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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Aug- 2025 -10 August
I Like Beer the Podcast: MiraCosta BrewTech
It’s the ILB All-Star podcast! In this episode, three superstars of San Diego brewing join the crew to talk about MiraCosta College‘s BrewTech program. That triad of instruction includes Mike Stevenson from…
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9 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: Summer Beers
With summer in full swing, it seemed the perfect time for each member of the BFB crew to share some about some of their favorite locally produced sunny-season beers. Not surprisingly, Brewmaster Paul…
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8 August
Beer of the Week: Magnetic Ribbon – Final Cut Edition
At the height of Modern Times’ popularity – and even as the once mega-popular brand deteriorated into financial ruin – one thing was certain…the company maintained one of the finest barrel-aging programs…
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8 August
Homebrew Summer: SwellFire
The mission of our annual Homebrew Summer program is to bring professional brewers and homebrewers together. Typically, this involves one or maybe a handful of amateurs brewing in a commercial brewery, but…
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7 August
What’s Tapping (8/7)
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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7 August
FOX 5 Morning News: Small Brewery Roundup
San Diego is a hotbed for craft brewing. We all know the big-name businesses like AleSmith, Ballast Point and Stone Brewing, but one of the coolest things about the local beer scene…
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6 August
Sapporo USA debuts non-alcoholic offering
Sapporo Premium Non-Alcoholic is now rolling out nationwide in six-packs of 12-ounce cans. The new non-alcoholic offering is crisp and refreshing with the same balanced flavor fans have come to expect from…
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6 August
Down to earth yet still flying high
Last year, San Diego County’s craft brewers had a record-best showing at the U.S. Open Beer Championship professional brewing competition. Beers from eight local producers amassed 20 medals, 11 of which were…
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5 August
NPBC flagship named top of IPA crop
Each summer, a battle for geo-specific hoppy-beer supremacy takes place in The Beaver State. That myrcene-marked melee is organized by the Oregon Brewers Guild and is called the Best of the West…
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4 August
Homebrew Summer: What’s Cooler Than Being Cool? Ice Cold!
Aptly, no local brewing institution has been more involved in our five-years-strong Homebrew Summer program than Home Brew Mart (HBM). Not only has veteran shop-keep Derek Lauridsen transcribed each and every one…
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