The Experience: Smog City Brewing – Steelcraft (Long Beach, CA)

Beerface McGilicutty here, and I have a special piece here for you. I was lucky enough to have the pleasure of enjoying the wonderful beer from Smog City Brewing Company, along with some awesome food over at Steelcraft in Long Beach with The Episodic Eater. I will leave the food to The Episodic Eater though. […]

January 2017 Beer Review – Winter Brews

I hope everyone’s holidays went as well as they could have with a drink in hand, and good food on your plate. If that drink did not live up to expectation, do not worry, I have some more recommendations for you that are sure to not disappoint. I have had some outstanding beer lately, so […]

December 2016 Beer Review: The Best Beers for Cold Weather

Beerface McGilicutty here! I was gone for a while on a bit of an odyssey. I’ve taken some time away to race tiger sharks in the water, wrestle bears, have boxing matches with kangaroos, and play tug-of-war with lions. But, I’m back and it’s BEER TIME!     This fall-winter season has been stellar to […]

BAM Fest 2015 – Beer, Art, & Music Festival (Santa Monica, CA)

Happy weekend!  In a minute, I’m going to be passing off the mic to Beerface McGillicutty and his thoughts plus favorite beer picks for the Beer, Art & Music Festival.  But first, I wanted to mention how awesome our time was here!  I captured some of it in our Snapchat video below, and I’m so […]

California Beer Festival (San Dimas, CA)

Hello everyone, Diane here!  As many of you know, for almost two years now I have been sharing many of my food adventures on The Episodic Eater and for even longer on Vintage Zest.  Since then, I have been lucky enough to be invited to restaurant openings, food festivals, and events featuring wine or beer. […]

OC Brew Ha Ha (Orange County, CA)

I was happy to be invited to the 5th Annual OC Brew Ha Ha held at Irvine Lake.  I was not sure what to expect, but I ended up having a complete blast!  I was sad to miss the Brew Hee Haw at the OC fair earlier this summer, but I sent my trusty correspondent to […]