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- 2025 -6 June
Beer of the Week: Coastin’
When the subject of best grocery-store beer buys comes up, be it with beer fans or professional brewers, the gravitational pull of a certain company’s cans is typically part of the conversation.…
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5 June
What’s Tapping (6/5)
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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4 June
Vista’s 10-day celebration of craft beer
Downtown Vista and the San Diego Brewers Guild will launch a 10-day celebration of craft beer on Friday, June 20 that includes a strolling art exhibit, a fun “beer-versus-wine” tasting event and…
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4 June
End date set for North Park brewery
In 2023, El Cid Brewing’s monthly numbers were on a steady upward trajectory toward sustainable profitability. Those figures inspired owners Eric Bridges and Terry Kellar to expand their 2,000-square-foot base of operations…
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3 June
Beer30 launches the Cascade Update
Beer30, the industry-leading brewery management software from The 5th Ingredient, is excited to announce the release of the Cascade Update. This transformative upgrade, named after the iconic hop variety that helped revolutionize…
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3 June
75 cent beer is back at SeaWorld
SeaWorld San Diego is celebrating summer with a refreshing libation for guests 21 years of age or older at the lowest price. Starting now and throughout the summer, SeaWorld San Diego guests…
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3 June
A fair State Fair performance
Last week, winning beers from the 2025 edition of the California State Fair’s Commercial Brewing Competition were announced. The annual contest awarded gold, silver and bronze medals (plus honorable mentions) in more…
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2 June
Portrait of a Brewer: Garrett Perkins, Booze Brothers 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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1 June
I Like Beer the Podcast: Booze Brothers Brewing
It took a while, but the ILB team finally made it out to Vista to check out Booze Brothers Brewing. After all this time, they wanted to make a full day of…
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May- 2025 -31 May
91X Beer for Breakfast: Latitude 33 Brewing
Thorn Brewing‘s Barrio Logan brewery may have shut down, but the beer’s of that 12-year-old brand are still being produced by a company that enjoys them as much as local beer fans.…
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