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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May- 2025 -14 May
California Craft Beer Week returns
California Craft Beer Week returns July 18 to 27 for the largest statewide celebration of craft beer. Organized by the California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA), this 10-day event will spotlight brewery-hosted events and special…
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13 May
Division 23 Brewing going out with a bang
Kellen Smith readily admits that his business, Division 23 Brewing, is, hands down, the hardest-to-find brewery in the county. Many are the thirsty travelers who’ve made a wrong turn or ten en…
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13 May
South O Brewing gets into the restaurant business
Despite having many years of international experience managing bars and public houses, when Trevor Whitehead signed on to open a brewing company at a lease-to-brew facility in Oceanside, he solely had beer…
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12 May
Portrait of a Brewer: Chris Sartori, Coronado Brewing
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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11 May
I Like Beer the Podcast: Cinco de Mayo
In honor of a beer-centric holiday, the crew gets together in-studio to…wait for it…talk about beer and…wait one more time…drink beer! Some things don’t need to be complicated. Listen in for Toast,…
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10 May
91X Beer for Breakfast: Mother Earth Brew Co.
What started in 2010 as a quaint, family-run nanobrewery with a built-in homebrew shop has grown into one of the county’s largest beer companies. On Saturday, May 10, the founders of Mother Earth Brew…
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9 May
Beer of the Week: Capt’n Surf
The IPA family tree has sprouted lots of new limbs over the past decade or so, but the trunk still splits into two main branches – West Coast and hazy. The latter…
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8 May
What’s Tapping (5/8)
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 May
An opening, closing and name change
This has been a busy week for the San Diego brewing industry, enough to inspire the return of a quick-hit format I utilized back when I was Editor at Large for long-gone…
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7 May
Temecula flavors on tap
Cheers to craft! This May, Temecula Valley invites locals and visitors alike to celebrate Craft Brew Month—a month-long tribute to the region’s bold and creative brewing scene. With more than a dozen award-winning…
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