Time to pause 2025 for a bit to look at some statistical beer drinking highlights from my 2024.
564 beers were tasted in total from samplers to large format bottles.
6.29oz less beer was drunk per week – but I made up alcohol ground with more home cocktails in 2024.
High of 203 ounces in a week with a low of 112 ounces.
The average ABV over the year was 6.97%
Best of the week winners were led by Smog City Brewing in Torrance with (4) weekly winners. There were (3) other breweries tied with (2) wins.
I had 56 barrel- aged beers, 82 pilsner or lagers, 11 sour beers and a very paltry 14 beers from Europe. Of course the big style winner was 256 IPAs with 125 of those being West Coast
Below are the breweries with the most tick marks next to their names:
Firestone Walker 52
Stone 20
Smog City 16
El Segundo 15
Santa Monica Brew Works 15
Beachwood 14
Radiant Beer Co. 13
Creature Comforts 10
Highland Park 10
Sierra Nevada 10