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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Sep- 2025 -2 September
Two local breweries go sans suds
Shortly after their 2015 revival of the oldest local brand of San Diego’s modern craft-beer era, Bolt Brewery, owners Clint and Molly Stromberg decided to branch out from their La Mesa headquarters.…
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1 September
Free family fun at La Mesa Oktoberfest
For more than half a century, La Mesa Oktoberfest has transformed La Mesa’s picturesque downtown into a bustling Bavarian village, drawing over 100,000 attendees each year. This year, the three-day festival returns October 3…
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1 September
Homebrew Summer: Rye Tai
While many of the pro-am pairings from our five-years strong Homebrew Summer program match brewers who have never met one another, there are plenty of cases where longtime friends come together to…
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Aug- 2025 -31 August
I Like Beer the Podcast: Drive-by Fruiting
An already top-notch episode is made even more special thanks to a porch beer-drop from Listener Rod, delivered all the way from Fresno. As a result, the ILB crew enjoys Tioga Sequoia…
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30 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: North Park Beer Co.
Believe it or not, North Park Beer Co., a must-visit brewery in a must-visit beer town, is turning nine this weekend. While their Sunday anniversary party is sold out, they are holding a pair…
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29 August
Karl Strauss releasing Oktoberfest lager
Karl Strauss Brewing, San Diego’s first post-Prohibition beer company, will officially release its seasonal Oktoberfest beer for the 37th year in a row on Tuesday, September 2 at its four San Diego…
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29 August
Beer of the Week: Cool Story, Bräu
And the winner for Best Beer Name goes to…Marlow Myrmo. Punny monikers are great (says me, that’s who!), but those incorporating international homophony downright rule! So, it is with great appreciation and…
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28 August
What’s Tapping (8/28)
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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28 August
Homebrew Summer: The Kölsch
They say lightning never strikes the same place twice, but this is the second year that Lightning Brewery owner and Brewmaster Jim Crute (pictured above, at left) has taken local homebrewers under…
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27 August
Oktoberfest returning to Encinitas
Steins of frothy beer, sizzling bratwurst, Bavarian oompah bands and even dogs in lederhosen—it’s all happening at the Encinitas Oktoberfest on Sunday, September 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This beloved community tradition and premier…
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