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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Sep- 2025 -30 September
Brewpubs: The Ultimate Point of Sale
In 2024, brewpubs were down 3.6% year-over-year from a production standpoint. That negative figure comes as no surprise given the wealth of unprecedented challenges currently facing the U.S. craft-brewing industry. But it’s…
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29 September
Black Plague succumbs to tough market
It’s always heartbreaking when a brewery run by hard-working, passionate people goes out of business. Especially when it’s a local operation that’s been in business for many years. Such is the case…
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29 September
Beer Briefs: A rebrand, chef reunion and brewery no-go
Local beer news is developing at a rapid clip, evidence of which is provided in our latest edition of Beer Briefs. Today’s beer blotter includes news from coastal and inland North County…
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28 September
I Like Beer the Podcast: Michi Brew Co.
This week, the ILB crew heads to the other end of San Marcos to check out a recent addition to the local beer landscape, Michi Brew Co. In doing so, they find…
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27 September
North Park brewery to close…really this time
The craft beer industry is, by nature, an against-the-grain, alternative scene made up of people largely doing things their own way. That can certainly be said for Eric Bridges and Terry Kellar,…
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27 September
91X Beer for Breakfast: Rancho BEERnardo
Next Saturday will be the sudsiest of the year for the inland North County community of Rancho Bernardo, as world-class local and out-of-town breweries descend on Webb Park for an epic beer free-for-all. Dubbed Rancho…
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26 September
Beer of the Week: DAMP.
When it comes to local fresh-hop beer enthusiasts, few are more fervent than Daniel Cady, the Head Brewer at TapRoom Beer Co. (TRBC). He regularly ventures beyond the four walls of this…
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25 September
What’s Tapping (9/25)
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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25 September
Homebrew Summer: Portrait of Van Gogh
Ih the spring, when local breweries were choosing homebrew partners to pair up with as part of our Homebrew Summer program, Chris van Hamersveld was selected by a North County brewery. Unfortunately,…
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24 September
AleSmith launching line of canned cocktails
Few breweries are so well known for crafting award-winning, high-quality beers infused with coffee as AleSmith Brewing. Its java-infused Speedway Stout has given way to countless iterations, from canned seasonals to barrel-aged…
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