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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Apr- 2026 -22 April
San Diego strikes gold at World Beer Cup
This evening marked the culmination of the 17th edition of the World Beer Cup (WBC), with winners announced to an audience of industry professionals at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Held…
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22 April
Brewing supplier partners with hemp company
Country Malt Group, a premier supplier of brewing and distilling ingredients across North America, is proud to announce a new partnership with Perfectly Dosed, a leader in hemp emulsions for consumer products. This collaboration…
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22 April
Yakima Chief takes collab to heightened levels
Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a grower-owned hop supplier, is expanding its long-standing sourcing relationship with IGN Quality Hops (IGN), an association of over 100 hop-growing families in Germany’s Hallertau region. This strengthened…
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21 April
Firestone Walker & Duvel USA acquiring Stone Brewing
Firestone Walker Brewing and Duvel Moortgat USA today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement with Stone Brewing, a subsidiary of Sapporo USA, to acquire the Stone Brewing brand, as well as select…
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21 April
A local homebrew event like no other
Over the past decade-and-a-half, I have homebrewed solo and with friends, and had the privilege of collaborating on beers brewed for charity (and fun) with career fermentationists. As a journalist, I’ve covered…
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20 April
Portrait of a Brewer: Josh Stratton, Ketch Brewing
There are hundreds of talented brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the San Diego beer industry’s storied reputation. While these industrious practitioners share numerous similarities, each is their own unique…
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19 April
ALT 94.9 FM: Coronado Brewing
This week, Jeremy Pritchard from ALT 94.9 FM reconnects with Brendan Kragel from Coronado Brewing Company (CBC). The impetus? Why, a new beer, of course. But not just any new beer. Jeremy…
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18 April
91X Beer for Breakfast: Hop Habit Brewery
You know someone loves brewing when they do it at an award-garnering level for more than a decade but that’s still not enough. Enter Thomas Peters, a fermentationist occupying one of the top…
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17 April
Beer of the Week: Fu! Express
In addition to having the opportunity to connect with brewers and put them in a series of potentially compromising positions, one of the best parts of shooting industry professionals at their workplaces…
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16 April
What’s Tapping (4/16/26)
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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