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- 2021 -15 October
Beer of the Week: Dark Seas
From the Beer Writer: Picture it…North Park, 2010 or 2011. A mid-thirties beer writer walks into a restaurant sporting an extensive beer menu and sees a locally produced imperial stout he really…
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14 October
San Diego On Tap: Burgeon Beer Co.
The latest of Ranch & Coast Magazine‘s series of videos spotlighting members of San Diego’s remarkable craft-brewing community finds host Brandon Hernández in Carlsbad at Burgeon Beer Co. Few local breweries have…
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13 October
MiraCosta brewers crowned champs
As evidenced by the wealth of brewing-competition coverage on this very site, the beer industry is deep into its awards season. Over the past several weeks, winners of the Great American Beer…
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12 October
Craft Q&A: Jeff Alworth
It’s been six years since author Jeff Alworth’s instructional tome, The Beer Bible, was released. Coming in at more than 600 pages filled with well-penned educational prose about ales, lagers, breweries, brewing…
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11 October
Portrait of a Brewer: Kyle Harrop, Horus Aged Ales
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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8 October
New life for Hamilton’s Tavern site
For 14 years Hamilton’s Tavern stood as a bastion for seekers of quality ales and lagers in a laidback atmosphere; a standout beer bar that breathed new life into the South Park…
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8 October
Beer of the Week: Protect Ya Neck
From the Beer Writer: It’s the time of year when hop farmers are harvesting the bine-borne fruits of their labor. While the bulk of those hops are bound for pelletizing for use…
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7 October
Local International Beer Cup winners
Though not as well known locally as U.S.-based competitions such as the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup (WBC), the International Beer Cup (IBC) is Japan’s largest annual professional brewing…
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6 October
San Diego brewers make Brave Noise
In May, mass allegations of gender discrimination, racism, sexual harassment and assault within the beer industry made headlines when professional brewer Brienne Allan posed a question via her Instagram account (@ratmagnet): “Have…
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5 October
Stumbling into San Marcos
Ingenuity and inventiveness are at the heart of the craft-beer industry, but few lead with these traits quite like the fermentationists at Creative Creature Brewing. A small El Cajon brewery operating out…
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