Banger Brewing began in a garage for five local homebrewing friends in Las Vegas, Nevada. Immersed in the hobby the longest, Michael “Banger” Beaman has been brewing for almost a decade and is behind the brewery’s name.
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Taste Enligtenment at Green Flash Brewing
Mike and Lisa Hinkley opened Green Flash Brewing Company in 2002 in Carlsbad, California. The brewery moved to the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California in May 2011. Green Flash has a capacity of 45,000 barrels per year. In 2014, they ...
The Observation Room at AleSmith Brewing
AleSmith Brewing Company, founded in 1995, is located in San Diego, California. Specializing in craft ales inspired by European classics, AleSmith has won several national and international awards. Needless to say, it was a “must stop” on our ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Toaster Pastry
Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan founded 21st Amendment Brewery in the South Park neighborhood of San Francisco, CA in 2000. Located just a few blocks from the Giants ballpark, 21st Amendment offers a variety of tasty beers to locals and ...
Return to the Outdoors with Hawthornes Fall Fest Block Party
In May, I wrote about the IPA Block Party hosted by Hawthornes Cafe at the intersection of 11th and Fitzwater Streets in South Philly. The event was a rousing success with people in great spirits drinking an array of fantastically hoppy brews.
Bottles vs Cans: What’s the Beer Deal?
Not long ago an acquaintance of mine, who shall remain anonymous (we’ll call him Beer Snob X), expressed his opinion. He said aluminum cans ruin the taste of beer.
The Ever-Expanding Empire of Ballast Point Brewing
On September 28, 1543, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and his crew sailed into what is now the harbor of San Diego, California, becoming the first Europeans to set food on the west coast of what would become the United States.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch
Known for the manufacture and sale of fine textiles in the 1800s, Manayunk, Pennsylvania is now known for something even more luxurious… beer. Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant is located in the former Krook’s Mill from the early 1800s to 1992.
White Labs, Where Beer is Truly Born
White Labs Inc. Pure Yeast and Fermentation, one of the country’s biggest yeast production companies, has been providing brewers and homebrewers with yeast since the 1980s.
Almanac Comes to Pennsylvania
San Francisco’s Almanac Beer Company, founded in 2010 by Jesse Friedman and Damian Fagan, recently partnered with Bella Vista Beer Distributors to launch distribution in Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania.
