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- 2022 -7 January
Beer of the Week: Blissed
From the Beer Writer: In the brewing industry, there is no annual competition bigger or more prestigious than the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). And of the 97 beer-style categories comprising that…
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5 January
Modern Times makes exec-level changes
The past year at Modern Times has been one of both challenge and change. Alongside the rest of the world’s independent businesses, we’ve experienced one of toughest periods imaginable. We’ve also had…
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5 January
3R Brewery opening in OB
It was nearly a year ago when the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians took over the Ocean Beach tasting room formerly operated by Belching Beaver Brewery. Opened in 2016, it did good…
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4 January
San Diego Beer News Awards are back!
Last year marked the inaugural San Diego Beer News Awards, a competition voted on by craft-beer fans and members of the brewing industry to recognize outstanding local beers and breweries. After hundreds…
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3 January
Portrait of a Brewer: Tomme Arthur, The Lost Abbey
There are hundreds of hard-working brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the storied reputation San Diego’s brewing scene has earned over the past several decades. Some have risen to great…
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Dec- 2021 -31 December
Beer of the Week: Double Barrel-aged Dark Sour Ale
From the Beer Writer: For craft-beer fans, particularly those stocking scores of beers rare or distinguished enough to merit special-occasion status, New Year’s Eve is an excuse to break some of those…
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30 December
Beer in North County’s Backyard
Bill Carter says he’s always been a blue-collar worker. His résumé includes 15 years in cabinetry, plus time spent installing and servicing x-ray equipment. He is currently a maintenance mechanic at Palomar…
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29 December
Inside San Diego beer clubs
Brewing companies make the best margins selling their ales and lagers at their taprooms. Those profit centers took hits during the pandemic because of temporary closures and restrictive regulations, but breweries operating…
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28 December
Latchkey Brewing on the move
About a month ago, Latchkey Brewing shut down its tasting room in Mission Hills. Some speculated that the company had gone out of business, or the closure was only temporary, a measure…
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27 December
Portrait of a Brewer: Shawn Steele, Thorn Brewing
There are hundreds of hard-working brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the storied reputation San Diego’s brewing scene has earned over the past several decades. Some have risen to great…
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