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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Mar- 2024 -8 March
O’Brien’s named best in the U.S.
O’Brien’s Pub has been a beloved beer bastion since 1994 and was one of the very first San Diego establishments to make craft ales and lagers – or “microbrews” as they were…
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8 March
Beer of the Week: Blue Line
When it comes to NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball, fumbles, airballs and whiffs best sum up the performance of San Diego’s franchises. The lack of a local championship in any of…
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7 March
What’s Tapping (3/7)
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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7 March
Modern Times debuts Radiant Glow
Modern Times Beer announces its newest year-round offering, Radiant Glow Hazy Ale. The sessionable 4.6% alcohol-by-volume (ABV) brew features citrus and tropical-fruit notes with a hint of pine. Radiant Glow was built from a grain bill of…
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6 March
Sip at the source downtown
After seven years of brewing in Downtown San Diego, Resident Brewing will be unlocking the doors of its brewhouse and serving its beers to the public directly from that production space beginning…
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6 March
Brewer in residence, entrepreneur at large
Kevin Barnes and Douglas Constantiner go way back. When Constantiner started working at Green Flash Brewing in 2009, he was placed under Barnes’ direction. It wasn’t long before Constantiner realized that, with…
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5 March
A Pilsner for the people
Stone Brewing announces the release of its year-round Pilsner now available throughout Southern California. A 4.7% (alcohol-by-volume) crisp and crushable beer, this is a Pilsner for the people. Stone Pilsner is easy-drinking…
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5 March
Getting back on board
Since co-founding San Diego’s first full-scale craft-beer business back in 1989, Chris Cramer has seen a great deal and learned a lot about the business of brewing and the state regulations governing…
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4 March
Portrait of a Brewer: Chris Hotz, Societe 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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3 March
I Like Beer the Podcast: ShamROCK 2024
In this episode, the Jeffs gather info on the 28-year history of the Gaslamp Quarter’s annual St. Patrick’s Day festival, ShamROCK. Those golden nuggets come straight from event founder Laurel McFarlane. In…
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