Well, I am indeed an LA soul now, and I am currently in the process of trekking even further west in search of the ocean. I will soon be taking up residence a stone’s throw from the beach, which will be quite the thing. With the intra-city relocation comes the opportunity to discover a whole new world of watering holes.

If you should find yourself in Venice Beach, you owe it to yourself and your insatiable love of a great burger to stop by “Hinano”, a dive bar steps from the beach. As you inhale one of their delectable burgers, you should wash down the flavor with a “Hinano Tahiti Lager.” Yes, I am breaking rank here, but I also love this beer, so my apologies to the lieutenant.

This light beer is mildly hoppy and has almost no after-taste, which makes it a perfect dinner companion. It has been brewed in French Polynesia since 1955 by “Brasserie de Tahiti.” As I sat enjoying this light beer on a warm summer night by the beach by my new home I quickly, and later drunkenly, learned what many wonders the “West Side” will have to offer me.