Fine Cars and Fine Wines

Fine Cars and Fine Wines There is a correlation to those who like fine cars and appreciate fine wines....

And the occasional brew...

05/05/2026

During Prohibition, grape farmers were hit hard because the 18th Amendment wiped out the legal wine industry overnight. To survive, they pivoted to selling “wine bricks,” semi‑solid blocks of concentrated grape juice that were perfectly legal for making non‑alcoholic juice. But everyone understood the wink behind the product.

Labels included playful warnings telling customers not to dissolve the brick in water and leave it in a dark cupboard for twenty days, because that would cause fermentation and turn it into wine. This allowed farmers to obey the letter of the law while giving consumers a roadmap to quietly make wine at home.

As demand grew, some companies even added herbs and flavorings to mimic varieties like Burgundy or port, making the bricks even more appealing to Americans who weren’t ready to give up their wine culture.

Despite federal crackdowns on illegal alcohol, wine bricks became one of the most widespread and humorous loopholes of the era, helping families maintain old traditions behind closed doors. This is how Americans used creativity and a bit of mischief to outsmart one of the most unpopular laws in U.S. history. ;)

05/02/2026

LOS OLIVOS TAPROOM 12th ANNIVERSARY
SUN & SURF PARTY!

Join us Saturday, May 2nd, from 11 AM to 8 PM as Los Olivos Brewery celebrates 12 incredible years of craft beer, community, and good times!

Get ready for a day full of games, live music, delicious food, and family fun — all with free entry!

Live Music: Warsaw Poland Bros

Grab your friends, bring the family, and let’s raise a pint to another year of sunshine, good vibes, and great beer.

📍 Los Olivos Brewery — 2363 Alamo Pintado Ave

Figeroa Mt. Brew

04/26/2026

Did we mention California Common won an award? Come grab a pint, we’re here till 11pm tonight!

Was there then and again today.
04/26/2026

Was there then and again today.

🍺 Tomorrow, April 23rd, is Reinheitsgebot Day (German Beer Day)! And with it, the release our American Reinheitsgebot collab with

This date marks the anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot of 1516—the historic German Beer Purity Law that originally allowed only water, barley, and hops in beer (they didn’t know about yeast yet). It’s one of the oldest food regulations in the world and helped shape the clean, consistent brewing standards we still appreciate today.

It’s to those standards we brewed this beautiful Vienna-Style lager made with all American ingredients including malted barley from and Centennial hops from the Pacific Northwest. It’s a light bodied, malty lager with fresh and bright pine and citrus notes from the Centennial hops. A beautiful rendition of what might have been if early German immigrant brewers continued to brew their classic styles to the Reinheitsgebot but with the amazing American ingredients we have now!

Drop by the brewery April 23rd to try this amazing collab, then come back Saturday at Frühlingsfest to try it out of our giant beer barrel, the way it was originally meant to be served!
Prost! 🇩🇪🍻

Now known as Camarillo Brew Works.
04/26/2026

Now known as Camarillo Brew Works.

😘😘 Tasting/Taproom OPEN 3-9p Wed/Thurs, Fri 3-10p, Sat 1-10p & Sun 1-6p 🍻

04/26/2026

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