"Beachwood is a full-scale BBQ restaurant right along the promenade in downtown Long Beach. While their BBQ is solid and you’ll eat more than your fair share of their housemade cornbread, you’re really here for the beer. Beachwood has been one of California’s best craft breweries for a while now, and it’s home to one of our favorite IPAs of all time (Melrose). Sitting out on their patio drinking a West Coast IPA and watching people walk by looking for the aquarium is exactly how every Saturday should go." - brant cox, brett keating
"Long Beach beer and BBQ spot Beachwood BBQ has been open since the early days of outdoor dining, since they’ve got a food menu (full of smoked meats and all the accompaniments you could want, btw). As far as beer goes, their blended sours aged over fruit barrels are excellent, as are nearly all of their hazy IPAs." - brett keating
"This is a tough pill to swallow, but just because you’ve been nursing a six-pack of Ballast Point for a few weeks doesn’t suddenly make you a beer connoisseur. If you show up to your Happy Hour with a case of hazy IPAs from Beachwood Brewery, however, you’re definitely on the right track. The Long Beach bar/restaurant is one of our favorite craft breweries in Southern California, with a giant catalogue of impressive beer, plus a “cellar” full of discounted beer from other great breweries. Available for pick-up, local next-day delivery, or shipping via their website." - brant cox
"Long Beach spot Beachwood Brewing makes an impressive amount of quality beers during normal times, and that hasn’t changed during quarantine. In addition to tentpole IPAs like Amalgamator and Citraholic, they’ve also got some other great options, like Greenshift (a classic double IPA) and 28 Haze Later (a New England IPA). Also note that they’ve got a “cellar” section of their online store, with heavily discounted rare beers from other breweries. Available for pick-up, local next-day delivery, or shipping via their website." - brett keating
"Beachwood Brewing in Long beach isn’t participating in Black Is Beautiful, but they do have a new brew called To Long Beach With Love, an extremely drinkable, aromatic German-style Pils. They’re also donating to the California Conference For Equality And Justice." - brett keating