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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Oct- 2024 -16 October
Belching Beaver alums launch Hop Habit Brewery
Many veteran brewers dream of opening their own beer businesses some day, but struggle with the idea of going solo. In many cases, doing so means severing ties with the companies where…
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15 October
AleSmith Brewing enters hard-cider market
AleSmith Brewing is excited to announce the launch of its expertly crafted Hard Cider, joining the esteemed year-round lineup. With a commitment to quality and innovation, AleSmith introduces its Traditional Dry Apple Cider,…
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15 October
Putting the finishing touches on Weir Beer
Since taking over the Vista facility formerly occupied by Helia Brewing in August, Hayden and Kyndall Weir have been hard at work overhauling the space’s tasting room and patio to reflect their…
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14 October
Praising the Bar: Burgeon Beer Co.
In the last eight years, Burgeon Beer Co. has gone from a small business sprouting out of the Carlsbad soil into a fan-favorite beer-making operation with a far-reaching root system stretching to…
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13 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: Burgeon & BEERnardo
The San Diego beer community is full of good people doing good things. This week, the ILB team sits down with Laura Mello, the founder of the Rancho BEERNardo beer festival, and…
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12 October
Local winners from GABF 2024
In 1982, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) held the first-annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF). That inaugural affair, which was held in conjunction with the AHA’s national conference at the Harvest House…
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12 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: Julian Beer Co.
This week’s edition of Beer for Breakfast is all about wet-hop beers, ales and lagers made with fresh, whole-cone hops during the harvest season. Those “wet hops” are incorporated into the brewing…
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11 October
QUAFF named Homebrew Club of the Year
Yesterday marked the start of the three-day free-for-all that is the Great American Beer Festival. Held annually at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center, it draws droves of ale-and-lager fans looking to down as…
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11 October
Beer of the Week: FrankenStout
Over the past three decades, certain locally produced ales and lagers have claimed vaunted spots in the San Diego beer pantheon. They go by singular, popular names – Swami’s, Sculpin, Speedway (and…
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10 October
What’s Tapping (10/10)
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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