Beer Belly
Let’s start with the place with “beer” in the name. They have house made beer & cheese brats with rosemary, Tillamook Cheddar, pickled cabbage and comes with housemade beer onion mustard, fries. Also serving up beer & chipotle braised short ribs that comes with a cheddar puff pastry and roasted short rib jus. 532 S Western Ave., Los Angeles, 90020; 213.387.2337
Biergarten
Scarf down beer battered fish & chips deep fried and served with smashed peas, fries, and side of fried caper tarter sauce. (Hit the gym after that one). Or go for the Drunken Chicken, which is over roasted beer can chicken. Served with pickled daikon and a house salad. It’s the lighter option? 206 N Western Ave., Los Angeles, 90004; 323.466.4860
Blue Palms Brewery
Another round of fish & chips made from beer battered tilapia served with dill tarter, malt vinegar, and fries? Or you can go with the beef short ribs that are porter beer braised with mashed potatoes and vegetables or the beer steamers with mussels, clams, beer, shallots, rosemary, and toast points. 6124 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028; 323.464.2337
Haven Gastropub
Striaght forward here. Order up the pretzel with sea salt, beer mustard, bacon-fontina cheese sauce. It’s a meal in itself and, hey, wash it down with, you guessed it, a beer! 42 S De Lacey Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105; 626.768.9555
Golden State
On the sweeter side, grab a beer float with Old Rasputin beer and one scoop of brown bread ice cream. It’s a meal in itself! 426 N Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, 90036; 323.782.8331
Fusion Burgers
Grab one of their juicey burger and get it a side of their beer battered onion rings. 5933 York Blvd., Los Angeles, 90042; 323.257.8705
Gus’s Barbeque
Love BBQ? Head here for their Beer Braised Texas Brisket. It’s smoked up to 16 hours, which makes it insanely tender. Get it in the “Ribs and Two Meat Combo.” 808 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pasadena, 91030; 626.799.3251
Congregational Ale House
Get the fresh baked pub pretzel with Chimay cheese & beer fondue. That will warm up your belly for the main course of beer steamed bratwurst with bell peppers, onions, and beer mustard. Or, try the pork & goat cheese sausage with grilled onions, sweet peppers, and beer mustard. 300 S Raymond Ave., Pasadena, 91105; 626.403.2337
