Brewing Equipment in Pictures

Goals Then and Now: My One Year Anniversary

It has been one year since I started the blog! My first post was about my horrible day waiting in line at Hollingshead Deli in Orange to get Russian River’s Pliny the Younger only to get to the front of the line when the keg got kicked. I then vowed …

Pasadena Beer Day

Twitter Baking Challenge: What would you make with Karl Strauss Off The Rails?

Full of ideas I went to BevMo thinking it would be easy to spot and hurry home with dreams of sugarplums floating in my head. Walking into BevMo I was asked five times if I needed help so I relented and said, “Ok, do you have Karl Stauss Off The …

The Copper Door’s Commitment to Better Beer Bar

I was recently invited to a beer tasting at The Copper Door to try some amazing beers paired with some interesting and unusual appetizers. The event was themed “Belgium and Belgium Inspired Brews” with Joe Corona from the Wine Warehouse. The appetizers were provided by The Crosby, a local restaurant/bar, which were delicious …

Holiday Rumpkin Pumpkin Cookies

In the spirit of the season, I made some pumpkin cookies with Avery Brewing Company’s Rumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale (15.9% ABV, 99 RB). Of course, I had to add more than just chocolate chips because I just can’t help myself which seems to be the perfect frame-of-mind for the indulgent holiday season. …

From Washington to Portland and Back: My Epic Beercation

We started our beercation at a poker tournament at a local casino in Kirkland where I hung on for a few hours but ultimately a bad string of cards took me down. Sean, my fiance, was uncharacteristically knocked-out in the first few minutes of the tournament and promptly went to play …

Spotlight on: Bootleggers Brewery

I recently wrote a long article in California Beer and Pizza online magazine all about Orange County Breweries. In the interest of making the highlights of the article, the brewery spotlights, easier to read and more focused I am going to post the excerpt about each brewery and all the photos. One …

Beer Fridge List Update

After a trip to Total Wine and BevMo, the fridge list had to get updated. After painstakingly going through the beer fridge and adding the new items the list is finally updated in all it’s glory! One of the most rewarding things about having an accurate list is the next …

2nd Annual OC Brew Ha Ha Recap

Saturday, September 10th 2011 started out strange. I woke to the rumble of thunder and then loud crashing noises that turned out to be nickel-sized hail beating my patio cover. Rain, hail, thunder?! These things don’t happen in Orange County! Okay, maybe they do but not very often. Determined not to …