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- 2024 -25 April
Ballast Point moving on from Miramar
Over the past several years, the contract-brewing model has become increasingly popular, with entities that previously had, in some cases quite sizable production facilities opting to enlist the services of other breweries…
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25 April
What’s Tapping (4/25)
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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25 April
Be a part of Homebrew Summer 2024!
It was 2021 when San Diego Beer News launched its Homebrew Summer program as an initiative built to help maintain and advance the vital, synergistic connection between the county’s professional and amateur brewers. Over…
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24 April
Local winners from 2024’s World Beer Cup
Organized by U.S. non-profit trade organization, the Brewers Association (BA), the World Beer Cup is the world’s most prestigious international brewing competition. Once a biennial affair, it now takes place every year…
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23 April
Dishing on North Park Beer Co. Pizza Shop
When working to open North Park Beer Co. (NPBC) nearly a decade ago, Kelsey and Amanda McNair knew they wanted high-quality food to be prepared and available on-site, but as first-time business…
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22 April
Portrait of a Brewer: Mike Howell, Barley & Sword 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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21 April
I Like Beer the Podcast: Austin Ale Trail
As those who have tuned in to the ILB podcast in recent weeks are well aware, the crew recently found themselves in Austin, Texas. With such an impressive and extensive beer scene,…
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20 April
North Park ops brew dual pale ales
The Original 40 Brewing and TapRoom Beer Co. have collaborated on Soo Breezy West Coast pale ale, a side-by-side trial beer from the North Park breweries that used the same recipe but with different…
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20 April
91X Beer for Breakfast: Gravity Heights
This week’s featured San Diego beer biz is Gravity Heights, a killer brewpub in Sorrento Valley that just so happens to be the craft locale closest to the 91X studios. Did you…
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19 April
Beer of the Week: Stoned in Paradise
Quite often, one successful flagship beer will spawn offspring. Locally, there are the numerous hop-bombs based on perennial award-winning North Park Beer Co. IPA, Hop-Fu! And during a recent trip to Jacksonville,…
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