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In the Tap Lines for July 2013

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And the Search Party is back from sabbatical or hiatus or whatever you call it when someone leaves the room while the party is still going on.  Now I am refreshed and ready to tackle a full month of beer in Los Angeles. I will also have extra beer reviews of three beers from Monday Night Brewing in Atlanta, Georgia.  Starting with their Ginger Wit by the name of Fu Man Brew.

~ e-visits to three breweries from America’s Heartland in honor of the 4th of July
~ video reviews tackles a “should have been June” review beer from Mother Earth plus more beer reviews minus the videos
~ Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world
~ … and Session # 77 will converge bloggers onto a single topic, this month the IPA Boom
~ plus many more posts about new beers, beer products and breweries

Here are two events to get your July started in the Los Angeles craft beer world:
1) July 6-14 Lucky Baldwin’s (all 3 locations) Sweet & Sour Fest
2) July 13 Dry River Brewing at the NELA Art Gallery – Highland Park

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In the Tap Lines for June 2013

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June in Los Angeles is usually the calm before the heat storm that sits upon the valley’s through October. So now is the perfect time to find a summer beer and I can think of one event that might help with that as Beer Belly and BSP team up to showcase the light and crafty beers that will get us through those triple digit days

~ e-visits to three breweries Micro-Maltsters
~ video reviews tackles two IPA’s from San Diego’s Mother Earth plus more beer reviews minus the videos
~ Heads-Up on Los Angeles Beer Events
~ Three suggested beers to buy this month
~ I will tap the Firkin and give my no holds barred opinion on the craft beer world
~ … and Session # 76 will converge bloggers onto a single topic
~ plus many more posts about new beers, beer products and breweries

Here are two events to get your June started in the Los Angeles craft beer world:
1) June 1st Firestone-Walker Invitational
2) June 9th Beer Belly + Beer Search Party event.

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another beer blog to read

I heard about Pints and Panels at the Beer Bloggers Conference in August and knew that I would have to feature them in my monthly beer blog pick.

It is one of the best review sites not only because of the comic format but the reviews are quick and to the point and with each one you get to know what M. likes and why.

I also love this quote on her about page “Beer is like music — it is infinite. That’s what I like about this gig — it’s never done.”

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August’s other Beer Blog

You may have noticed that my video beer reviews are few and far between. Usually topping out at four a month. And you don’t see me in any of them. That is because I am not a big fan of the “white guy in front of a camera with a beer” video.

But, I recently stumbled upon Beer Geek Nation on iTunes and I was impressed. Chris has a great personality and his videos follow three rules that I think are essential to creating a good video.

1. Interesting beers. He is reviewing a wide swath of beers from across the country. He must have some serious beer hook-ups. Six-Point in New York to 21st Amendment in San Francisco and judging by the bottles in the background of some shots there are some excellent beers in the wings.

2. The videos are short. All in the five minute range. You can watch a couple at a time without looking at the watch because the pacing is done well too.

3. He breaks it up with graphics. This is something on my to-do list as well. It really helps fighting that static one shot that can lull viewers to sleep.

So check out his reviews. I think you will learn something