Waves of Grain

Alpine Village home to Old World brews in Torrance

Alpine Village home to Old World brews in Torrance

/ October 11, 2012 5:23 pm

“For many years,” says Otto Radtke, the general manager at Alpine Village, “we were one of the only places in Southern California to buy some of the best old world beers available.”
It may also be the only place in Southern California where Oktober Fest, which continues through October 27, is celebrated to the beat of oompah bands imported from Munich.

A toast to beer in the South Bay

A toast to beer in the South Bay

/ October 11, 2012 4:16 pm

Waves of Grain: the Beer Issue explores the South Bay’s emerging craft beer scene.

Steve Roberts: the South Bay’s palate shifter

Steve Roberts: the South Bay’s palate shifter

/ October 11, 2012 12:59 pm

Steve Roberts goes his own damned way.

Smog City Brewing Co.: new brew on the block in Torrance

Smog City Brewing Co.: new brew on the block in Torrance

/ October 11, 2012 12:52 pm

A new craft beer movement has begun, and husband and wife Laurie and Jonathan Porter arrived just in time.

Sophie’s Place in Redondo Beach: not your typical  gastro pub

Sophie’s Place in Redondo Beach: not your typical gastro pub

/ October 11, 2012 12:02 pm

Sophie’s Place, in the heart of Redondo Beach’s Riviera Village, looks more like a French café than one of the South Bay’s heavy hitting gastro pubs.

Monkish Brew Co.: Belgian by way of Scotland

Monkish Brew Co.: Belgian by way of Scotland

/ October 11, 2012 11:29 am

Monkish Brewing Co. is one of the newest microbreweries in Los Angeles to call the South Bay its home.

Naja’s Place:  the people’s bar in Redondo Beach

Naja’s Place: the people’s bar in Redondo Beach

/ October 11, 2012 11:29 am

In search of Najah, the godmother of good beer, the beloved founder of Naja’s Place.

Bottle Shop R(evolution): the South Bay’s purveyors of brew

Bottle Shop R(evolution): the South Bay’s purveyors of brew

/ October 11, 2012 11:27 am

It was a dark time before the revolution.

Two men and a van: Strand Brewing Co.’s hard-working road to success

Two men and a van: Strand Brewing Co.’s hard-working road to success

/ October 11, 2012 11:00 am

One day early in 2009, Rich Marcello picked up the phone to find his old friend Joel Elliot on the other end.

Select Beer: beer bottle paradise in Redondo Beach

Select Beer: beer bottle paradise in Redondo Beach

/ October 10, 2012 8:58 pm

Wes Jacobs and his wife Heather went on a two week road trip 13 years ago that changed their lives forever.

Roll on Red Car: the Red Car Brewery in Torrance

Roll on Red Car: the Red Car Brewery in Torrance

/ October 10, 2012 8:48 pm

by Ian Rumery
In the early 1900’s up until 1961, the Red Car was real – a electric transit system run by the Pacific Electric Company allowed families to connect with each other, allowed people to share time and interact, and it made it affordable for residents to expand their horizons across three counties.

Empire made of beer: Mike Zislis, the South Bay’s Brew King

Empire made of beer: Mike Zislis, the South Bay’s Brew King

/ October 10, 2012 8:21 pm

Mike Zislis has built an empire.

Mediterraneo: beer enlightenment on Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach

Mediterraneo: beer enlightenment on Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach

/ October 10, 2012 8:08 pm

Matt Husted was an unapologetic wine snob when he arrived as general manager of Mediterraneo in Hermosa Beach nine years ago.

The brew scientist: Brian Brewer from The Brewery at Abigaile

The brew scientist: Brian Brewer from The Brewery at Abigaile

/ October 10, 2012 7:52 pm

Brian Brewer has heard it before.

The Rockefeller: variety over tradition

The Rockefeller: variety over tradition

/ October 10, 2012 7:37 pm

“If you said you wanted strawberry-flavored beer 10 years ago, people would’ve laughed in your face,” said Allen Sanford, the 35-year-old owner of the Rockefeller, a contemporary craft house and gastropub in Hermosa Beach.