Owen has sampled local and microbrews during travels around the world and the U.S. He enjoys beer's renaissance and takes advantage of the many wonderful brews in Southern California and beyond. E-mail him at owen@mybeertooth.com.
Eel River's Raven's Eye Imperial Stout
Eel River Brewing Company, in Northern California's Humboldt County, claims to be the first certified organic brewery in the United States. One usually is skeptical of such claims, first because...
Ken Schmidt/Maui/Stone Porter
Unfortunately, the Ken Schmidt/Maui/Stone Kona Coffee, Macadamia, Coconut Porter is one beer that you probably might not get to taste. A very limited release from Stone Brewing Company's Collaboration series, this...
Inexplicably, beer is not part of the big push for natural and organic foods. Organic beers are hard to find, but hopefully as this trend continues more organic beers will come to market. Wolaver's is a pioneer in...
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale is the eighth in a series of eleven epic ales from Stone Brewing Company. The first was released on February 2, 2002, and each subsequent release is one year and one day...
Bison IPA is an organic India Pale Ale from Bison Brewing. Formed in 1989, Bison Brewing is based in Berkeley, and believes in making good beers with good ingredients- that minimize the environmental pollution generated during beer production. Bison...
Note: This beer was tasted while on vacation in the Poconos (PA) and Binghamton (NY), and is part of my Vacation Beers 2009 series. This beer can be purchased in the Los Angeles Area. Travel and vacations are usually fun...
Note: This beer was tasted while on vacation in the Poconos (PA) and Binghamton (NY), and is part of my Vacation Beers 2009 series. An odd label on a beer certainly attracts attention. Factor in a demented looking pink cat...
Note: This beer was tasted while on vacation in the Poconos (PA) and Binghamton (NY), and is part of my Vacation Beers 2009 series.As a fan of India Pale Ales, that beer type usually attracts my attention first. The...
Note: This beer was tasted while on vacation in the Poconos (PA) and Binghamton (NY), and is part of my Vacation Beers 2009 series.Sometimes a beer can be enjoyable simply because it is, well, simple. Not every beer...
Note: This beer was tasted while on vacation in the Poconos (PA) and Binghamton (NY), and is part of my Vacation Beers 2009 series.When looking for new beers to taste, especially those in a new town or region, it...