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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Nov- 2024 -11 November
Praising the Bar: East Village Brewing
In two short years, East Village Brewing has established itself in its namesake neighborhood, thanks as much to its quality beers as the inviting team behind the bar (two of whom worked…
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10 November
I Like Beer the Podcast: Halloween Remastered
With Election Day, San Diego Beer Week and numerous other excuse-worthy things taking place this week, the ILB crew wasn’t able to get a new episode recorded, but fear not. Or maybe…
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9 November
91X Beer for Breakfast: Barrel & Stave Brewing
Listen in as Marty is introduced to the wares and back story of Vista-based Barrel & Stave Brewing. In return, he wows his on-air colleagues with an astute beer-nerd observation regarding the…
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8 November
Sun setting on San Marcos brewpub
When it comes to family-friendly beer-centric venues, few, if any, local venues hold a candle to My Yard Live Beer Co. Opened in 2018 by Mark McLarry and Jamie Minotti, a duo…
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8 November
Beer of the Week: Raidā
I’ve never been that into bike-riding. Less balanced and coordinated than I’d like to be, I struggle to stay upright on two legs at a reasonable speed. But I have to admit,…
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7 November
What’s Tapping (11/7)
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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6 November
Amplified Ale Works’ owner offers exit interview
A licensing requirement is what led entrepreneurial duo Alex Pierson and JC Hill to plunk a three-barrel brewery into their second-story Pacific Beach eatery in 2012. Rather than a standard beer-and-wine-license, the…
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5 November
Barrel & Stave opens Temecula taproom
Last December, Wild Barrel Brewing closed its doors after years of fighting the good fight but being unable to get back out of the red financially. This included not only shuttering its…
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4 November
Praising the Bar: Jacked Up Brewery
A family business through and through, Jacked Up Brewery has amassed a large following by making visitors feel like family. Its Escondido tasting room is the domain of the founders’ daughter, who…
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3 November
I Like Beer the Podcast: Weir Beer
Hayden and Kyndall Weir are realizing their shared dream of opening their own place, an eponymous family business called Weir Beer. Listen in as the Jeffs get a sneak peek just ahead…
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