Remember when Orange County’s chief export was rock bands? You know, before it became this “product,” characterized by scripted reality shows and beach-side McMansions?

I went over to The Bruery for the first time last night, in the heart of Orange County—far away from the South County McMansions or anything you’d seen on The Real Housewives Of Orange County.

It was nice. They know their beer. It lived up to the hype.

Most of all, it reminded me that good things can still come out of this “Orange Bubble.”

Stay classy.