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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Dec- 2025 -2 December
Philadelphia to host 2026 CBC
The Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) & BrewExpo America will take over the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, April 20-22. The Brewers Association (BA) announced today that registration is open, and industry members are encouraged…
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2 December
A Most Necessary IPA’s en route
The Original 40 Brewing will release Most Necessary West Coast IPA on Thursday, December 4 at its North Park brewpub. Most Necessary is 7.1% alcohol-by-volume with a classic hop profile of Mosaic and…
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2 December
Insights into 2025’s Strong Ale Festival
It’s impressive that Pizza Port’s annual ode to high-octane beers, the Strong Ale Festival, has been going for 27 years…especially since many a fest-goer probably have trouble remembering much about those soirees.…
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1 December
Mother Earth’s double beer release
Mother Earth Brew Co. is gearing up for a big weekend with a double beer release that pairs innovation with nostalgia. With a rollout beginning this week, fans can get their hands…
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1 December
Praising the Bar: Duck Foot Brewing
Duck Foot Brewing is a colorful operation that, not surprisingly, attracts similarly colorful people. That extends beyond the clientele to the individuals pouring their beers. Whether one visits the 10-year-old company’s Miramar…
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Nov- 2025 -30 November
I Like Beer the Podcast: A Thanksgiving Treat
Before we press play on this encore presentation, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to you, our listeners. Your support is what makes this podcast possible, and we are incredibly grateful…
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29 November
91X Beer for Breakfast: Burning Beard Brewing
There’s never a bad time to visit El Cajon’s lone craft-beer producer, Burning Beard Brewing. They’ve been putting out high-quality lagers, IPAs, Belgian and English-style beers for nearly a decade, not to…
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28 November
Beer of the Week: Shasta
Having worked for breweries, I’ve been privy to conversations wherein brewers talk about recipe-formulation for new beers. As one would expect, they do so with great purpose. Everybody wants to make the…
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27 November
What’s Tapping (11/27/25)
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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26 November
Beer friends are the best friends
By Paul McGuire Some of you may know me from when I regularly posted on my blog, San Diego Hop Addict, where I wrote about local breweries as they opened and reviewed…
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