Here's a fact that shouldn't surprise anyone: Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed drink. So?when you're cracking open a cold one, you're actually joining brew lovers throughout the ages to enjoy life the right way. Three cheers to beer, the best way to commune with friends, family and once-and-future frenemies. ?

Here are some of L.A. Weekly's stories about Southern California beer.

This Year, L.A. Beer Week Kickoff Fest Is Pairing Food and Beer Like Never Before


L.A. Beer Week is returning for its ninth year in June, and the 60-member-strong L.A. County Brewers Guild is using its signature festival kickoff event to prove that beer, not wine, is the food-pairing beverage for our generation.

Read the full L.A. Weekly article here.Your Day Drinking Guide to DTLA Breweries


Get yourself to DTLA's craft brewing mecca and enjoy these walking-distance breweries, from Little Tokyo to the Arts District to the Historic Core. We've planned out all the stops ? all you have to do is show up.

Read the full L.A. Weekly article here.Best Gifts for Craft Beer Lovers


Here are four L.A. Brewers Guildapproved craft beer gifts that will help them drink local all year long.

Read the full L.A. Weekly article here. L.A.'s New Brewery Tasting Rooms to Check Out Right Now


L.A. County breweries are opening up at a quick pace these days.But just because a brewhouse has been fired up doesn't mean you can automatically walk in and taste what's coming out of it.

Read the full L.A. Weekly article here.

Buy Tickets to Our Burgers & Beer Event


The L.A. Weekly?event, held Saturday, April 29, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, will have sliders from 25 of L.A.'s best burger joints and brews from 41 of the best breweries in Los Angeles and beyond.

Read the full L.A. Weekly article here.