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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Feb- 2021 -23 February
BJCP exam best practices – Part 1
In my last beer education column, I talked about the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP), its origins and some strategies for preparing one’s mind and senses for the exams required to gain…
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22 February
Mike Hess projects nearing completion
Due mostly to its multi-phase nature, Mike Hess Brewing’s Imperial Beach satellite venue is one of San Diego County’s longest-running brewery-owned venue projects. The sprawling spot, which goes by the name Mike’s…
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21 February
East Village Brewing en route
Aaron Justus and Brandon Green first met working the packaging line at Ballast Point Brewing’s Scripps Ranch brewery in 2012. Over their eight years with the Miramar-based company, the duo ascended the…
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19 February
Beer of the Week: Salute
From the Beer Writer: I’ve been drinking West Coast IPAs for 23 years. Like most people, I try to spend as little time as possible thinking about the passage of the years,…
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18 February
Craft Q&A: Matt Furman
If your Instagram feed is loaded with San Diego beer-related imagery, you’ve likely noticed that there’s a new, extremely talented photographer in town with a penchant for capturing brewers in their element.…
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17 February
Home and back again
Last week, I got in touch with George Thornton, the owner of The Homebrewer and Home Brewing Co. in North Park. I was investigating one of the many leads I regularly receive…
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16 February
Abnormal in Arizona
One block north of downtown Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row arts district, there’s a two-acre lot that’s home to Pemberton PHX. Its centerpiece is a historic house that’s been converted to a mixed-use development,…
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15 February
Belching Beaver expanding Oceanside HQ
Since debuting in 2012, Belching Beaver Brewery has maintained little-brewery-that-could status, despite no longer being a little brewery. Distributed in 13 states and 13 countries, the North County brewing company produces 43,000…
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12 February
Beer of the Week: Træblod
From the Beer Writer: There’s no need to gild the lily when you have a sultry, delicious imperial stout that your brewing team enjoys making and your customers clamor for. But the…
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10 February
COVID impacting key fundraiser
The good work of the Pink Boots Society (PBS) is well known. Not only does the national non-profit organization advocate for females in the beer and fermented-beverage industries, offering numerous educational opportunities…
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