Specialty of the House archive for January, 2013

Green Flash embarks on Hop Odyssey

Mira Mesa brewery to release six hop-forward beers in 2013

Since moving into their 45,000 square foot digs in Mira Mesa in 2011, the folks at Green Flash Brewing Company ...

Phileas Foggs speaks proper English

Making a long-delayed return to Poway craft beer bar and resto

Last week, I shared news on a special barleywine being brewed by Karl Strauss Brewing Company to celebrate the five ...

This Burro blind, not dumb

The Blind Burro’s got some serious pre-game game

I didn’t sob when The Fleetwood closed its doors. Despite its sleek appeal, it always came across as another style-over-substance ...

Letting the beer outta the box

It’s not too late to get some highly coveted beer at The Lost Abbey

Last year, I wrote about one of the most ambitious beer projects to be undertaken by an American craft brewery—the ...

City Heights' Pupuseria

Few things are more satisfying to eat on a cool evening (or any evening) than this Salvadoran specialty — a great alternative to tacos!

I espied El Salvador Pupuseria on my way back from Tom’s BBQ. Honestly, I don’t know how it had evaded ...