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American Craft Beer Week: Hermosa Beach

Abigaile, ACBW, American Craft Beer Week, brewpub, food, gastropub, geek good girl, Hermosa Beach, Photos, pictures, The Rockefeller / 3 minutes of reading

Saturday was day six of American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), and we actually found a gastropub and a brewpub we were unfamiliar with; and in the process were able to come up with 19 American craft brews that we had not tried yet. That in of itself is a pretty noteworthy accomplishment. For day six we visited The Rockefeller and Abigaile, both located in Hermosa Beach, within a couple blocks of each other. The Rockefeller is a gastropub; meaning they serve food and upscale beers brewed by others. I had called ahead of time to see if they offered beer …

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American Craft Beer Week: Spotlighting local brews

American Craft Beer Week, El Segundo, El Segundo Brewing Company, Local brewers, Monkish Brewing, Photos, pictures, Southern California, strand brewing, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading

Day five of American Craft Beer Week found us at three local brewers; Monkish Brewing, El Segundo Brewing Company and Strand Brewing Company. Monkish and Strand are both located in Torrance; I will let you guess what city El Segundo Brewing is in. While we have tried some of the craft brews from each of the brewers, it was at Select Beer Store during their South Bay Tap Takeover; so we had only tried one or two of their brews. We were impressed with all three enough that it was not a problem making a special visit. Monkish Brewing specializes …

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Photos from the Toyota Automobile Museum in Torrance

Family fun, Photos, pictures, TACC, Torrance, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce, Toyota Automobile Museum / 1 minute of reading

As I mentioned yesterday, we recently attended a Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce mixer at the Toyota Automobile Museum. They have an extensive collection of Toyota automobiles; with everything from a 1936 Toyota \”Classic\” Model AA (okay, it is a replica, but very nice) to Formula 1 and Indy style racers, to concept cars. If you are a car fan, you owe it to yourself to check it out. It is the only Toyota Museum outside of Japan. The museum is located at 19600 Van Ness Avenue and tours are available by appointment only. For more information I would suggest …

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American Craft Beer Week: Manhattan Beach

American Craft Beer Week, Brewco, craft beers, food, gastropub, Photos, pictures, Simmzy's, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading

Thursday was day four, or hump day, of American Craft Beer Week. These photos were taken at Brewco and Simmzy\’s; both gastropubs located in Manhattan Beach, CA. While I thought I had planned out where we would end up trying craft brews for each day, I discovered that the brewery I had planned on visiting Thursday was closed, so I had to start looking again. I had heard the name Brewco mentioned a time or two, and they offer flights of craft beers, so we headed over to Manhattan Beach. Brewco was formerly known as Manhattan Beach Brewing Company, but …

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TACC Regional Mixer at the Toyota Automobile Museum

Going Green, Photos, pictures, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, TACC, Torrance, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce, Toyota Automobile Museum / 1 minute of reading

These photos were taken at the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) After Hours Regional Mixer which was held Thursday evening at the Toyota Automobile Museum. Chamber mixers give members of various local Chambers the opportunity to network with other Chamber members that they might not meet under normal circumstances. The theme for this particular mixer was to feature \”Green\” products and services offered by local businesses. This included products and services such as recycling and energy conservation, to the new Miyako Hybrid Hotel. In addition to the networking, we were given the opportunity to walk around the Toyota Automotive …

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American Craft Beer Week: 1321 Taproom and Hudson House

1321 Downtown Taproom, American Craft Beer Week, craft beers, Hudson House, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, restaurants, Torrance / 3 minutes of reading

Day three of the 7th Annual American Craft Beer Week found us at 1321 Downtown Taproom in Torrance and Hudson House in Redondo Beach. It has been a year since my first visit to 1321 Taproom and my first visit to Hudson House. Actually, I never heard of Hudson House prior to yesterday, so this search for different craft beers is definitely introducing me to new places in the South Bay. We started off at 1321 Downtown Taproom because they serve flights and we were not planning on dining. It turns out that was a good plan since they apparently …

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American Craft Beer Week: Redondo Beach

American Craft Beer Week, craft beers, food, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach Brewing Company, Select Beer Store / 2 minutes of reading

The 7th annual American Craft Beer Week continues and we visited two more local craft beer suppliers; Select Beer Store and Redondo Beach Brewing Company, both located in the Riviera Village area of Redondo Beach. While I was readily familiar with Redondo Beach Brewing Company, I only became aware of Select Beer Store last weekend when we visited Strand Brewing Company and the beer-tender, Bonnie, informed us that Strand Brewing would be featured at Select Beer Store as part of American Craft Beer Week. Select Beer advertises that they stock more than 350 bottles and twelve rotating taps of American …

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American Craft Beer Week: Naja\’s Place Redondo Beach

American Craft Beer Week, craft beers, Naja's Place, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading

It is American Craft Beer Week and I have decided to try and find as many American craft beers as possible in the South Bay. I started my search at Naja\’s Place on the International Boardwalk on the Redondo Beach Pier. Tanya has been taken off the Methotrexate that has prevented her from enjoying a nice beer, she is going to be able to join me on this adventure. Since Naja\’s Place has 88 beers on tap, it seemed like the best place to start. Unfortunately, Naja\’s does not offer flights, but the bartender, Kara, was kind enough to provide …

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Mother\’s Day at the Cahuenga Corridor

Cahuenga Corridor, East Cahuenga Alley, Family fun, Hollywood, Photos, pictures, Southern California, street market, Sunday ride / 1 minute of reading

These photos were taken Sunday, Mother\’s Day, at the new Cahuenga Corridor in Hollywood, CA. The Cahuenga Corridor is an open air street market that is held on Sundays on the recently opened East Cahuenga Alley. This was the second week of the street market and it was Mother\’s Day, so I was not surprised that it was not packed; but then again, I was not there very long. The Cahuenga Corridor features street vendors, artisans, food and music. It intersects with the farmer\’s market and the hours overlap, so I am sure as the street market grows it will …

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A Saturday ride around the South Bay

Canon 5D, harley-davidson, Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Photos, pictures, restaurants, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, riding, Southern California, strand brewing, Trump National Golf Club / 2 minutes of reading

I picked up a new Canon 5D Mark II the other day and since I need to get some practice in before I feel comfortable photographing events, like the PV Street Fair coming up in a few weeks, I decided to take a ride around the South Bay with a couple friends and put the camera through some real world experience; the way I plan on using it. We started off by riding around the Palos Verdes Peninsula and ended up at Trump National Golf Club for a beer and a little snack. After spending a little time these we …

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