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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May- 2022 -23 May
Portrait of a Brewer: Brian Kelly, Fall 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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20 May
Beer of the Week: Wicked As Sin
From the Beer Writer: In the ever-changing craft-beer realm, many fans seem obsessed with forward-movement and “progress”. Why the air-quotes? Because, even though brewers are pushing the envelope at an unprecedented rate,…
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19 May
FOX 5: Members-only Beer Clubs
A number of San Diego County breweries have established subscription-based beer clubs that offer various members-only benefits, most notably access to specialty beers. In this segment, San Diego Beer News Executive Editor…
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18 May
A homecoming for Hopcondido
In 2020, Carlsbad-based Burgeon Beer Co. announced it had taken over the former home of Escondido Brewing with plans to reopen it under its flag as “The Oasis”. The response from fans…
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17 May
Portrait of a Brewer: Megan Jage, Athletic 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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16 May
You can’t go Home again
In March, Home Brewing Co. owner George Thornton announced he was looking for a buyer for his combination homebrew-supply store and nanobrewery. Numerous interested parties contacted him about the opportunity, getting to…
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15 May
Discover The Church
Tomme Arthur (pictured below) has accomplished a great deal over the course of his 26-year brewing career. He is regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on barrel-aging and blending, has…
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13 May
North Park’s new OG
Last Friday marked Cosimo Sorrentino’s last day as head brewer at The Original 40 Brewing. Hired after providing full disclosure that he’d be departing his role and San Diego at some point,…
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13 May
Beer of the Week: NYJAH
From the Beer Writer: Sometimes collaborations go beyond mashing, hopping, lautering and pitching, bringing together individuals with a great deal in common…even if they’re not brewers. Typically steeped with major respect, such…
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11 May
Miss in search of a sis
L[/]ittle Miss Brewing has been a big player in the San Diego beer scene, most notably by opening up more tasting rooms than any other beermaking interest in the county. In addition…
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