BEER NEWS
San Diego Beer News provides regular reporting on the county’s craft-brewing industry and its 200-plus brewery-owned venues, along with a variety of features and coverage of the area’s world-famous craft-beer culture. The following is a collection of articles and other content presented in chronological order dating back to San Diego Beer News’ inception in 2020.
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Aug- 2025 -7 August
What’s Tapping (8/7)
Welcome to San Diego Beer News‘ weekly list of beers tapping for the first time or returning to beer lists at breweries throughout San Diego County, including links where you can find…
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7 August
FOX 5 Morning News: Small Brewery Roundup
San Diego is a hotbed for craft brewing. We all know the big-name businesses like AleSmith, Ballast Point and Stone Brewing, but one of the coolest things about the local beer scene…
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6 August
Sapporo USA debuts non-alcoholic offering
Sapporo Premium Non-Alcoholic is now rolling out nationwide in six-packs of 12-ounce cans. The new non-alcoholic offering is crisp and refreshing with the same balanced flavor fans have come to expect from…
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6 August
Down to earth yet still flying high
Last year, San Diego County’s craft brewers had a record-best showing at the U.S. Open Beer Championship professional brewing competition. Beers from eight local producers amassed 20 medals, 11 of which were…
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5 August
NPBC flagship named top of IPA crop
Each summer, a battle for geo-specific hoppy-beer supremacy takes place in The Beaver State. That myrcene-marked melee is organized by the Oregon Brewers Guild and is called the Best of the West…
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4 August
Homebrew Summer: What’s Cooler Than Being Cool? Ice Cold!
Aptly, no local brewing institution has been more involved in our five-years-strong Homebrew Summer program than Home Brew Mart (HBM). Not only has veteran shop-keep Derek Lauridsen transcribed each and every one…
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3 August
I Like Beer the Podcast: The Roadies Brewing
It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been a year since The Roadies Brewing opened up in North County. In this episode, the ILB crew ventures to their stage-equipped, musical-instrument-riddled Vista tasting…
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2 August
Homebrew Summer: I’m Not Bitter, You’re Bitter
When sharing the list of San Diego breweries participating in this year’s Homebrew Summer program, Fall Brewing wasn’t on it. But when we heard about their pro-am collaboration with local amateur Jeff…
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2 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: Smoking Cannon Brewery
Afew months back, Ramona’s lone craft-beer operation, Smoking Cannon Brewery, was purchased by a married couple with roots in the community extending to its live-music scene. That’s perfect since the original owners were also…
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1 August
Beer of the Week: Acid Drops
The world of hops used to be so simple: a finite assortment of varietals available as pellets or, come harvest time, in whole-cone form. Oh, how times have changed…and for the better.…
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