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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Aug- 2026 -22 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: New English Brewing
What started as a proper Englishman’s across-the-pond homage to the beers of his homeland has grown into so much more over the past 19 years. Today, that U.K. expat’s Sorrento Valley business, New English…
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21 August
Sapporo initiates Stone’s exit from Escondido
Though Stone Brewing was originally founded within an industrial park suite on a San Marcos cul-de-sac, for most the iconic brand will forever be intrinsically linked with the city of Escondido. Ten…
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21 August
Bock brings on new culinary partner
When devising the business plan for South Park bar Bock, owner Brian Jensen aimed to create an inviting space with European appeal. Drawing on positive experiences from his own travels, he worked…
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21 August
Beer of the Week: Hop Maxxing
Many craft-brew enthusiasts are familiar with the largest beer-drinking event in the nation, the Great American Beer Festival, as well as its professional brewing competition component. Far less popular, but quite important…
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20 August
What’s Tapping (8/20/26)
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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20 August
2026 class of Landmark Beers announced
The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame is proud to announce the second annual class of Landmark Craft Beers, continuing its initiative to recognize and honor individual beers that have left a…
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19 August
FOX 5 Morning News: Under-the-Radar Breweries
Most San Diegans ‒ even those that aren’t all that into beer ‒ know about the county’s big-name breweries: Karl Strauss, AleSmith, Pizza Port and Stone Brewing. And the craft intelligentsia is…
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18 August
From IT pro to human brewery GPS
When Fredy Zurcher (pictured above, at right) moved from Switzerland to San Diego in 1996, he quickly became enamored with the county’s small but notable collection of breweries. He was amazed by…
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17 August
Homebrew Summer: Monk’s Delight
One of the opportunities provided to local brewing companies care of our annual Homebrew Summer program is the chance to brew the types of beers that aren’t on their everyday menus. Take,…
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16 August
CBS 8 Brewing Local: North Park Beer Co.
It was a long journey going from being a standout homebrewer winning scores awards for beers born in a garage to the owner of a successful brewing company operating multiple locations. In…
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