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What's On Tap, San Diego - O'Brien's Pub

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A weekly look at the draft selection in beer-friendly bars across the country.

The San Diego area has so many great breweries -- AleSmith, Green Flash, Port, just to pull a few off a list in alphabetical order -- that it certainly needs its fair share of great beer bars to showcase the local SoCal talent. They've got the goods. Perennial powerhouse Hamilton's Tavern always keeps a mighty draft list. Significant start-ups like Toronado's recent San Diego location offers tons of taps. Even Stone Brewery gets in on the action, featuring not only their own brews but favorites from around California and beyond.

Today, however, O'Brien's Pub gets the nod for a trend worth supporting: draft beer archives! Not only do they offer up their own "On Tap" link via their website, but patrons can also view a complete list of every brew they've ever had on draft ... or at least for the past few years. "It's everything we've ever posted on the website," says owner Tom Nickel, "but the site only dates back to 2007." Still, two years of beers is the kind of comprehensive compiling that What's On Tap nerds can get behind!

After the jump, a reprint of the most current draft list off their website.

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Filed under: Lists, What's On Tap?, Drink Recipes, Drinks

Slashfood Ate (8): Easter brunch spots at LA hotels

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If you're not up for roasting your own leg of lamb, poaching eggs, and baking an asparagus quiche, then there are options around LA for Easter brunch - hotel brunches, the loveliest places right on the water, of course. Just make sure to call ahead to see if they have space.

  1. Checkers Hotel, 535 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 9007,1 (213) 891-0519, http://www.hiltoncheckers.com/ 
  2. Gardens at the Four Seasons Hotel 300 South Doheny Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048, (310) 273-2222, http://fourseasons.com/losangeles/    
  3. Hotel Bel-Air Dining Room 701 Stone Canyon Road, Los Angeles, CA 90077, (310) 472-1211, http://www.hotelbelair.com/ 
  4. Motif at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort 1 Monarch Beach Resort Dana Point, CA 92629 (949) 234-3320, http://www.starwoodhotels.com/stregis/index.html 
  5. One Pico at Shutters on the Beach 1 Pico Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90405 (310) 587-1717, www.shuttersonthebeach.com
  6. Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (310) 276-2251 , (310) 276-2251, www.beverlyhillshotel.com
  7. Ritz-Carlton Huntington Restaurant 1401 S Oak Knoll Ave Pasadena, CA 91106 (626) 577-2867, www.ritzcarlton.com 
  8. Whist Restaurant at the Viceroy Hotel, 1819 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, (310) 260-7500, www.viceroysantamonica.com

Filed under: Lists, Slashfood Ate, Chefs & Restaurants, Restaurants

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