Smog City Brewing Co.

Smog City Brewing co-founder Laurie Porter is a prepper. Even during craft’s days of double-digit growth in the middle 2010s, Porter, who calls herself “an incurable optimist,” was eyeing a future when that growth wouldn’t be there.

San Diego’s Pure Project Brewing and Torrance-based Smog City Brewing have teamed up to release two beers that will benefit the National Forest Foundation (NFF): Beneath the Canopy and Forest Understory.

Smog City Brewing Co. partnered with The Bay Foundation (TBF) for the second year in a row to brew a beer supporting TBFs work restoring and protecting kelp forests in Southern California.

Smog City Brewing Co. is releasing Total Boss Red IPA Friday, 7/16, designed to elevate and celebrate women in an industry that has been historically male-driven.

Smog City Brewing Co. is celebrating 10 years of brewing exceptionally balanced, creatively inspired beers for their community and will be releasing a limited edition ‘10th Anniversary IPA’ on Saturday, May 22nd in celebration.

When faced with the reality of having to cancel their much anticipated yearly anniversary party, Smog City Brewing Co. once again got creative during these strange times to find a way to safely say ‘thank you’ to their customers and give back to a city that has been so good to them for almost a decade.

Smog City Brewing Co. is excited to announce a full-line up of events at their Torrance based brewery and taproom supporting local nonprofits and 1% for the Planet.

Smog City Brewing Co. is excited to announce the release of a new year-round beer series “Smog Days IPA Series.” A line up of ever changing experimental IPAs, Smog Days IPA Series is releasing about every 60 days.

Maui Brewing Company has announced the details of its latest specialty release, Star Maps Kolsch, brewed in collaboration with Smog City Brewing Company of Torrance, CA.

Pure Project Brewing teamed up with fellow California 1% for the Planet Members, Topa Topa Brewing Co. and Smog City Brewing Co. to brew “Brut for the Planet IPA.”

Smog City Brewing Co. is celebrating their anniversary on April 28th with the release of their 2018 anniversary beer, Awkward Teenager.

PTG Water & Energy (PTG), innovator of onsite power generation technology optimized for craft breweries, has been selected by Smog City Brewing Co. to provide onsite electricity and process heat at its primary craft beer production facility in Torrance, California. By integrating PTG’s water-energy cogeneration system with its production process, Smog City will lower its costs, reduce its carbon footprint, and derive valuable facility operational data.