BEER NEWS
January 15, 2025
San Diego to host widespread hop exploration
While professional brewing events offer a great deal of educational opportunities on a variety of topics spanning the entire industry, as anyone who regularly attends them can tell you, some…
BEER NEWS
January 14, 2025
Brewery closures in San Diego County rise in 2024
Prior to the pandemic, San Diego’s world-renowned craft brewing industry started to show signs of strain. At the time, the county was bursting at the seams with a record-high 170…
BEER NEWS
January 13, 2025
One brewery’s loss is another’s gain
While no one revels when struggling businesses are forced to lay-off their staff members, in some cases it allows other companies access to qualified employment candidates they otherwise would not…
BEER NEWS
January 7, 2025
Could some brewery closures be temporary?
Over the past few months, local beer fans have been inundated with news of brewing companies shuttering locations or closing altogether. The last week of December was particularly brutal, with…
BEER NEWS
January 6, 2025
Home Brew Mart launches comeback behind familiar face
Few, if any, local businesses better illustrate the ups and downs of the modern craft beer industry as Ballast Point Brewing. Opened as a tiny fermentation operation in the back…
