Stone Brewery, Modern Times, Belching Beaver and now Rip Current. 30th street in San Diego is fast becoming a hotspot for satellite tasting rooms: Ove...

Instant Beer Review | West Coast Desk: Stone Go To IPA – Stone Brewing Company
Summers a comin’ and it’s time to stock up on session beers for those hot summer days of sweating while sitting. Last year I spent a small...

Green Flash Brewing to distribute in Northern Michigan
Looks like Michigan will be awash in Green Flashes. Press Release: (San Diego, CA) – In February 2014, Green Flash Brewing Co. will be entering...

Notes from the West Coast Desk : San Diego Tap Rooms
For beer enthusiasts thinking of visiting San Diego, you need to check out this piece from thrillist.com: Drink Your Way Through San Diego’s Bes...

Notes From the West Coast Desk : SD Restaurant Week
Today is the start of San Diego Restaurant Week. 201 restaurants give us their best creations. No tickets or passes required. Just go pig out. http://...

Instant Beer Review | West Coast Edition: Rogue Ales Public House – San Francisco
American tourists can be an ugly breed. A feral mix of presumption, suspicion, indecision and muffin tops. I usually avoid all tourist traps, but for ...

Instant Beer Review | West Coast Edition: The Brewhouse, Santa Barbara
Still in Santa Barbara eh? Yep. The good vibes have kept me here a bit longer. Today I realized that this town is the closest thing to Maui on the mai...

Instant Beer Review | West Coast Edition: Santa Barbara Brewing Company
So you’ve made it to Santa Barbara. I have. After a night in LA, exploring the Ventura Beach area and an interesting stop at Neptune̵...

Instant Beer Review | West Coast Edition: Ocean Ave Brewery, Laguna Beach
Traveling up the California coast toward LA I pulled out my trusty iPhone and entered “brewery” into the Google Maps app. Up popped Ocean ...

Instant Beer Review | West Coast Edition: Coronado Brewing Company Taster Set
Coronado Brewing Company sits on Coronado Island, an affluent resort town of 24,000 people about 5 miles from downtown San Diego. Scott Weiland lives ...