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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Jun- 2025 -24 June
Fox Point intros bar, beers to-go
Last summer, Encinitas beer fans received a long-longed-for gift in the form of Fox Point Brewing. The first brewing company to operate within city limits in nearly 30 years, it was designed…
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23 June
2025 Homebrew Summer participants
In 2021, San Diego Beer News launched an initiative designed to further strengthen the historic link between the county’s professional and recreational brewers. Dubbed Homebrew Summer, the program allowed commercial breweries to…
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22 June
I Like Beer the Podcast: The Mill Room
The ILB team is back in Oceanside. The draw this time around is The Mill Room, a bar-and-restaurant concept from the owners of South O Brewing offering that company’s beers, plus cocktails…
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21 June
91X Beer for Breakfast – Belmont Park
This year, San Diego’s iconic Belmont Park is celebrating the big one-oh-oh! To commemorate that triple-digit anniversary, they have plenty of fun events and initiatives planned. They’ve even teamed with a local brewery…
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20 June
Beer of the Week: Uno
Ilove everything about brewery anniversaries. Brewing company owners and their teams spend all year balancing their desires with those of their customers. That’s a great way to operate, making sure a business…
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19 June
Aztec teams with legendary songwriter
Aztec Brewing has partnered with local signer/songwriter Jack Tempchin, who wrote the iconic Eagles song “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, to create a new line of collaboration brews inspired by the song: Peaceful Easy…
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19 June
What’s Tapping (6/19)
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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19 June
Sunset Distribution acquires Scout
Sunset Distribution Co. is proud to announce the acquisition of Scout Distribution, a respected independent distributor based in Southern California. This strategic move strengthens Sunset’s presence in the region while providing Scout’s…
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18 June
Karl Strauss promotes exec chef from within
Karl Strauss Brewing has named Corey Rapp as its new Executive Chef. The Karl Stauss regional chef of 12-plus years assumes the role from the retiring Gunther Emathinger, who served as the San…
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18 June
The state of San Diego’s in-person homebrew supply scene
It wasn’t all that long ago it seemed local homebrew stores were going the way of the dodo. A number of longtime supply outlets like North Park’s The Homebrewer and Oceanside’s HydroBrew…
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