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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Jun- 2025 -21 June
91X Beer for Breakfast – Belmont Park
This year, San Diego’s iconic Belmont Park is celebrating the big one-oh-oh! To commemorate that triple-digit anniversary, they have plenty of fun events and initiatives planned. They’ve even teamed with a local brewery…
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20 June
Beer of the Week: Uno
Ilove everything about brewery anniversaries. Brewing company owners and their teams spend all year balancing their desires with those of their customers. That’s a great way to operate, making sure a business…
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19 June
Aztec teams with legendary songwriter
Aztec Brewing has partnered with local signer/songwriter Jack Tempchin, who wrote the iconic Eagles song “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, to create a new line of collaboration brews inspired by the song: Peaceful Easy…
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19 June
What’s Tapping (6/19)
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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19 June
Sunset Distribution acquires Scout
Sunset Distribution Co. is proud to announce the acquisition of Scout Distribution, a respected independent distributor based in Southern California. This strategic move strengthens Sunset’s presence in the region while providing Scout’s…
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18 June
Karl Strauss promotes exec chef from within
Karl Strauss Brewing has named Corey Rapp as its new Executive Chef. The Karl Stauss regional chef of 12-plus years assumes the role from the retiring Gunther Emathinger, who served as the San…
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18 June
The state of San Diego’s in-person homebrew supply scene
It wasn’t all that long ago it seemed local homebrew stores were going the way of the dodo. A number of longtime supply outlets like North Park’s The Homebrewer and Oceanside’s HydroBrew…
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17 June
What’s in store for Ramona’s lone brewery
After winning well over a hundred awards for their homebrewed ales and lagers, Mike Nelson and Natallie Phillips decided to go pro. In doing so, they secured a spot off Ramona’s main…
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16 June
Portrait of a Brewer: George Cataulin, Home Brew Mart
There are hundreds of talented brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the San Diego beer industry’s storied reputation. While these industrious practitioners share numerous similarities, each is their own unique…
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15 June
I Like Beer the Podcast: What’s in a Name?
It’s a full house this week in the studio this week. Take a listen as Tom shares some beers and stories from his recent travels. Later on, the Jeffs bring the laughs…
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