As its name suggests, popular local watering hole Small Bar (4628 Park Boulevard, University Heights) is, well…small. But al fresco relief from a tightly packed but enjoyably raucous interior is … [Read more...] about City shuts down Small Bar patio indefinitely
Beer of the Week: Bitter Brothers Family Tart with Guava
From the Beer Writer: While I can and will eat anything, and have very few food aversions, we all have things we enjoy and those we don’t care for all that much. Personally, I’m not big on olives, … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Bitter Brothers Family Tart with Guava
September Events Sampler Flight
It’s another big month of beer festivals, brewery and bar anniversaries. Though we’ve assembled some of the higher-profile, better bets, there are far too many quality goings-on to get them all into … [Read more...] about September Events Sampler Flight
Stone appoints CEO and promotes Greg Koch to executive chairman
Last year, Stone Brewing CEO Greg Koch, the more outspoken of the two founders of the country's tenth largest craft-brewery, announced the company was embarking on a search for a new chief executive … [Read more...] about Stone appoints CEO and promotes Greg Koch to executive chairman
Beer of the Week: Stone 20th Anniversary Citracado IPA
From the Beer Writer: The writer in me who loves the intricacies of our language, gets an almost unrivaled kick out of wordplay. Applying it in the brewing industry, where hop puns and such run … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Stone 20th Anniversary Citracado IPA
DIY Beer Ice Cream
Every now and then, as if a gift from the gastronomic gods, a package will arrive at my front-door. Sometimes they are foretold of, but more regularly than one might think, they come completely out of … [Read more...] about DIY Beer Ice Cream
Beer of the Week: Toolbox Saison Chene Rustique d’Abricot
From the Beer Writer: It’s hard to believe they’ve been in business nearly two years, but Toolbox Brewing Company (which will celebrate its second anniversary at its Vista tasting room on September 3) … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Toolbox Saison Chene Rustique d’Abricot
Meet Wiseguy Brewing Company
Brett Gent lived in Linda Vista and passed vaunted recreational supply-store, Home Brew Mart, almost daily. On one such day, he finally turned his steering wheel, pulled into the driveway, entered the … [Read more...] about Meet Wiseguy Brewing Company
Beer Touring: Stone Brewing Richmond (plus info on Green Flash’s Virginia Beach debut)
Until this month, the farthest I’d driven to check out locally owned brewery properties was Nickel Beer Company in Julian or Pizza Port’s San Clemente brewpub. But I easily eclipsed the distance to … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Stone Brewing Richmond (plus info on Green Flash’s Virginia Beach debut)
Littles going big bear route with Bear Roots Brewing
When we first met Terry and Page Little, they were installing a nano-brewery into their business, Vista's Home Brew Supply. They weren’t the first to do so (ever heard of a wee operation called Home … [Read more...] about Littles going big bear route with Bear Roots Brewing