Well, it is that time of year again, when I recap my personal experiences of the prior year. Granted, this is about a week earlier than my typical recap and there are pretty good reasons for that; the first being that I really did not do much in 2025, with the second being that the likelihood of my hitting any last minute events are extremely slim.
To say that 2025 did not turn out as I might have hoped would definitely be an understatement. When I look back at my my recap of 2024 I guess I saw it coming, but I honestly did not think it would be so drastic, but here we are. So, here is what I was able to cover over the past year, however slim it may have been. Continue reading
These photos were taken Sunday afternoon at the HopSaint Brewing Company brewpub on 190th Street and at their new taproom, HopSaint at the Ditch, on Del Amo Boulevard where hundreds of the fans gathered to celebrate HopSaint’s 10th anniversary.
The event featured a special menu and live music at the brewpub, with a couple food popups making appearances at the taproom. If you are looking for specific photos, pages one through four were taken at the brewpub, with the balance being taken at The Ditch. Naturally, there was an anniversary beer released. Continue reading
These photos were taken Sunday afternoon, February 16, at HopSaint at the Ditch, in Torrance, where several dozen friends, fans, and family gathered for a Friends and Family preview of HopSaint’s new, soon-to-be-open taproom in the heart of the Beermuda Triangle on Del Amo Brewlevard.
The private event featured lots of HopSaint beer and pizza slices from the PiiZaa (aka @PiiZaaSB) food truck/popup. Continue reading
These photos were taken in the Beermuda Triangle area of Torrance, on almost a weekly basis, beginning in June 2023 and continuing until February 13, 2025, of the newest soon to be open taproom in Torrance; HopSaint at the Ditch.
Nestled along the shores of the scenic Torrance River on Del Amo Brewlevard, HopSaint’s newest taproom is almost ready to begin welcoming their fans to HopSaint at the Ditch; and when I say “almost ready” I mean probably within the next few weeks. Continue reading
January
Yeah, 2024 brought us our first local South Bay brewery closure, this time being Strand Brewing Company. This news was part of a broader reflection on the changes in the craft beer industry as discussed in the 2023 recap. The year would see more closures before it ended. Continue reading
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