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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Jan- 2022 -4 January
San Diego Beer News Awards are back!
Last year marked the inaugural San Diego Beer News Awards, a competition voted on by craft-beer fans and members of the brewing industry to recognize outstanding local beers and breweries. After hundreds…
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3 January
Portrait of a Brewer: Tomme Arthur, The Lost Abbey
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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Dec- 2021 -31 December
Beer of the Week: Double Barrel-aged Dark Sour Ale
From the Beer Writer: For craft-beer fans, particularly those stocking scores of beers rare or distinguished enough to merit special-occasion status, New Year’s Eve is an excuse to break some of those…
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30 December
Beer in North County’s Backyard
Bill Carter says he’s always been a blue-collar worker. His résumé includes 15 years in cabinetry, plus time spent installing and servicing x-ray equipment. He is currently a maintenance mechanic at Palomar…
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29 December
Inside San Diego beer clubs
Brewing companies make the best margins selling their ales and lagers at their taprooms. Those profit centers took hits during the pandemic because of temporary closures and restrictive regulations, but breweries operating…
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28 December
Latchkey Brewing on the move
About a month ago, Latchkey Brewing shut down its tasting room in Mission Hills. Some speculated that the company had gone out of business, or the closure was only temporary, a measure…
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27 December
Portrait of a Brewer: Shawn Steele, Thorn 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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24 December
Beer of the Week: Haze the Hard Way
From the Beer Writer: Every now and then, a new hop varietal comes around that takes the world by storm. We’re talking about the Citras, Mosaics and Stratas of the hop galaxy.…
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22 December
Craft Q&A: Cameron Ball
Cameron Ball describes his La Mesa business, Helix Brewing, as a “small powerhouse” and says he enjoys flying under the radar, but a repercussion that enjoyable anonymity is the fact most local…
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21 December
The Women of Stone Network
In a time when gender-equality and equity are top of mind and also at the top of corporate agendas more than ever before, North County’s Stone Brewing is leaning on and empowering…
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