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.
As I mentioned in my first article about The Ditch, I have been photographing the build of HopSaint at the Ditch since June of 2023, so to suggest that I have been observing the behind-the-scenes bureaucratic B.S. that HopSaint has had to put up with these last few months, would definitely be an understatement. It was pretty nice seeing Steve’s, Brian’s, Aaron’s, Christina’s and Dave’s three year dream begin to come into fruition with the room filling up, and beers being poured and consumed.
With that being said, seeing the smiles on their faces, as well as the faces of those in attendance, was the best. I know that when they start actually charging for the beer, the smiles will be even bigger.
One question that has been asked of me numerous times has been, “will this location be dog friendly?” I am happy to report that dogs that have responsible owners are definitely allowed; kids with responsible owners are also welcome.
I cannot post this article until we know no more B.S. will delay the opening, so when you see this, that will be a very good sign. I look forward to seeing you there. Cheers!
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