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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Mar- 2025 -10 March
Bolt Brewery is going to the dogs
Last August, the owners of 10-year-old Bolt Brewery announced they were putting their La Mesa headquarters on the market. A prime piece of real estate coming in at roughly 5,000 square feet,…
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9 March
I Like Beer the Podcast: Bars & ShamROCK
The Jeffs’ first episode of March features two guests. Click play to hear he co-owner of Boozy Scoot Scoot share about his journey and artisan mobile bar business. That innovator is followed by…
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8 March
91X Beer for Breakfast: White Labs
It’s a common query: Why is San Diego such a hotbed for craft beer? There are numerous answers, but one of the biggest reasons is the mid-’90s establishment of yeast-production business, White…
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7 March
Beer of the Week: More Fun Blonde
When locals with a penchant for beer think of Escondido, it’s most likely the castle-like estate that is Stone Brewing comes to mind. Let me be clear – there is nothing wrong…
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6 March
What’s Tapping (3/6)
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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5 March
Local pub repeats as country’s best beer bar
Local beer fans may have noticed a recent flurry of social-media posts geared toward inspiring them to cast votes in an online competition. No, not the various posts from San Diego breweries…
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4 March
OG40’s new brewer dropping first beer
The Original 40 Brewing’s new Head Brewer Kyle Fjalstad will release his first beer, Wired Fences West Coast IPA, on Thursday, March 6. Fjalstad was hired in January after spending the previous…
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4 March
Burgeon Beer branching into Orange County
Thus far, 2025 has been a year of contraction for many local breweries, but San Diego’s beer industry is not a monolith. Numerous brewing companies are still performing well and focused on…
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3 March
GOAL. Brewing exiting Brewery Igniter facility
For well over a year now, the lease-to-brew suites at North Park’s CRAFT by Brewery Igniter facility has boasted the most compelling array of beers of its nine-year lifespan. Operated by a…
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3 March
Tons on tap for the 2025 SDBN Awards Ceremony
Over the past half-decade, we’ve been proud to present the annual San Diego Beer News Awards Ceremony. What started as a virtual celebration in 2021 has blossomed and grown into one of…
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