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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Jan- 2025 -24 January
Thorn Brewing moving out of Barrio Logan HQ
In 2017, five years after debuting as Thorn Street Brewery in a smallish spot in North Park, Thorn Brewing grew by leaps and bounds, constructing a large production facility equipped with a…
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24 January
Beer of the Week: Invaders from Idaho!
The Pacific Northwest is our country’s premier hop-growing region. Due to the prominence of farms in Washington’s Yakima Valley, that state is synonymous with the word “hops”, with neighboring Oregon also well…
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23 January
What’s Tapping (1/23)
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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23 January
2025 FWIBF brewery lineup announced
Firestone Walker Brewing today announced the lineup for the 2025 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival happening on Saturday, May 31, featuring an all-star cast of more than 65 breweries from around the…
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22 January
American Homebrewers Association files for 501(c) status
Today, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) filed for incorporation in Colorado and seated a founding board of directors in steps to become an independent 501(c). Founded in 1978, the AHA has operated…
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22 January
Mother Earth Brew Co. isn’t going anywhere
Yesterday, multiple online outlets reported that Mother Earth Brew Co.‘s brewery is for sale, hypothesizing the availability of that equipment meant the company was in dire straits or planning to move out…
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22 January
Two new southerly beer bastions
During craft-beer’s decade-plus surge, it was commonplace to see new watering holes devoted to artisanal ales and lagers pop up throughout San Diego County. The fluid flowing through those establishments’ taps was…
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21 January
Brewer lands turnkey HQ for tropical beer biz
Last summer, Frank Harton put his San Marcos business, Double Peak Brewing, up for sale. It wasn’t for lack of a passion for craft beer. Prior to opening, he had homebrewed for…
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20 January
FOX 5 News: Beer Without the Buzz
It’s January, or as some temporary teetotalers refer to it, “dry January”. Fortunately, thanks to some innovative brewers, the quality of non-alcoholic ales and lagers is soaring, meaning there’s no need to…
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19 January
I Like Beer the Podcast: Beer Town
The ILB team’s New Year’s resolution is always the same: support local breweries and taprooms. To start the year off strong, the Jeffs head over to Beer Town in Oceanside to meet…
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