Category: California

  • Pliny and the Fig

    Pliny and the Fig

    My craft beer journey began before I knew it, having been introduced to excellent early adopters such as the Boulder Brewing Company and Flying Dog at the tail end of college. Once I found there was life beyond Coors Light, I started reading up on the movement, and soon noted rumors of the best beers…

  • Chasing Doug Through SoCal

    Chasing Doug Through SoCal

    Hunting down the ghost of a man long gone takes dedication–and fortification–and surely this was a man who would appreciate the drinks taken in his honor. The last steps of Donald Douglas (the man responsible for founding Douglas Aircraft Company and the team that created the DC-3) took place in Southern California. He’d spent much…