Beauties, Burly & Beer for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles at Angel City Brewery

It's time to get tipsy on glamour for a good cause!  

Saturday November 14, 2015 at 7:30 pm Angel City Brewery is hosting Beauties,Burly, & Beer, a Burlesque fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles produced by Workin’ The Tease!

This one night only Burlesque Show will star some of the biggest names in the Los Angeles burlesque world including:

• Dixie Mae Rebel, The Dollface Dames

• Katie Johnson, Vaud & Villains

• Kirby La Brea, King of Hollywood Burlesque

• Kitty Kat DeMille, Workin' The Tease

• Pinup Julia, Pin-Ups on Tour

• Siren Noire, Hart Pulse Dance Company

• Sin Fisted, Sultry Sweet Burlesque & Variety Show

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles provides care to over 150,000 women, men, and teens at year at their 20 health centers throughout L.A.  Over 93% of the work they do is preventative, including life-saving cancer screenings, birth control, STD testing and treatment, breast health services and health information and counseling.  Their education and community outreach programs reach 50,000 women, men, and teens in Los Angeles County each year.  

The burlesque empire Workin’ The Tease, which was founded by Miss Pinup Julia & Miss Kitty Kat DeMille, has been featured on the Huffington Post, Wifey.tv, and Buzzfeed.  Their Internet Burlesque channel, featuring all things Beautiful, Body Positive, & Burly, has produced over a 150 videos with a combined total of 500,000 views on YouTube & Facebook.  

Tickets are $40 for Admission to the Fun (General Admission) and $65 for the Best View (VIP ) and are available at:
http:/bbb4pp.brownpapertickets.com

BB&B guarantees to be a good time for a great cause!

Beer, Bratwurst & Piece of Mind with the 2nd Annual Vegan Oktoberfest

A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it’s better to be thoroughly sure.”

-Czech proverb

Beer and Bratwurst served with a side order of piece of mind.  Prost to that!

Coming back for a second year, Vegan Oktoberfest is a traditional Oktoberfest celebration featuring great vegan Bavarian food, live Oompah and dance music, and refreshing and delicious beer!  Held October 3rd and 4th at LA Center Studios, the event will feature over 30 food vendors, 50 different beers, and Full Size steins.  So there's no reason to wait to grab your tixs; especially because they won't be sold at the door!

Talk about a selection of suds to Prost to!  The Vegan Oktoberfest’s choices include Edible Skinny favorites Angel City Brewery and Lagunitas Brewing Company, along with other hoppy brands such as Ritual Brewing Co., Bison Organic Beer, Coronado Brewing Company, Drakes Brewing Company, Knee Deep Brewing Co., SolarC Beer Co., Einstök Brewery, Ace premium Ciders, Eel River Brewing Company, Modern Times Beer, Venice Duck Brewery, The Dudes’ Brewing Company, Bootlegger’s Brewery, Bell’s, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Craft Beer Kings, Bravery Brewing, and Reverand Nat’s Hard Cider.

Looking to eat all things Oktoberfest with a clean conscious?  This is LA.... ;-) The Vegan Oktoberfest offers over 30 food vendors that are both delicious and kind to our furry friends.  The spectacularly amazing Sage Organic Vegan Bistro and Kind Kreme will be featuring German style soft pretzels, their famous cauliflower hot wings, and delicious vegan ice cream!  If you haven’t experienced any of these fantastic dishes this is your opportunity to have your mind blown!!!   

Other yummy vendors include The Green Truck, Dogtown Dogs, Southern Fried Vegan, Urban Pie, Shugah Mama, and Califia Farms! 

Vegan Oktoberfest is produced by Red Pill Productions LLC, a company founded by Los Angeles animal rights attorneys David Edward Burke and Jill Ryther.  Vegan Oktoberfest will also benefit a good cause, with a portion of the proceeds going to Expand Animal Rights Now, an organization dedicated to using the legal system to help animals.

VIP Admission ($55) allows for five hours of drinking, from 12:00pm to 5:00pm, and includes complimentary 14oz stein and unlimited beer (unlimited sample pours and 3 full 14oz pours)!  General Admission ($45) allows for four hours of drinking from 1:00pm to 5:00pm along with the aforementioned complimentary 14oz stein and unlimited beer (unlimited sample pours and 3 full 14oz pours)!  Tickets are available at:
http://www.veganoktoberfest.com/buy-tickets/

Here’s to life being delicious, celebrating furry friends, and Prost-ing on!

