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Background Owner Roger Bott opened LAB Brewing Company in Agoura Hills, CA in 2015. Roger worked for 14 years at mega-biopharmaceutical company Amgen which creates products that help people with serious illnesses. Roger continues to help people with his oh-so-rejuvenating …
Background 8 Bit Aleworks was the first microbrewery in the West Valley suburb of Avondale. Ryan Whitten and his wife, Krystina, worked closely with the city government to get their business under way. City officials even offered to help them …
If you are heading between Los Angeles and Phoenix, here is a little oasis. La Quinta Brewing Company opened in 2013 and is located just north of I-10. Has a casual tasting area with a few stools and a few picnic …
Background Martin Svab, founder of Phantom Carriage Brewery in Carson, California, was born on Halloween, setting him on the path to a lifelong connection with horror and the macabre. When he decided to start brewing beer professionally, he knew he …
Background Bottle Logic Brewing opened in 2014 by Wes Parker, Steve Napolitano and Brandon Buckner . Wes Parker is the founder and brewmaster of Bottle Logic Brewing. Steve Napolitano is responsible for all of the non-brewing activities at Bottle Logic, but …
Background Noble Ale Works was established in 2009 and started brewing in 2011. After five years in their original location they started a major expansion installing a bigger brewhouse and increasing their production capacity more than twofold. They also announced they …
Background The owner of the highly acclaimed JT Schmid’s restaurant and brewery, Jason Schmid, unexpectedly died of a heart-related ailment at his home in Orange in 2019. Schmid opened the popular Anaheim restaurant, and it quickly blossomed into the go-to …
Background A decade after its opening in an Agoura Hills shopping center helped launch the craft-beer scene in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, Ladyface Ale Companie and its on-site restaurant have a new owner. Pete Lee, a Ladyface patron bought …
Background The Bruery is a microbrewery established in Placentia, California. The brewery was founded by Patrick Rue in 2008. Belgian tradition has been a big influence in the brewery’s brewing methods and the types of beers produced. They specialize in …
Background Barbara and Greg Gerovac, in 2010, re-established the famous Anaheim Beer that disappeared when National Prohibition closed the taps in 1920. In May of 2011, they brewed our first batch of Anaheim 1888®, based on the style of beer …
