbrewery out of Torrance that my regular readers have undoubtedly heard me mention on numerous occasions, has graduated to the next step in the ranks of professional brewers; they are now bottling some of their beers. These photos were taken at their tasting room on Saturday afternoon as the first bottles became available. Their first round of 16.9 oz bottled beers consists of their Beach House Amber, 24th Street Pale Ale, Atticus IPA and their …

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The Dudes’ Brewing Kickoff Weekend

Hermosa Beach, Hot's Kitchen, Local brewers, Local business, microbrewery, Naja's Place, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Southern California, The Dudes' Brewing / 2 minutes of reading / March 16, 2013

This weekend, the South Bay welcomed the latest microbrewery to the Southern California beer brewing scene, The Dudes’ Brewing Company which is located in Torrance, CA. Unlike most microbreweries, The Dudes’ does not currently have a tasting room, but rather have decided to break onto the scene by selling kegs to bars and restaurants, and will begin canning and distributing sometime in June of this year. There is talk of opening a tasting room in 2014 after they have their operation running exactly how they want. The Dudes’ are having four kickoff parties this weekend, beginning at Hot’s Kitchen in …

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Saint Rocke to host 1st Annual Froth Awards

brewpub, Easy Reader, Froth Awards, gastropub, Hermosa Beach, Local brewers, Local business, microbrewery, St Patricks Day / 2 minutes of reading / March 11, 2013

The Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach will host the 1st Annual Froth Awards, The Easy Reader Beer Experience and Gastropub Challenge, on March 17, 2013 and this is going to be a blast. The Froth Awards will feature the who’s who of the South Bay’s microbreweries, brewpubs and gastropubs who will put together five food and craft beer pairings. If you are a regular reader of GotBaddog.com, the names of the participants should be very familiar to you. The microbreweries participating include, Strand Brewing Company, Monkish Brewing and Smog City from Torrance and El Segundo Brewing Company from El Segundo. …

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Monkish Brewing Co celebrates one year

Local brewers, Local business, microbrewery, Monkish Brewing, Photos, pictures, Select Beer Store, Southern California, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / March 11, 2013

This weekend marked one year that our friends at Monkish Brewing Company in Torrance have been in business, brewing Belgian style beers. A microbrewery that started off with 9 beers (from what I read), Monkish Brewing has now done 17 different beers, with the latest being a collaboration with Select Beer Store owner, Wes; who was Monkish Brewing’s first account and is a home brewer. The beer is called Select Monk 1, and is a variation of Wes’ recipe; an abbey-style ale with oats, wheat and barley. It is pretty tasty, if you like Crux or Oblate, you will enjoy …

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A visit to Craft Brewing Co and Claremont Craft Ales

2010 Limited, Claremont, craft beer, harley-davidson, Lake Elsinore, Local brewers, microbrewery, Photos, pictures, riding, Southern California, Temecula / 2 minutes of reading / March 3, 2013

I am usually the one trying to get someone to go for a bike ride and coming up with the destinations, so when my friend Phil asked me if I wanted to join him for a ride out to Chino I said yes and searched Google for a microbrewery in the area. When I woke up Saturday, I knew it was going to be a great day for a ride as it was already 70 at 9:00 AM. Since the person Phil wanted to visit in Chino was not home yet, we decided to visit some mutual friends in Lake …

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El Segundo Brewing Bottle Release Party

El Segundo, El Segundo Brewing Company, ESBC, Local brewers, microbrewery, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Standard Crude American Imperial Stout, White Dog IPA / 2 minutes of reading / February 1, 2013

These photos are from the El Segundo Brewing Company (ESBC) Bottle Release Party which was held Friday night, February 1. The Bottle Release Party was to celebrate the two brews they are now providing in 22oz bottles, their ever popular White Dog Wheat IPA and their new Stand Crude Imperial Stout. A Facebook status update that went out a couple hours before the event started stated that it would be their “biggest shindig yet;” I don’t think they knew just how big of a shindig this was going to be. They opened at 5:00 and when we arrived around 5:30 …

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Simi, Smell Me, Taste Me Sunday

Agoura Hills, brewpub, Enegren Brewing Co, geek good girl, Lab Brewing Co, Local brewers, microbrewery, Moorpark, Photos, pictures, restaurant review, Southern California, Tanya / 3 minutes of reading / January 28, 2013

These photos were taken Sunday at Enegren Brewing Company in Moorpark, CA and Lab Brewing Company in Agoura Hills, CA. A few days ago I was at El Segundo Brewing Company and was introduced to Joe Nascenzi, one of the owners of Enegren Brewing Co., a microbrewery in Moorpark, CA. After talking with him for a while, and hearing what kind of beers they were brewing over there, I knew that I had to head out there with Tanya. While I am a definite hophead, Tanya is more into saisons, porters and stouts. When Joe told me about their oatmeal …

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Ballast Point Tap Takeover at Brewco, Manhattan Beach

Ballast Point, Brewco, craft beers, Local business, Manhattan Beach, microbrewery, Photos, pictures, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / December 4, 2012

These photos were taken last night, December 3, 2012 at the Ballast Point Tap Takeover which was held at Brewco, Manhattan Beach. Ballast Point Brewing is a micro brewery located in San Diego, CA. Brewco is a gastropub that offers about 25 different bottled beers along with 30 beers on tap. Last night, for the tap takeover, Ballast Point provided eight of their beers on tap. The beers they brought were Longfin Lager, Calico Amber, Sculpin IPA, Schooner APA, Barrel Aged Piper Down Ale, Thai Chili Wahoo Wheat, 2011 Aged Victory at Sea and Sextant Stout (nitro). Anyone that purchased …

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