HOMEBREWING
October 7, 2026
Homebrew Summer: Tierra Madre
When Mother Earth Brew Co. opened in Vista in 2010, the then-nanobrewery was equipped not only with scads of taps pouring super-small-batch beer, but also a homebrew supply store. While…
BEER NEWS
October 6, 2026
New local beer bars offer more than just ales and lagers
In 2011, Brian Jensen opened Bottlecraft, a bottle shop in Little Italy that offered craft ales and lagers in a rarefied environment, going beyond standard liquor stores and beverage retailers.…
BEER NEWS
October 5, 2026
Burning Beard’s future at Gillespie Field in limbo
It took roughly two years of determined, non-stop searching for Burning Beard Brewing owner Jeff Wiederkehr and his team to locate a new home for their El Cajon business. But…
CRAFT Q&A
September 28, 2026
Escondido Social Taproom set for its debut
In May of last year, we introduced readers to a trio working to convert defunct Little Miss Brewing’s Escondido tasting room into a new venue going by the name of…
BEER NEWS
September 25, 2026
An encore en route for The Roadies Brewing
For fans of The Roadies Brewing, the last Sunday of August was the day the music died, as the combo brewery and live-performance venue held its final day of service…or…
