Hall of Beers

Venturing into the world of a cassis Belgian lambic is a trip through the mysteries of spontaneous fermentation. While ales and lagers come into this world through the calculated mixture of brewer’s yeast, the lambics are fermented in open air with wild yeasts and bacteria. Lindemans ages their lambics in oak after the […]

Greetings all. I may have been MIA for a bit, but now I am triumphantly back and ready for action.
Most recently, I found myself on vacation in Venice, Italy. While I was meandering the city’s labyrinth of alleys, i found myself at “Flaschetteria Toscana” enjoying this beer.
The G. Meabrea E Figli is a […]

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 […]

As a seafaring soul I find myself perhaps more prone to antics on the open water. Well, I might not actually be out at sea, although once I got stranded on a sailboat in the middle of a pond, but that is a different story. However, much like my fellow nautical namesakes’ passion […]

Well, tonight some members of the fleet got together to welcome the newest member to our ranks: Brigadier Bock (pictured on the far left). In typical “Hall of Beers” fashion we didn’t just go drinking, but donned fake moustaches before unleashing ourselves on some of my local bars, including my favorite haunt, “The Snake Pit.”
He […]

The other night, I found myself drinking at “Third Stop”, a slightly chi-chi restaurant with a quasi-bar on the border of Beverly Hills. Now this watering hole cannot be called a full-fledged bar because you can’t actually get a drink at the bar. One is free to place a beverage request after […]

The name may be a mouthful, but the taste of this beer matches its moniker in complexity. It is served in a specialty Belgian beer glass, and an initial olfactory inspection reveals a strong smell of wheat. This brew goes down smooth and leaves you with a light after-taste. The “Pranqster” hails […]

Today, after a long day at work and a nice stint at the gym (made more tolerable due to the “Back to the Future” that happened to be playing) I found myself at the “Library Alehouse” in Santa Monica. I figured that a dinner of beer was the perfect way to reward my body […]

Well, today we got together, picked up a bevy of quality brews, and got to work building this site. There is much work to be done, and we will continually be working to make it a better site. So grab a drink, peruse away, and be sure to come back later!