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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Dec- 2024 -20 December
35th anniversary year big for Karl Strauss
Karl Strauss Brewing, San Diego’s first independent craft brewery, marks its 35th anniversary with a year of milestones that showcase its continued innovation, expansion and dedication to craft beer. The brewery finishes…
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20 December
Beer of the Week: Highwayman
Just like beer, music has the magical ability to bring people together and, through mutual appreciation, strengthen relationships. I count myself lucky to have some live-music buddies that I can expect to…
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19 December
What’s Tapping (12/19)
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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19 December
Drink Beer, Think Beer: Year in Review
As has become a fun and informational tradition, All About Beer‘s John Holl once again rallied a contingent of professional beverage-industry journalists to discuss the year that was for the beer industry.…
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18 December
CCBA appoints a new executive director
The California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA), the oldest and largest trade association representing craft breweries in the country, has announced the selection of a new Executive Director Kelsey McQuaid-Craig. With a master’s…
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18 December
FOX 5 News: The Gift of Beer
In his last segment of 2024, San Diego Beer News founder Brandon Hernández gets wrapped up in the spirit of the holidays, gifting FOX 5 Moring News anchor Raoul Martinez with a…
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17 December
Bart Watson named Brewers Association President and CEO
The Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers—announced today the appointment of Bart Watson (pictured above) to president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the trade…
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17 December
Praising the Bar: GOAL. Brewing
When assembling a dream team to staff their ambitious startup, the owners of GOAL. Brewing knew they’d need two things: passionate industry veterans and some kick-ass kicks. The former – vintage Jordan-era…
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16 December
Hodad’s Brewing team scores and tours overseas
American craft-beer fans are familiar with a pair of professional brewing competitions coordinated by national trade organization, the Brewers Association. Not only are those contests, the Great American Beer Festival and its…
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15 December
I Like Beer the Podcast: Brewery Travels
In this episode, the ILB crew sits down with a real rambling man, an author who literally wrote the book on brewery travels. His name is Joel Geier, and he has visited…
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