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- 2025 -26 August
White Labs appoints new president
This year, White Labs reached a major milestone, celebrating three decades in business as a supplier of yeast for fermented beverage production. Based in Miramar, the company has built a vast worldwide…
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25 August
Bringing Deutschland to the East Village
Get ready to raise your steins and celebrate Oktoberfest in true San Diego fashion! On Saturday, September 20, from 3 to 8 p.m., Quartyard will transform into a lively seated beer hall experience for…
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25 August
Portrait of a Brewer: Kelsey McNair, North Park Beer Co.
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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24 August
I Like Beer the Podcast: Holy Macro!
After six years of podcasting, the team returns to its roots. From the backyard Pub Shed, they reminisce about macro beers of yesteryear and sample craft clones of the American light lager…
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23 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: Asylum Brewing
The next time you catch a show at North Park live-music venue, The Observatory, you’ll be able to pregame with beer in a sanatorium setting. That most unique of opportunities comes direct from the North…
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22 August
Beer of the Week: Beat LA
Let’s begin by addressing the blue, white and scarcely red elephant in the room. The Dodgers heartily trounced our Padres last weekend. Thankfully, the Friars had spent the week prior building up…
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21 August
What’s Tapping (8/21)
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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21 August
Homebrew Summer: Chata F*** Up
No local business has brought more amateur brewers and civilians’ beery dreams to life over the past decade than Citizen Brewers. A Grantville hideaway that works with clients to brew up and…
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20 August
San Luis Obispo, California Brewery Guide
Charming in its small-town appeal, the Central Coast city of San Luis Obispo is an accommodating community where even first-time visitors feel like locals. Bolstered by history, a thriving arts scene and…
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19 August
Homebrew Summer: Rowley’s Last Rye’d
There are some constants in life. Death will come for all of us. So, too, will the IRS. And when our Homebrew Summer program puts out its annual call for beer recipes,…
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