The other night on the way back from picking up a friend from the airport, we had a conversation that went a little something like this:
“Well, have you been craving anything after being gone from San Diego for so long?” I asked as we were trying to settle on a dinner destination.
“Well, I could use [...]
It’s a sad day on 30th Street
what’s this?
Bottled Blind Pig!? Looks like it could happen soon! Check out the (subtle, no doubt) news on the Russian River Brewing Co. website!
Hollister the J
Ok, so I can’t get this beer out of my head. Here’s a bit more information on it:
Hollister is a brewpub located in Goleta, CA, which is just outside of Santa Barbara. Looks like they’ve been open for little over a year, although two of the three owners have backgrounds in brewing (at the Santa [...]
American Craft Beer Week, etc.
When I get in a non-blogging rut, I always feel the need to enter back into the arena with gusto. This week promises to be filled with it, so here goes.
I’m back, and here’s why this week is shaping up to be a good one:
1. Today marks the first day of American Craft Beer Week. [...]
the great gourmand vacation week: day 1
Through a series of coincidences, happenstance, and a handful of last minute plans, this week has been dubbed, for lack of a more grandiose term, the Great Gourmand Vacation Week. Ok, so a caveat–in “vacation” week I don’t actually mean I’m taking any time off work, but I do mean actively trying to spend [...]
drive-by blogging: toronado
Well, I might as well follow up my post about the new Liars Club with a post about what will possibly (?) be its central San Diego replacement.
Word on the street has been that Toronado is slated to open a San Diego branch in “early 2008.” Having been there just once, I’m excited. I mean, [...]
to Alpine we will go
I’ve been disappointed at the lack of internet visuals regarding the new Liars Club Alpine location, so went on a little field trip yesterday to take care of that.
We took off during the afternoon, and the drive out the 8 was a breeze. No traffic, and once you get out of San Diego County, 70 [...]
2008 Marketing Meme Prediction: Craft
I spent an 18-hour journey back from Italy yesterday engrossed in what has so far proven to be one of the best reads of 2007: Garrett Oliver’s The Brewmaster’s Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food.
Oliver is the brewmaster and founder of Brooklyn Brewery, a brewery that I hold particulary close to [...]
Why caring about what you eat is not pretentious.
I ended up in somewhat of an accidental argument yesterday with an acquaintance who I both like and respect. He’s a talented home brewer, a devoted beer enthusiast, and I admire and share his passion for craft beer. But when our conversation turned to one of the local breweries yesterday, we started butting heads.
“Oh, [...]