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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Apr- 2025 -20 April
I Like Beer the Podcast: Copper Kings
A rare tandem of one Jeff and one Joe find themselves at Copper Kings Burgers. Dermot Owens and Alfredo Vega shared the origin story and the unique experiences available at their San…
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19 April
91X Beer for Breakfast: Bock
Last month, South Park welcomed a brand-new bar and restaurant from the minds behind Bottlecraft and Biersal. Going by the name Bock, it celebrates Germany’s bierhalle culture with cozy environs, delectable Deutsch delicacies…
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18 April
Beer of the Week: Hidden Gold
Quite often, collaboration days – professionals from different breweries coming together at a singular establishment to produce a special beer – come across as straight-up boondoggles. With so much downtime between steps…
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17 April
What’s Tapping (4/17)
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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16 April
Jake Cronenworth teams with Harland Brewing
Fan enthusiasm is through the roof over the San Diego Padres’ phenomenal start to the 2025 baseball season. America’s Finest City is backing the club with Major League Baseball’s (MLB) finest record…
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16 April
QUAFF is “America’s Finest” homebrew club
There have been so many different brewing competitions going on of late that it’s getting tough to cover them all. To be fair, that’s always the case with the America’s Finest City…
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15 April
2024’s top 50 U.S. craft brewing companies
This morning, national trade organization, the Brewers Association (BA), released its annual lists of the country’s top 50 craft brewing companies and overall U.S. beer entities. Rankings for both lists were based…
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15 April
Northern Pine Brewing out, but not over
With the emotion and logistics involved, it’s understandably difficult for brewery owners to announce they are closing their businesses. That chore is made even harder when something unexpected triggers a sudden shutdown.…
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14 April
Portrait of a Brewer: Derek Lauridsen
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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13 April
I Like Beer the Podcast: Keystone Check-in
Join the ILB team as they hit one of their favorite streets in North County San Diego: Keystone Way! With several amazing breweries all on one walkable avenue, beer-lovers can’t go wrong…
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