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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Jan- 2025 -12 January
I Like Beer the Podcast: Dungeons & Dragons, Vol. 2
The D&D adventure for the Golden Hop continues! White Claw Walkers and winos in skinny jeans threaten the quest, but Sir Bob and his dire wolf HoseHead forge ahead with the help…
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11 January
91X Beer for Breakfast: Docent Brewing
This episode of Beer for Breakfast is all about an established brewing operation that’s new to San Diego County, but no stranger to producing award-winning beers: Docent Brewing. Based in San Juan…
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10 January
Beer of the Week: Lodge Life
Count me as one of the converts who, increasingly impressed with the rising quality in non-alcoholic (N/A) beer offerings over the past half-decade or so, has come to realize they have value…
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9 January
What’s Tapping (1/9)
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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9 January
Stone Brewing launches Brewery Exclusives series
Stone Brewing announces the launch of Brewery Exclusives – long-retired classics, cult favorites and amazing innovations available only at Stone locations. The lineup of monthly-release beers kicks off with the award-winning Stone Lifeblurred Imperial Brown Ale. …
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8 January
Craft Brewers Conference heads to Indiana
The Brewers Association (BA) is proud to announce the return of the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) & BrewExpo America, the nation’s premier gathering for beverage alcohol professionals, in 2025. The conference will…
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8 January
Meet the San Diego Brewers Guild’s new president
As her former Instagram handle, @esthelalikestodrink, implies, Esthela Davila is enamored with adult beverages, but none so much as locally produced craft ales and lagers. She was such a fan of San…
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7 January
Could some brewery closures be temporary?
Over the past few months, local beer fans have been inundated with news of brewing companies shuttering locations or closing altogether. The last week of December was particularly brutal, with four San…
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6 January
Home Brew Mart launches comeback behind familiar face
Few, if any, local businesses better illustrate the ups and downs of the modern craft beer industry as Ballast Point Brewing. Opened as a tiny fermentation operation in the back of a…
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5 January
I Like Beer the Podcast: Dungeons & Dragons, Vol. 1
To close the year and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the enduring role-playing classic, Dungeons & Dragons, the crew recorded a double episode of Beer D&D. Join the Jeffs, Doc, Producer Joe…
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