Community Spotlight: Cam
Cam arrives at Angel City way before anyone is even thinking about their after-work happy hour. He starts by setting up the merchandise shop, moving boxes around and tidying up the floor room. He puts everything in place, including cleaning the beer lines and collecting the mail. Cam has been working at Angel City for six years, split between 2015-2020 and 2025-2026. The brewery has always been a part of Cam’s timeline in LA.
“Angel City has saved me twice,” he explains. “When I first moved to LA from Atlanta, I was interning at a production company and struggling to find work, but Angel City offered me a job. I left here to pursue my full-time career in TV. Fast forward to 2024, I got laid off and this place welcomed me again. It’s been a source of stability and a safe haven for me.”
Doubling as a tour guide for the brewery as well, Cam walks his guests through the historical facts about the building and the history of the brewery.
Angel City was originally founded in Torrance, CA, in 1997, in a building bought off eBay. The brewery outgrew its location and moved to its current location on Alameda in 2012. Boston Beer bought the brewery that same year. The building is over 100 years old, which originally housed a wire cable-making facility. It was owned by the Roebling family, who are known for building bridges, inventing the slinky, and constructing America’s first racecars.
As Cam speaks about the brewery’s history, he also reminisces about his time here.
“My favorite memory here was one New Year’s,” he says. “We were all exhausted from working that night. But once the doors closed to the public, we started dancing and having a good time. I’m going to miss my coworkers the most.”
Cam’s favorite beer is the California Common. It’s a maltier lager also known as steam beer because of its open-air fermentation.
“There’s a misconception that if you’re not mixing cocktails, pouring beer is easy.” He clarifies, “There’s a lot of knowledge around beer and if you’re pouring off tap, it takes a lot of finesse and skill.”
Cam’s favorite place in the Arts District is the walkway from 2nd Street to 3rd Street through Hauser & Wirth. It is a place of respite for him. He sits in the garden and stares at the chickens before heading into work.
It is Cam’s belief that Angel City was always meant to be more than a place to drink.
“The original idea for Angel City was that it was always going to be a public house for family and friends. Whether you’re here to air out your grievances or to celebrate, it’s a place for everybody.”
Catch Cam before Angel City closes at the end of April.
