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 -15 August
Swan song cued for music-themed brewery
All this weekend, The Roadies Brewing is celebrating the Vista company’s two-year anniversary. The multi-day party includes two beers brewed just for the occasion (including the current Beer of the Week Fluff’n…
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15 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: Dual Milestones
While Beer for Breakfast typically focuses on local breweries, this week the crew shines the spotlight on one of their own: Brandon Hernández. The founder and Executive Editor of San Diego Beer News has not…
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14 August
Beer of the Week: Fluff’n Perfect
Last week, I wrote about collaborating with Duck Foot Brewing Head Brewer Matt Akin to create a beer celebrating San Diego Beer News‘ six-year anniversary. In doing so, I shared how big…
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13 August
What’s Tapping (8/13/26)
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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12 August
Brewery Guide: Carlsbad
From a quaint village area bordering the Pacific Ocean to inland expanses populated with a blend of residential, retail and industrial, Carlsbad has a lot to offer. That includes breweries, brewpubs and…
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11 August
Beer Briefs: North, South & In-between
Our latest quick-hit roundup of news culled from San Diego County’s brewing industry includes info on an inland brewery that’s done so well under new ownership that it needs to maximize its…
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10 August
Homebrew Summer: Pair O’ Docs
Each year, fans of Night Parade Brewing rejoice over the Scripps Ranch brewery’s annual release of its fruited double IPA. That grapefruit- and orange-infused double IPA goes by the name Pair O’…
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9 August
I Like Beer the Podcast: Stone Brewing
In addition to the usual local beer industry updates, this episode includes a look at what Firestone Walker Brewing‘s recent acquisition of the Stone Brewing brand and hospitality venues could mean for…
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8 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: Coronado Brewing
It was 1996 when a pair of native islanders opened Coronado Brewing. Thirty years later, not only does is that namesake business still around, but the full-scale brewing company it spawned is one…
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7 August
Devoting 31 days to 30 years
It was 1996 when brothers Rick and Ron Chapman took over a vacant Orange Avenue restaurant space in Coronado with plans to bring their island hometown its first taste of truly local…
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