Alosta Brewing Company opening taproom in downtown La Verne on Saturday


Go east, young brewery.

Alosta Brewing Co. is opening its second taproom today (August 11) in downtown La Verne, just a few miles east of its flagship Covina location, which opened in 2013.

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Storytellers Brewery and Meet House opens in Corona


We’ve known for a while that the spot that was Skyland Ale Works’ original home — 109 N. Maple St., Unit C, Corona — was going to be a new brewery, but were unsure on when it was going to open.

Searching for something else in Google Maps, we discovered that the new brewery — Storytellers Brewery and Meet House — had opened late last month.

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Sandbox Brewing Company opens today in Montclair

We’ve been following the progress — and we use that term loosely — of Montclair’s two planned breweries, and one of them — Sandbox Brewing Company — finally opens today (July 7).

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Thompson Brewing Co. & Eatery to open this month

This is the BEFORE… remember this pic when you come see us! #thompsonbrewingco #grandopeningcomingsoon

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Has it really been two years?

At the time Riverside’s Thompson Brewing Co. closed — back in August 2015 — I noted that the brewery would be closing for “a few months” while it relocated to a much larger space across the street at 9900 Indiana Ave., Suites 6 and 7.

Well, compared to a thousand, 25 is a few.

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Solorio Brewing Company sets opening date…finally

Shout out to Jakprints.com for these AWESOME Solorio Brewing Company coaster!!!

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We’ve been anticipating the opening of Rancho Cucamonga’s Solorio Brewing Company for well over a year now, following their progress via their Instagram account.

Proposed opening dates came and went. Until recently, their Instagram bio still indicated they were planning to open in January 2017.

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Sour Cellars officially opens next week

Offering a truly unique experience for Inland Empire (and likely Southern California) beer drinkers, Sour Cellars officially opens December 30 in Rancho Cucamonga.

You see, every beer produced by the brewery is a barrel-aged sour, plus the brewery specializes in newly isolated wild yeast strains.

Beer geeks, rejoice!

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Cal Poly Pomona celebrating grand opening of brewery restaurant today

Innovation Brew WorksBeer is typically found on college campuses, but apparently never like this.

Cal Poly Pomona has opened what it says is the first-ever brewery-restaurant at a college campus.

Innovation Brew Works will celebrate its grand opening from 4 to 8 p.m. tomorrow (February 20).

Innovation’s café has been open since September, but its brewery has only been brewing since December.

The brewery’s current tap list consists of five house brews — an orange wheat, a porter and red, blond and brown ales — and seven brews from local breweries, including Dale Bros. Brewery, Alosta Brewing Co., Claremont Craft Ales and Ritual Brewing Co.

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