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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Jul- 2020 -30 July
Craft Q&A: Bret Stitzman
Bret Stitzman’s began his career in beer driving a forklift for Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales with a simple directive: Don’t destroy anything! Passion and lessons instilled by Dogfish founder Sam Calagione…
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28 July
SD Loyal and Stone’s partnership playing out
The inaugural season for San Diego’s SD Loyal soccer club got back in swing with an away game on July 11 followed by a pair of home matches last week. During those…
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26 July
Hillcrest Brewing exiting brewing game
After eight years in the local brewing industry, Hillcrest Brewing is transitioning from a brewpub to a restaurant, selling off the assets of its brewing component. Once those items are removed from…
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23 July
Burning Beard set to debut Punkspeare’s Brasserie
Even before the pandemic struck and changed service conditions for local breweries, El Cajon’s Burning Beard Brewing was working on establishing an on-site culinary component. So, rather than team up with a…
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21 July
Five Suits Brewing bringing new life to old Vista brewery
The oddness of a business run by the Corona family opening during the COVID-19 crisis isn’t lost on the folks behind Five Suits Brewing. Shortly before the pandemic changed everything, co-founder and…
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18 July
Pure Project unveiling new cross-street Biergarten
The pandemic and its associated regulations have stifled many a local business, but one that’s kept going—and growing—is Pure Project Brewing. Two weeks ago, it debuted a satellite tasting room in Carlsbad…
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16 July
Catching up with COVID-19 closures
In March, when statewide governmental restrictions were enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, fears were high that many of San Diego’s hospitality businesses would be unable to sustain lengthy closures and…
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14 July
Puesto Cerveceria open in former Gordon Biersch brewpub
When CraftWorks Holdings announced it was shuttering Mission Valley’s Gordon Biersch brewpub last June, it sent waves through the local beer community. People within the industry saw it as a sign of…
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13 July
Chula Vista Brewery growing with South Bay
When expanding their businesses, craft brewery owners have historically targeted locales a significant distance from their bases of operations. The purpose is to introduce their products where they aren’t already available and…
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10 July
City, County and Brewers Guild establish BEER Fund
With ever-changing regulations placed on public-facing hospitality venues and other challenges presented by COVID-19, local breweries have been hit hard by the pandemic. Nearly all have been forced to furlough or lay…
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