Foamy, fermented fashion
Waiting to order lunch Tuesday in an Upland pizzeria, I ran into none other but the Dale brothers, proprietors of the Dale Brothers Brewery. I know Curt but hadn't met Andy.
Their Pomona Queen lager and other beers are brewed in Upland, sold at various local restaurants -- and at hip L.A. eateries Pizzeria Mozza and the Hungry Cat -- and served during Second Saturday Art Walks in Pomona.
At lunch, each brew-bro wore a career-appropriate T-shirt. Here's each brother and his shirt's slogan:
Andy: "As a matter of fact, I do smell like a brewery."
Curt: "Buy a man a beer and he'll waste an hour, teach him to brew and he'll waste a lifetime."

A journalist for more than two decades, David Allen has been writing a column for the 

Pomona Queen rocks! I work at one of the Claremont Colleges and we are fortunate enough to get this fine brew at our events. One of the owners I believe is a Pomona College grad. The Press in Claremont is one place that serve PQ. Love it.
[Wonder what it would be like to sip a Pomona Queen brew while reading "Pomona Queen" the novel? -- DA]