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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Oct- 2025 -16 October
Pure Project expands its beer club
Pure Project, a San Diego-based craft brewery renowned for its dedication to sustainability and ingredient-driven beers, is proud to announce it will offer a non-local 2026 membership option for its coveted bottle…
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16 October
What’s Tapping (10/16)
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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15 October
FOX 5 Morning News: Local GABF Winners
As readers of San Diego Beer News are well aware, there are plenty of brewing competitions out there, but the most prestigious in the country is the Great American Beer Festival. Winners…
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14 October
IPA and more on tap for Beer Week
With the onset of fall comes the plummet of temperatures from 90 degrees to a brisk 88, the changing colors of the leaves adorning the two trees on your block that aren’t…
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13 October
Karl Strauss fall fan fave returns
The OGs of San Diego craft beer are back at it. Karl Strauss Brewing, the brewery that sparked the city’s craft beer movement in 1989, is reviving an annual fan-favorite just in time…
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13 October
Craft Beer Summit on tap for November
From November 10-12, the 2025 California Craft Beer Summit, California’s premier gathering of brewers, thought leaders, and innovators will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine. The California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) is Crafting…
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13 October
Homebrew Summer: Violet
Each year, me and my friend and fellow Leo, Tom Nickel (pictured above, at right), use the fact our birthdays fall on consecutive days in August as an excuse to convene at…
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12 October
I Like Beer the Podcast: 100th Episode Remastered
I Like Beer the Podcast‘s 100th episode was so epic that they saw fit to remaster and revisit it so those who missed it (and those who caught it the first time…
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11 October
Local winners from the Great American Beer Festival
Held annually in Denver, Colorado by the Brewers Association as part of the three-day beer-sampling event of the same name, the Great American Beer Festival is the competitive event U.S. brewers circle…
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11 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: Weir Beer Co.
When a ’90s-obsessed husband-wife duo opened a new brewery in South Vista last year, they instantly amazed the BFB crew with the quality and inventiveness of not only their beers but their…
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