Pie + Beer at Two Local Pop-Up Pie Shops

Aside from my personal favorite happy hour at Oliverio, Crust's four-hour pop-up appearance at WeHo's burger & beer bar Golden State (426 Fairfax Ave., WeHo) can certainly be considered the next best thing. Stephanie Jayne, former law-student-turned-pastry-chef-turned-Crust's-owner, is sure to satiate the after-work, happy hour and dinner crowd with her made-from-scratch pies; think cherry pie with tart red cherries and a perfectly-weaved lattice crust. A Fleur de Sel caramel tart with dark chocolate ganache, salted caramel and addictive cracker brittle (salted crackers layered with caramel crunch and dark chocolate drizzle). Sugary, buttery Missouri butter pie. Classic apple with Washington apples and signature crust, and her version of a campfire S?more pie with milk chocolate ganache, homemade graham cracker and homemade toasted marshmallow. The pies come whole, in individual portions, by the slice, in "shooter" form, and in paper bag-wrapped, handheld pies (finally, a fabulous alternative to McDonald's crapple pie). Order one of Golden State's beer floats or a pint of their MANY beers on draft and you're, well, golden.