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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Nov- 2025 -8 November
Here comes a trio of Spinning Wheels
On Thursday, November 13, The Original 40 Brewing will release “Spinning Reels: Vanilla” pastry stout, a beer that was aged in Blanton’s Bourbon original single barrels for 47 months beginning at Modern Times Beer in October 2021. The…
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8 November
91X Beer for Breakfast: Backyard Brewery
Few beer enterprises are as aptly named as Escondido’s Backyard Brewery. Located in the literal shadow of the hill housing Stone Brewing‘s castle-like headquarters with its sprawling gardens is this small, one-man…
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7 November
A Karl Strauss award-winner returns
First to brew. Still pushing boundaries through innovation of what approachably great handcrafted beer can be. Karl Strauss Brewing, San Diego’s first craft brewery, is once again challenging expectations with the return…
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7 November
Beer of the Week: Lafitte’s Beard
Like many local beer enthusiasts, I love IPAs, particularly the bone-dry, hop-heavy variety brewed in and named for my hometown. And I respect the fact that light adjunct lagers of the corn…
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6 November
What’s Tapping (11/6/25)
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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5 November
FOX 5 Morning News: San Diego Beer Week
Has it been 12 months already? Believe it or not, San Diego Beer Week is only two days away. Taking place from November 7-16, the county’s annual 10-day celebration of ales, lagers…
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4 November
AleSmith celebrating 30 years and its founder
Three decades of continuous operation in any line of business is something special, but in the case of the brewing industry it’s particularly impressive. A company with such longevity would not only…
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3 November
Get a peek into Lyons Peak Brewing
In recent years, as San Diego’s craft-beer landscape has shifted and metamorphosed, the county’s newcomers have largely been, well…not large. Nor have the majority of their owners been interested in growing them…
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2 November
I Like Beer the Podcast: Dogleg Brewing
This week, the Jeffs head back to links-themed Vista beer biz, Dogleg Brewing, to chat with co-owner Christina Lumsden about the company’s origin story and sense of community. According to that marketer…
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1 November
91X Beer for Breakfast: Capital of Craft – Part 2
It may be Halloween, but Marty and Brandon have their sights set a week in the future when San Diego Beer Week will be in full swing and they’ll be joining in that 10-day…
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