A drinking acquaintance of mine is visiting the US West Coast on a bus
tour soon, and would like some suggestions as to good beer bars and
brewpubs to visit. He's a keen and knowledgable drinker of British
cask beer but doesn't know much about US craft brews. He was surprised
to learn there'll be lots of good beer to drink! This is one of those
'if it's Tuesday it must be San Diego' sort of tours so suggestions
shouldn't be too far off the beaten track.

His itinerary is

LA
San Diego
Tijuana (!)
Scottsdale
Flagstaff
Las Vegas
Fresno
SF

All info gratefully received - he's not an internet user so I'll print
off responses and pass them on.

TIA, Paul

--
Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk

OBrien's in San Diego is a must -- it's at the corner of Convoy and
Opportunity, not too far from downtown -- there are about 20 taps which
usually feature west coast craft brews and a few belgians -- the bottled
beer selection is excellent. It's an enjoyable atmosphere with big,
comfortable chairs and good food although a side trip to just about any of
the asian eateries in walking distance is a good idea -- my personal
recommendations would be Pho Convoy (directly across convoy st. -
Vietnamese) or the Dumpling Inn (across Convoy and about 100 yards south
-- Chinese) -- both are places we go regularly. If I only had time to go
to one bar in San Diego to sample West Coast beers, OBrien's would be it
as they usually have most of the world class award winning beers from
Oggi's, Pizza Port, Alesmith, Russian River, Alpine, etc. on draft.


Bill


Paul Sherwin ) wrote:
: A drinking acquaintance of mine is visiting the US West Coast on a bus
: tour soon, and would like some suggestions as to good beer bars and
: brewpubs to visit. He's a keen and knowledgable drinker of British
: cask beer but doesn't know much about US craft brews. He was surprised
: to learn there'll be lots of good beer to drink! This is one of those
: 'if it's Tuesday it must be San Diego' sort of tours so suggestions
: shouldn't be too far off the beaten track.
:
: His itinerary is
:
: LA
: San Diego
: Tijuana (!)
: Scottsdale
: Flagstaff
: Las Vegas
: Fresno
: SF
:
: All info gratefully received - he's not an internet user so I'll print
: off responses and pass them on.
:
: TIA, Paul
:
: --
: Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk

--
Bill

reply to sirwill1 AT same domain as above

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:10:08 +0000, (Paul
Sherwin) wrote:

>A drinking acquaintance of mine is visiting the US West Coast on a bus
>tour soon, and would like some suggestions as to good beer bars and
>brewpubs to visit. He's a keen and knowledgable drinker of British
>cask beer but doesn't know much about US craft brews. He was surprised
>to learn there'll be lots of good beer to drink! This is one of those
>'if it's Tuesday it must be San Diego' sort of tours so suggestions
>shouldn't be too far off the beaten track.
>
>His itinerary is
>
>LA
>San Diego
>Tijuana (!)
>Scottsdale
>Flagstaff
>Las Vegas
>Fresno
>SF
>
>All info gratefully received - he's not an internet user so I'll print
>off responses and pass them on.
>
>TIA, Paul

In Fresno, your best bet is Sequoia Brewing Company on Olive Ave.
From Highway 99, take Olive exit, go east a couple of miles.
http://www.sequoiabrewing.com/

If he is lucky enough to be in San Francisco on October 16, check out the
beer festival on the historic WWII Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien. They
will have beer from every SF brew pub. See
http://www.geocities.com/jeremiahobr...sonthebay.html
If it's not Oct 16 still check it out. The site has addresses of all SF brew
pubs.
Enjoy!


"Paul Sherwin" > wrote in message
...
> A drinking acquaintance of mine is visiting the US West Coast on a bus
> tour soon, and would like some suggestions as to good beer bars and
> brewpubs to visit. He's a keen and knowledgable drinker of British
> cask beer but doesn't know much about US craft brews. He was surprised
> to learn there'll be lots of good beer to drink! This is one of those
> 'if it's Tuesday it must be San Diego' sort of tours so suggestions
> shouldn't be too far off the beaten track.
>
> His itinerary is
>
> LA
> San Diego
> Tijuana (!)
> Scottsdale
> Flagstaff
> Las Vegas
> Fresno
> SF
>
> All info gratefully received - he's not an internet user so I'll print
> off responses and pass them on.
>
> TIA, Paul
>
> --
> Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk

"Paul Sherwin" > wrote in message
...

>A drinking acquaintance of mine is visiting the US West Coast on a bus
> tour soon, and would like some suggestions as to good beer bars and
> brewpubs to visit. He's a keen and knowledgable drinker of British
> cask beer but doesn't know much about US craft brews. He was surprised
> to learn there'll be lots of good beer to drink! This is one of those
> 'if it's Tuesday it must be San Diego' sort of tours so suggestions
> shouldn't be too far off the beaten track.

Well, everything in southern California is at risk of being off the beaten
track, since the track itself is so spread out.

In LA, top destinations are Father's Office and The Library Ale House in
Santa Monica, Lucky Baldwins in Pasadena, Cafe Boogaloo in Hermosa Beach.
All have a pretty extensive American beer selection (ranging from roughly
20-40 taps), and all have very good drinking atmospheres. Lucky Baldwins is
most likely to remind him of home (the proprieter is an expat Brit); the
Library and Father's Office are more modern and semi-trendy feeling.

