One keg at a time at Beachwood BBQ

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
I can’t say exactly when it happened, but at some point beer became like fast food—something consumed, but not necessarily enjoyed; something purchased not for flavor, but for price. Beer—Bud Light, Coors Light—was a drink whose very lack of taste was matched only by the [...]

This week’s LA Times food section turns Japanese and runs a roundup of some of the best Japanese craft beers, namely those of the criminally under-consumed Hitachino brand.
Virtually all of Hitachino’s beers are great (even the ginger beer), but the red rice beer–brewed from the same smooth stuff as sake–is particularly good. Hitachino’s beers should [...]