TRAVEL
In addition to covering San Diego County’s brewing industry, San Diego Beer News publishes comprehensive travel pieces examining the unique beer scenes from destinations far and wide. These articles provide detailed information about every brewery in a featured region, including the types of beers each operation specializes in, back stories and inside tips to help craft-beer tourists find exactly what they’re looking for and drink like a local.
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Arizona Cactus League Ballparks & Breweries
Each spring, Major League Baseball fans flock to Arizona to catch preseason games at Cactus League ballparks located throughout the greater Phoenix area. Following a decade-long brewery boom, “The Valley” now boasts an abundance of local options for pre- or post-gaming with local beer. With more than 50 breweries, brewpubs,…
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Richmond, Virginia Brewery Guide
Smack dab in the heart of Virginia lies a vivid brewing scene that’s among the East Coast’s finest and draws visitors from across the Old Dominion as well as neighboring states and the District of Columbia. But it wasn’t always that way in Richmond. Just over a decade ago, the…
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Albuquerque, New Mexico Brewery Guide
At the turn of the century, Albuquerque was home to an early yet influential brewpub called Blue Corn Albuquerque. It was from that lone operation, which later rebranded to Chama River Brewing, that a wave of ambitious brewers would emerge to establish craft breweries that formed the foundation for a…
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Eugene, Oregon Brewery Guide
Oregon has long been a standout state for quality craft beer headlined by suds-saturated strongholds, Portland (PDX) and Bend. Those spots cast long shadows that can obscure the ale-and-lager scenes of other noteworthy locales. Case in point, Eugene, a full-fledged city with small-town charm and over 20 brewery-owned venues, nearly…
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Pacific Northwest Standouts
The roots of American craft beer extend throughout the nation, but the bines of the movement are clearly embedded in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). It’s there that hop farmers have cultivated not only a wealth of varietals but a thriving agricultural industry that provides brewers with 75 percent of the…
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New Orleans, Louisiana Brewery Guide
For seekers of a rollicking good time, New Orleans has everything: downhome indigenous cuisine, international eats, homespun zydeco and jazz music, a proud culture, and locals that embrace community, visitors and the pursuit of happiness. Here, one can literally dance in the streets with an adult-beverage in-hand. And for those…
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Santa Rosa, California Brewery Guide
For many, Santa Rosa is rightfully synonymous with wine. After all, the charming NorCal city is in the heart of viticultural hotbed, Sonoma County, which is home to well over 400 wineries. But as evidenced by local op Russian River Brewing’s Pliny the Younger—a world-famous triple IPA, the release of…
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South Lake Tahoe, California Brewery Guide
After being tested by Mother Nature, South Lake Tahoe and its hospitality venues are back and raring to show tourists a good time. The area has long been known for top-rate skiing, snowboarding, hiking, aquatic activities and lakeside leisure. Ditto a healthy, spirited après culture. Adult beverages have never been…
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Salt Lake City, Utah Brewery Guide
Of all the brewing communities throughout the country, none is likely as mysterious or misunderstood as Utah’s. For decades, the state’s brewers and retailers were only allowed to serve beers that were 4% alcohol-by-volume (ABV) or less. Despite that stringent government mandate, Beehive State brewers were able to produce outstanding…
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Bend, Oregon Brewery Guide
Bend has long been a getaway paradise for Oregonians in search of a quaint burg offering year-round adventure. Hiking, rafting, skiing, snowboarding and a bevy of outdoor activities await visitors along with a longstanding craft-beer scene. It’s the type of widespread appeal that’s tough to keep secret, and this one…
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