Oddly enough, there's also a really good beer selection at the Four Points
Sheraton at LAX.

-Steve

"Paul Sherwin" > wrote in message
...

>A drinking acquaintance of mine is visiting the US West Coast on a bus
> tour soon, and would like some suggestions as to good beer bars and
> brewpubs to visit. He's a keen and knowledgable drinker of British
> cask beer but doesn't know much about US craft brews. He was surprised
> to learn there'll be lots of good beer to drink! This is one of those
> 'if it's Tuesday it must be San Diego' sort of tours so suggestions
> shouldn't be too far off the beaten track.

Well, everything in southern California is at risk of being off the beaten
track, since the track itself is so spread out.

In LA, top destinations are Father's Office and The Library Ale House in
Santa Monica, Lucky Baldwins in Pasadena, Cafe Boogaloo in Hermosa Beach.
All have a pretty extensive American beer selection (ranging from roughly
20-40 taps), and all have very good drinking atmospheres. Lucky Baldwins is
most likely to remind him of home (the proprieter is an expat Brit); the
Library and Father's Office are more modern and semi-trendy feeling.

Oddly enough, there's also a really good beer selection at the Four Points
Sheraton at LAX.

-Steve

Steve Jackson ) wrote:
:
: Oddly enough, there's also a really good beer selection at the Four Points
: Sheraton at LAX.
:

Not odd at all -- the SCHBF (Southern California Home Brew Festival) holds
two or three educational events there annually with samplings of numerous
world class beers and lectures / presentations by many leading brewers.
These events focus on combining tastings with education on brewing
technique. I recall hearing that someone at the hotel is connected to or
belongs to one of the larger clubs in the LA area (Maltose Falcons??),
hence the choice of this particular hotel.

--
Bill

reply to sirwill1 AT same domain as above

Steve Jackson ) wrote:
:
: Oddly enough, there's also a really good beer selection at the Four Points
: Sheraton at LAX.
:

Not odd at all -- the SCHBF (Southern California Home Brew Festival) holds
two or three educational events there annually with samplings of numerous
world class beers and lectures / presentations by many leading brewers.
These events focus on combining tastings with education on brewing
technique. I recall hearing that someone at the hotel is connected to or
belongs to one of the larger clubs in the LA area (Maltose Falcons??),
hence the choice of this particular hotel.

--
Bill

reply to sirwill1 AT same domain as above

Steve Jackson ) wrote:
:
: Oddly enough, there's also a really good beer selection at the Four Points
: Sheraton at LAX.
:

Not odd at all -- the SCHBF (Southern California Home Brew Festival) holds
two or three educational events there annually with samplings of numerous
world class beers and lectures / presentations by many leading brewers.
These events focus on combining tastings with education on brewing
technique. I recall hearing that someone at the hotel is connected to or
belongs to one of the larger clubs in the LA area (Maltose Falcons??),
hence the choice of this particular hotel.

--
Bill

reply to sirwill1 AT same domain as above

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:10:08 GMT, (Paul
Sherwin) wrote:

>A drinking acquaintance of mine is visiting the US West Coast on a bus
>tour soon, and would like some suggestions as to good beer bars and
>brewpubs to visit. He's a keen and knowledgable drinker of British
>cask beer but doesn't know much about US craft brews. He was surprised
>to learn there'll be lots of good beer to drink! This is one of those
>'if it's Tuesday it must be San Diego' sort of tours so suggestions
>shouldn't be too far off the beaten track.

Many thanks to all who have responded. I'll pass your suggestions on.
I've also printed out the beerfly top 10s for the cities they cover
(LA, SD, LV, SF).

He owes me a pint now!

Thanks again, Paul
--
Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:10:08 GMT, (Paul
Sherwin) wrote:

>A drinking acquaintance of mine is visiting the US West Coast on a bus
>tour soon, and would like some suggestions as to good beer bars and
>brewpubs to visit. He's a keen and knowledgable drinker of British
>cask beer but doesn't know much about US craft brews. He was surprised
>to learn there'll be lots of good beer to drink! This is one of those
>'if it's Tuesday it must be San Diego' sort of tours so suggestions
>shouldn't be too far off the beaten track.

Many thanks to all who have responded. I'll pass your suggestions on.
I've also printed out the beerfly top 10s for the cities they cover
(LA, SD, LV, SF).

He owes me a pint now!

Thanks again, Paul
--
Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:10:08 GMT, (Paul
Sherwin) wrote:

>A drinking acquaintance of mine is visiting the US West Coast on a bus
>tour soon, and would like some suggestions as to good beer bars and
>brewpubs to visit. He's a keen and knowledgable drinker of British
>cask beer but doesn't know much about US craft brews. He was surprised
>to learn there'll be lots of good beer to drink! This is one of those
>'if it's Tuesday it must be San Diego' sort of tours so suggestions
>shouldn't be too far off the beaten track.

Many thanks to all who have responded. I'll pass your suggestions on.
I've also printed out the beerfly top 10s for the cities they cover
(LA, SD, LV, SF).

He owes me a pint now!

Thanks again, Paul
--
Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk