Back in May I was invited out to Golden Road Brewing to cover a taping of Esquire TV’s Brew Dogs, starring James Watt and Martin Dickie. The event was the culmination of a brewing competition between Watt and Dickie, who were paired with a couple local homebrewers, Dana Cordes and Andy Ziskinof the oldest homebrewing club in the country, the Maltose Falcons.

I was given access to tonight’s episode which documents the choosing of brewing teams, Dana Cordes and Martin Dickie versus Andy Ziskin and James Watt as well as how the beers and the “local ingredients” were determined. The final brews were judged by three local celebrities: craft brewer Meg Gill of Golden Road Brewing, chef Sang Yoon of Father’s Office, and beer journalist Sarah Bennett of Beer Paper LA. Also included in tonight’s episode are Watt and Dickie’s choices for LA’s Top 5 Craft Beer Bars and Top 5 Craft Breweries. I could tell you who won the brewing competition but you should really watch Brew Dogs tonight on Esquire TV at 9:00/8:00 Central. There will be a viewing tonight at Golden Road Brewing if you would like to watch it there. Cheers!