California Beer Festival: The State's Finest Brews Pour in San Dimas This Weekend

By Kelly Grace Thomas

On the first (unofficial) weekend of fall, what is better than enjoying a full-flavored craft beer with those you love? Enjoying 85! Or at least not having to choose just one:)  This weekend, beer lovers can taste bold IPAs, subtle Saisons and many more of the finest brews the Golden State has to offer at the California Beer Festival. Held lakeside at the beautiful Frank G. Bonelli Park in San Dimas on September 12-13, the two-day, multi-themed festival has a little something for everyone.

While providing a safe and fun atmosphere, the California Beer Festival aims toward the education and appreciation of various craft and microbrews. As California’s largest traveling beer event, Saturday’s “Craft Beer Heaven” offers 85 ice-cold craft beers and ciders from local and state-wide breweries such as: Alosta Brewing Co., Angel City Brewery, Fireman’s Brew, Elysian Brewing, Karl Strauss, Wicks Brewing, Ballast Point, Lagunitas and many more. Besides its offering of outstanding pours, Saturday will also feature live performances from popular local bands, games such as bikini bocce ball and delicious food options such as garlic fries, sliders and tacos. All individuals must be 21 years of age or older with a valid ID to enter the California Beer Festival on Saturday. Tickets include either VIP or general admission and come with a souvenir tasting cup.

Sunday aims for more family-focused fun at the California Beer Festival. Appropriately named “Hamburgers and Hops” Sunday is a picnic style day for all ages to enjoy. At this outdoor event, attendees are invited to pull up blankets, umbrellas and chairs as they enjoy juicy hamburgers and top tapping performances from a dynamic musical lineup including Foreverland, a nationally renowned 14-piece Michael Jackson tribute band. Sunday families can either purchase general admission tickets or receive a souvenir cup for up to four craft beer samplings. Food and additional beer will be available for purchase.

So whether you want sunshine and a few sips, or a passport tour of California’s finest, the California Beer Festival offers the perfect opportunity to pamper the palette and and soak in the outdoors. Edible Skinny will be there, making life more delicious. Will you?

Purchase tickets at http://californiabeerfestival.com.

Edible Skinny Does Angel City's Avocado Fest!!!

Edible Skinny was at Angel City's Avocado Festival yesterday and boy did we have a blast!!!  The creamy beer was perfect for beer lovers (Read: Kelly) and non-beer lovers (Read: Me)!  We documented our fabulous time there!  Enjoy!!!

The 3rd Annual Avocado Festival at Angel City Brewery This Sunday August 9th

Green, gold and glorious – all hail the avocado!  And to celebrate this noble fruit in style Angel City Brewery created its Avocado Ale!  And to mark this occasion Angel City Brewery will be having its 3rd Annual Avocado Festival on this Sunday August 9, 12-8 pm.

“Avocado Ale and Avocado Fest have come to be a summer staple for us,” said Angel City’s Melissa Corbin.  “Avocado is the state fruit and a California commodity – and frankly one of our favorite foods.  Using it as the base of a beer recipe seemed like a natural idea.  The resulting ale is delicious and we have a great time both making it and celebrating it.”

Beyond the beer, Angel City has a full lineup of events for the day, including: 

▪        Avocado Ale food pairings by The Surfer Taco, Brewwings, Si Paletas & The Green Truck

▪        Brewer-led tours with a focus on the Avocado Ale brewing process

▪        Live chalk art

▪        Specialty flight bars

▪        Avocado Bazaar presented by Raven Gypsies

▪        Avocado Amusements, including avocado corn hole and an avocado hunt

▪        Avocado photo booth

▪        Gallery exhibit by PJ Andrews

▪        Live music in their beer hall by the likes of Michelle E. Buzz, Team Vendetta, Angeles Flight, Fungame, Seaghouls, Denmantau, The Bloodhounds

The 21+ event, which runs from 12-8pm, will benefit Food Forward, a local non-profit whose mission is to rescue fresh, local produce that would otherwise go to waste, and provide it to people in need, while inspiring others to do the same.  $1 from every pint of Avocado Ale sold at the event between 12-8pm will be tallied up by their handy cash register and donated to Food Forward.

Here's to life being delicious and full of avocados!

Let the Beer Pairing Begin at PPLA’s Food Fare 2015!

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles invites food and brew lovers to savor both at The Beer Chicks’ beer garden at the 36^th annual PPLA Food Fare at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica.   Almost a dozen local Cali craft breweries will be presenting their best beer samplings alongside various gourmet noshes from over 100 top Los Angeles Restaurants all in the name of benefiting the awesome organization Planned Parenthood!!!

