BEER OF THE WEEK
Each Friday, San Diego Beer News spotlights standout beers from the county’s breweries, complete with information and back stories provided straight form the brewers that have conceived and crafted them.
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Dec- 2025 -26 December
Beer of the Week: Hops for the Holidays ’25
No other time of year has such a positive effect on the way we behave than the holidays. Most of…
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19 December
Beer of the Week: Postmodern Prometheus – The Sidecar Edition
Beer is hands-down my beloved adult beverage of choice, but when I’m not drinking beer, you’ll likely find me enjoying…
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12 December
Beer of the Week: Electrostatic Ale
Back when I started freelance writing (more than 18 years ago…where does the time go?), there were… you might want…
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5 December
Beer of the Week: Santa’s Summer Holiday
It’s time for me to come clean on the subject of addiction. I love the holidays! But there’s more. Thanks…
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Nov- 2025 -28 November
Beer of the Week: Shasta
Having worked for breweries, I’ve been privy to conversations wherein brewers talk about recipe-formulation for new beers. As one would…
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21 November
Beer of the Week: Pineberry
Have you ever read one my beer descriptions, thought the beer sounded amazing, then purchased said beer and marveled at…
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14 November
Beer of the Week: Toked To Be Here
It’s hard to believe it’s been an entire decade since I first met Joey Hanna, the scrappy, seemingly omnipresent force…
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7 November
Beer of the Week: Lafitte’s Beard
Like many local beer enthusiasts, I love IPAs, particularly the bone-dry, hop-heavy variety brewed in and named for my hometown.…
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Oct- 2025 -31 October
Beer of the Week: Bailey’s Ghost
Our Beer of the Week features always run on Fridays, so it’s only once every seven years (OK, yes, because…
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24 October
Beer of the Week: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Picture it – a hot summer day on the open-air patio of Weir Beer Co. in the North County inland…
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