Comments on: LA Times Most Emailed Article http://www.hairofthedogdave.com/2007/08/17/la-times-most-emailed-article/ Los Angeles Beer Blog Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:27:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.hairofthedogdave.com/2007/08/17/la-times-most-emailed-article/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Dave Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:34:32 +0000 http://www.hairofthedogdave.com/2007/08/17/la-times-most-emailed-article/#comment-271 Yeah, the article itself was a bit of a wank. I liked seeing a cover like that on the LA Times, though. While the beer scene in LA hasn't made any huge changes recently, its been building for a while, and it feels nice to be validated by the local media. I think we're really getting to a point where restaurants are realizing there's a lot more than Bud, Miller, Corona & Heineken. There's few things better than a place with an actually beer list. But yeah, as far as beer culture goes, why aren't there more brewpubs in LA? I'm really interested to see how Skyscraper does. They are starting to show up in restaurants and I dig their lager. Can't wait to try the Christmas ale thats coming. Yeah, the article itself was a bit of a wank. I liked seeing a cover like that on the LA Times, though. While the beer scene in LA hasn’t made any huge changes recently, its been building for a while, and it feels nice to be validated by the local media.

I think we’re really getting to a point where restaurants are realizing there’s a lot more than Bud, Miller, Corona & Heineken. There’s few things better than a place with an actually beer list.

But yeah, as far as beer culture goes, why aren’t there more brewpubs in LA? I’m really interested to see how Skyscraper does. They are starting to show up in restaurants and I dig their lager. Can’t wait to try the Christmas ale thats coming.

]]> By: EVAN http://www.hairofthedogdave.com/2007/08/17/la-times-most-emailed-article/comment-page-1/#comment-269 EVAN Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:59:29 +0000 http://www.hairofthedogdave.com/2007/08/17/la-times-most-emailed-article/#comment-269 Although I always appreciate people being turned on to good beer, I generally found this article forced and silly. We all like Craftsman, and yes there are a number of good beer stores and bars around Los Angeles, have been for some time. Is this particularly new or evident of some changing trend? Not really. Having one good brewery in Pasadena no less (Angel City is shitty and Skyscraper is brand new) does not a beer scene make. This seems a case of the LA Times needing a cover story cuz something else fell through. The freelancer didn't even seem like he'd tried some of these beers, all two that he described. Even Charles Perry could have written more expertly about beer culture. Although I always appreciate people being turned on to good beer, I generally found this article forced and silly. We all like Craftsman, and yes there are a number of good beer stores and bars around Los Angeles, have been for some time. Is this particularly new or evident of some changing trend? Not really.

Having one good brewery in Pasadena no less (Angel City is shitty and Skyscraper is brand new) does not a beer scene make. This seems a case of the LA Times needing a cover story cuz something else fell through. The freelancer didn’t even seem like he’d tried some of these beers, all two that he described. Even Charles Perry could have written more expertly about beer culture.

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