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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Sep- 2025 -13 September
91X Beer for Breakfast: Bay City Brewing
This week, Brewmaster Paul Segura checks in on the liquid handiwork of a past Karl Strauss colleague who has played a major role in shaping his current workplace, Bay City Brewing. Based in Point Loma…
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12 September
Beer of the Week: Double Fest
One of the best ways for breweries to engage craft-beer drinkers is by inviting them into their tasting rooms, where they can show off, not only their full assortment of beers, but…
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11 September
Stone Brewing celebrates the big 2-9
Stone Brewing celebrates 29 years with a double IPA and an “all-VIP” event that honors the brewery’s craft legacy. Stone 29th Anniversary Double IPA (8.5% alcohol-by-volume) is now available at Stone Brewing locations, and tickets…
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11 September
What’s Tapping (9/11)
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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10 September
A roundup of local Oktoberfest events
Beer is a big deal in San Diego 52 weeks out of the year, but come late-September, the buzz of Bavaria’s 215-year-old folk festival, Oktoberfest, provides the foundation for scores of beer-centric…
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9 September
The Ocotillo at Harland opening Saturday
In July, Harland Brewing announced it would be opening its fifth public venue, a bar and restaurant in San Diego’s north-inland 4S Ranch community. Located in the Del Sur Town Center retail…
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8 September
Homebrew Summer: Gavroche
Homebrewing is more than a pastime. In some cases, it’s a necessity. Before the modern craft-beer movement, many styles of beer were largely unavailable in the U.S., requiring stateside amateurs to brew…
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7 September
I Like Beer the Podcast: Oktoberfest Insider
Join the Jeffs and Tom at Burgeon Beer Co. to hear all about upcoming Oktoberfest festivities that will take place in San Diego. Those lederhosen- and dirndl-clad events include Burgeon’s O-fest, along…
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6 September
91X Beer for Breakfast: Kairoa Brewing
Abrewpub founded by New Zealand sheep farmers with a Maori name translating to “Long Cloud”. Believe it or not, that’s not where Kairoa Brewing‘s exoticness ends. This six-year-old University Heights business also employs…
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5 September
Beer of the Week: Cloud Pleaser
As a small business owner and head of a media outlet, I rely on a variety of specialty softwares to handle everything from publishing, delivery and surveys to basic business functions such…
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