Pliny the Younger, Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, Ballast Point Indra Kunindra Stout. The revival of the recently closed Blue Palms Brewhouse and its beloved truffle burger. All under one roof. That was Sunday’s ColLAboration Winterfest, an epic mobile beer garden — by the great minds behind beer-serious bars like Verdugo Bar, 38 Degrees, Tony’s…
Beer geeks, if you missed your chance at the uber rare and delicious Pliny the Younger*, not to worry. The Winter ColLAboration craft beer event this Sunday will be featuring the hard-to-get Russian River brew! So if you haven’t bought your tickets yet, you better get right on that; or try to win a ticket…
Every year beer geeks go insane for Russian River’s Pliny the Younger Triple IPA. So much so that labyrinthine lines form around the blocks of the very few bars that are lucky enough to get a hold of the allotted five gallons of the beer. Yes, Pliny the Younger is only available for purchase at…
Saturday, January 28 Devil’s Drive-In: Sixteen Candles Jake Ryan! This was the movie that the teenage me wished happen in real life: Where your high school crush actually likes you back. Le sigh. Since this drive-in is happily BYOB, relive your teen years by toting wine coolers, heh. Or bring the good stuff and make…
Friday, January 20 Agent Provocateur Semi Annual Sale Hey, ladies, looking for something uber sexy to throw on…and then off this Valentine’s Day? Sexxy lingerie store Agent Provocateur is having its semi annual sale now through Sunday. Score lingerie (pronounced ling-eree), panties, bras and other underthings for 30-75% off. Thru January 22. Agent Provocateur, 7961…
Thursday, January 12 Bushmills Irish Whiskey Tasting at Neat Dance a jig into your weekend with an Irish whiskey tasting followed by live Irish music. Whiskey Master Ed Adams will guide a tasting of the entire Bushmills line at Neat in Glendale. Afterward at 8:30p, the Irish band hits the stage. RSVP to info@theneatbar.com for…
Update 1/11/12: Blue Palms got a 2-3-week reprieve! Discussing long-term solution with landlord right now. L.A. beer lovers, Blue Palms Brewhouse in Hollywood needs your help. With the closing of Music Box and the venue’s landlord losing their lease, everyone’s favorite beer bar is in danger. On Blue Palms Brewhouse Facebook page: To all our…
L.A.’s newest brewery, Golden Road Brewing in Atwater Village, has launched its very own brewpub for your drinking and eating convenience. Here you can enjoy GR brews the best way possible, paired with food. That’s right, The Pub at Golden Road features vegan and non-vegan bites, salads, sandwiches and entrees meant to be paired with…
2011 was a great year for drinking in L.A. with a slew of new insta-fave bars popping up, bartenders reconceptualizing bar programs and craft beer thankfully becoming even more accessible. I managed to narrow down my favorite drinking moments to the top 10. Here it is in descending order. Guess what No. 1 is? 10….
Don’t want to worry about keeping track of your bar tab for New Year’s Eve? NYE celebrations featuring open bars is definitely the way to go. And then you won’t have to remember to close out your check at the end of the night! Fortunately there’s a nice selection of parties going off this Saturday,…
