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- 2020 -17 November
Booze Brothers cooks up Pizza Bros
One thing that’s never in short supply at a brewery is ideas. From new styles to brew to engaging events to charity initiatives to expanding one’s business and offerings, noble notions abound.…
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16 November
Craft Q&A: Dennis O’Connor
The first phases of a new project bringing together multiple concepts in an eco-friendly framework are near completion in Barrio Logan. Dubbed “The Boiler,” the collective of sorts is set in the…
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13 November
Beer of the Week: 4th Anniversary Double IPA
From the Beer Writer: Few San Diego breweries get as much attention or as many kudos for their clean, to-style lagers as Vista-based Eppig Brewing. Yet, while the bottom-fermented, Germanic offerings of…
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12 November
Small Bar announces closure
Today, Small Bar owner Karen Barnett announced she is permanently closing her University Heights venue. Opened in 2009 by Barnett, her ex-husband Scot Blair and publican Dennis Borlek, Small Bar gained quick…
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11 November
Craft Q&A: Adrian Lau
San Diego’s multitude of high-quality breweries have served as proving grounds for brewing professionals. While many make America’s Finest City home for their entire careers, others spread their wings and fly off…
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10 November
Embolden Beer Co. readies for debut
Last month, the owner of 32 North Brewing announced he had sold his Miramar brewery and tasting room to a group of entrepreneurs intent on installing a pair of beverage concepts into…
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9 November
Rip Current Brewing for sale
Since opening in 2012, Rip Current Brewing has been one of the county’s most award-winning beermaking operations. Its Breakline Bock and Delaminator Doppelbock alone have garnered five medals (including a pair of…
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6 November
Mujeres Brew House opening Saturday
In 2017, Alta Brewing opened its doors at the base of the Bread and Salt building in Barrio Logan. Over its two-year lifespan it failed to attract all that many beer drinkers…
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6 November
Beer of the Week: Rare Form
From the Beer Writer: Though San Diego beer has been an institution for over a quarter century, back in 2012, only about a half-dozen breweries qualified as “coastal” and even fewer had…
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4 November
Plan 9 Alehouse’s current plans
Unlike the alien forces in the sci-fi cinematic work it was named after, Plan 9 Alehouse was never intended to win the attention of the world. Opened in 2013, it was an…
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