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- 2021 -14 January
Plenty of reasons to celebrate
Next week, Pure Project Brewing will hit a significant milestone, notching a half-decade in the craft-beer industry. It’s one of two causes for celebration for the company this month. Shortly after the…
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13 January
Rouleur Brewing retools for 2021
Beer consumers take notice of the designs of cans gracing shelves at retail. Sometimes even more than the ales and lagers inside them. It’s human nature to be attracted to pretty things…
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12 January
San Diego loses Craft Brewers Conference
The 38th edition of the Craft Brewers Conference & Brew Expo America (CBC) presented by the Brewers Association (BA), will return to Denver, Colorado, September 9-12, 2021. The premier conference and trade show for the craft brewing…
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12 January
A local taste of Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach isn’t within San Diego County limits, but beer from its namesake brewing operation soon will be. Laguna Beach Beer Co. will be one of the tenants at an artisan manufacturing…
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11 January
Karl Strauss closes La Jolla brewpub
Today, Karl Strauss Brewing announced that it has decided not to renew the lease for its brewpub in La Jolla. Located at 1044 Wall Street in the heart of the community’s posh…
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11 January
Societe Brewing lightens up
Last year was one of great change for Societe Brewing, which delved into canning in a big way, embraced seasonal beers and expanded distribution beyond San Diego County. This month, the company…
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8 January
Beer of the Week: In Praise of Bacchus
From the Beer Writer: Sometimes, when a brewer describes the painstaking lengths they’ve gone to in order to brew a beer, it can raise expectations to the point where, even if it’s…
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6 January
Ataraxia Aleworks coming to Kearny Mesa
It’s like the 1960’s sitcom Bewitched. One day you walk into a tasting room and are served by an owner and head brewer named Darren. Then you head back to that same…
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6 January
Hard yerba mate with beery roots
Hard seltzer rose to precedence in 2020, but alternative alcoholic beverages have been gobbling up shelf and cooler space for over half-a-decade. The aforementioned hard seltzer, hard kombucha hard sparkling teas and…
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5 January
Education: BJCP Basics
Even with a presence in more than 60 countries and San Diego boasting one of the highest concentrations of certified beer judges, the acronym BJCP doesn’t often ring a bell among common…
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