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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Feb- 2026 -22 February
I Like Beer the Podcast: Year in Review
This episode is a full-on 2025 Untappd Year-in-Review with Jeff, Jeff and Doc: unique beer counts, top styles, favorite venues, and the bottles and pours that defined the year. Spoiler: When you…
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21 February
91X Beer for Breakfast: Dos Desperados Brewery
San Marcos is home to a family-run beer outfit that’s been slaking thirsts for over a decade. Dubbed Dos Desperados Brewery, the company came into its own under a young brewer who has…
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20 February
Beer of the Week: Hibiscus Haze
Things work a little differently at Fox Point Farms’ onsite brewing operation, Fox Point Brewing. For starters, Head Brewer Brian Carl was able to completely design his production facility and has free…
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19 February
What’s Tapping (2/19/26)
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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18 February
Chefs face-off to help future chefs
When Tony and Jenna Dellamano took over their favorite brewery in 2024, they did so intending to bolster already strong ties in the communities in which their business, Culture Brewing, was embedded.…
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17 February
Whatever happened to the El Destino team?
The week after San Diego Beer News’ (SDBN) website came online, we shared the story of three members of locals who were teaming up to install an artisanal brewery on the grounds…
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16 February
Vote Now: 2026 San Diego Beer News Awards
Local beer fans have done all the heavy-lifting, nominating their favorite breweries, ales and lagers in 25 different categories, so we may present to you the official ballot for the 2026 San…
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15 February
ALT 94.9 FM: Pure Project Brewing
This week, ALT 94.9 FM‘s Jeremy Pritchard caught up with Brewmaster Winslow Sawyer of Pure Project Brewing ahead of their 10-year anniversary. That’s right, a year divisible by five, which means it…
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14 February
91X Beer for Breakfast: Protector Brewery
It takes more than filling out a few forms for a brewery to become USDA-certified as all-organic. Just ask the head of Miramar’s only such-certified beer company, Protector Brewery. For the past eight…
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13 February
Beer of the Week: Japanese Dark Lager
Koo Miyake is a maker of many things. Not only does he brew beer. He’s also a distiller of spirits, as well as a crafter of hard sparkling teas and other alternative…
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