PPLA’s health care and education services, including life-saving cancer screenings, birth control, and STD testing last year provided over 270,000 patient visits throughout Los Angeles County.  Boom!

And for a worthy cause, the Beer Chicks have done good on the selection: Food Fare attendees and craft brew enthusiasts will have the opportunity to sample from breweries including Angel City Brewery, Craftsman Brewing Company, Fireman’s Brew, Golden Road Brewing, Ladyface Ale Companie, Modern Times Beer, Omission, Smog City Brewing Company, Strand Brewing Company, Venice Duck Brewery and Wolf Creek Brewery. 

And there will be no shortage of bites to pair the beer bubbles with: Café Rockenwagner will be bringing Pretzel Bread, Blue Plate Oysterette will offer their popular Lobster Rolls, Wilshire Restaurant is serving Ceviche, and Border Grill’s Agua Chile.  The permutations are endless with amount of food bites being offered!  

So put on that pretty dress and your pearls and get to drinking beer and pretzels (remember, it's for charity!).   Pre-sale closes Tuesday March 3 at 5pm!   

Tickets are available in advance for $150 for the daytime session (11:00AM – 2:00PM) and $250 for the evening session (6:30PM – 9:30PM).  At the door, tickets will be $175 for the daytime session and $275 for the evening session. 

Tickets are available for PPLA Food Fare 2015 at www.pplafoodfare.com

 or by calling (213) 284-3300. 

Spread the Warmth Gift Idea #4 – Try Something Brew

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This December: Try Something Brew

By Kelly Grace Thomas

Benjamin Franklin once said, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." And thanks to LA Beer Hop, now we can be both hoppy and safe. 

These days Angelinos of all ages and neighborhoods are flocking toward the city’s breweries and their delicious craft beer. However, as beer lovers know, the biggest downfall to enjoying a cold one or three is often the worry of how to get home. While LA has some of the most well-respected labels in the country, with breweries like Angel City, Golden Road, Smog City and Monkish, the drive (plus traffic) from point A to point B is enough to keep beer lovers from venturing outside of their designation driving zone.

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LA Beer Hop tours provide brewery tours of Los Angeles, Orange County and Long Beach, exploring locations all over greater LA. Each tour includes three destinations, with guided beer tours and tasting, as well as private and public transportation. And for those wanting to know a little more, at least one destination has a walkthrough tour where beer lovers can dive into the art of the craft.

LA Beer Hop tours offer three tour choices 1) South Bay which includes Monkish Brewing, Strand Brewing Co, El Segundo Brewing, Smog City Brewing, Beachwood Brewing and BBQ or Timeless Pints.  2) East LA which includes Eagle Rock Brewery, Golden Road Brewery, Angel City Brewery or Sunset Beer Company.  3) Long Beach which includes Beachwood Brewing, Timeless Pints, San Pedro Brewing and other locations.

LA Beer Hop public tours are 4-5 hours long and run from $65 Friday, Saturday or Sunday to $50 Monday through Thursday with a flight of beer is included at each location. Just buy a ticket online and they LA Beer Hop will pick you up at a designated metro station. Private tours are also provided to groups of 6 or more. Private tours run around the same duration, but will pick you up wherever you like. For more information or to book a tour visit labeerhop.com or call 323-928-2113.

Don't let distance get between you and your brew. Try LA Beer Hop, to sip cerveza in style for a stress free, brewery experience. 

Afterlife: Saturday (w/ Me!) and Sunday @ Angel City Brewery

 

Edible Skinny Editor Kat Thomas (that’s me!) will be at reading tarot cards at AFTERLIFE at Angel City Brewery on Saturday.  Produced by cARTel: AFTERLIFE is a two-day live immersive game experience that leads an audience through installations, performances and challenges that asks “Where Do You Go When You’re Gone?"  Also, it's a party!

AFTERLIFE is a participatory, immersive event (Once you've purchased your ticket, you’re asked to upload a picture of what you’d like to see flash before your eyes before you pass through to the Afterlife).  There will be challenges, and things for you to see, touch, smell, hear, and do.  The average experience will last 45 minutes, and you can stay in the party (where I’ll be reading cards!) for as long as you like afterwards. 

cARTel is stands for Collaborative Arts LA, they’re a multimedia production company creating accessible and immersive events to champion the development of exceptional artists.  The do crazy fun events like BROKECHELLA, the No BudgetFilm Festival, and Art | Party | Playground (to name a few!).

Tickets are $15 presale. $20 at the door.  So wear comfortable shoes, come prepared, and get ready to finally find out where you go after you’re gone!