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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Jun- 2024 -30 June
I Like Beer the Podcast: ILB England
On the recommendation of Captain Kurt of Epic Beer Trips, the ILB team heads to Manchester. No, not New Hampshire…we’re talking the United Kingdom! There, they venture from their home base at…
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29 June
91X Beer for Breakfast: Puesto Cerveceria
We all know that San Diego’s family-run chain of Puesto restaurants puts out stellar Mexican food, but did you know they also produce their own beers from their brewpub in Mission Valley?…
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28 June
Beer of the Week: Hide Site
After seven years at its semi-obscure Miralani Makers’ District headquarters, it’s finally time for Protector Brewery to come out of hiding by grand-opening its new high-profile tasting room on downtown San Diego’s…
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27 June
What’s Tapping (6/27)
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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27 June
Homebrew Summer: Derby Day Debauchery
While one of the primary goals of Homebrew Summer is to provide local homebrewers with an educational experience, many of the professional brewers who have participated in the program over the years…
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26 June
Local breweries upping food options to match the quality of their beer
In the early 2000s, as San Diego’s craft beer scene picked up steam, most local breweries served patrons in bare-bones industrial suites. Even operations like Stone and AleSmith Brewing, which would become…
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25 June
Ventura, California Brewery Guide – 2024 X Games Edition
Sandwiching a stretch of U.S. 101 between La La Land and Santa Barbara is the city of Ventura. A somewhat quirky, fully conscious coastal community, its beachy vibes lend light and texture…
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24 June
Portrait of a Brewer: Patrick Mcilhenney, Mcilhenney 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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23 June
I Like Beer the Podcast: 3 Punk Ales Brewing
The ILB crew decided to cap off their three-episode visit to downtown Chula Vista by meeting up with 3 Punk Ales Brewing co-founder Kevin Lewis. It was a good decision. When they…
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22 June
91X Beer for Breakfast: Cold IPA vs. India Pale Lager
There are two styles in the beer world that are so similar and difficult to define that brewers argue about them all the time: the cold IPA and the India pale lager.…
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