CRAFT Q&A
A key strength of San Diego Beer News is the collection of close, long-established relationships we have with members of San Diego County’s brewing community. Our Craft Q&A features convey brewing-industry news and developments through in-depth one-on-one interview sessions, providing facts and insights straight from the source.
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Sep- 2023 -12 September
UCSD discontinues brewing program
Last month, UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies sent an announcement to students enrolled in its brewing certificate program that it was being discontinued. Launched in 2013 by Program…
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Aug- 2023 -30 August
Guild hires director from within
Earlier this year, the San Diego Brewers Guild bid adieu to the only executive director it had ever known. That individual, Paige McWey Acers, had served as the volunteer-run trade…
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Jun- 2023 -28 June
Previewing WestBrew’s redug digs
In January, WestBrew temporarily closed its combo bar-and-restaurant in downtown Del Mar in order to tear it down and rebuild it anew. It’s something husband-wife owners Joshua and Heather Lynn…
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May- 2023 -24 May
Crossing into the spirit realm
What could make one of San Diego’s most prolific publishers of beer-related content switch from ales and lagers to the spirit realm? In the case of Bruce Glassman, a writer…
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10 May
Modernizing a craft-beer masterwork
A 22-year-old armed with a journalism degree but no idea how to use it, Joshua M. Bernstein moved to New York City at the turn of the century, working temp…
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Jan- 2023 -18 January
Craft Q&A: Haley Smith
When Haley Smith brought her energy and years of marketing experience to Belching Beaver Brewery back in 2016, she was excited to be a part of the beer industry but…
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Nov- 2022 -9 November
Pizza Port’s southernmost helmsman
It’s not every day that vaunted, award-winning brewpub chain Pizza Port opens a new location. Previous expansions took place in Ocean Beach in 2010 and Carlsbad’s Bressi Ranch development in…
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Oct- 2022 -19 October
Beer, history on tap in Balboa Park
Last month, the San Diego History Center (SDHC) at Balboa Park debuted a new exhibit touching on the history of the local brewing industry. Taste San Diego Craft Community and…
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Aug- 2022 -17 August
Craft Q&A: Esthela Davila
Over the past two years, few local breweries have received the buzz and media attention of Mujeres Brew House. An offshoot of fellow Barrio Logan opp, Border X Brewing, it…
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9 August
Craft Q&A: Tommy Dimella
Earlier this year, Ballast Point Brewing brought on a new chef to helm its culinary operations. Since arriving, Tommy Dimella, has endeared himself to his coworkers, contemporaries and guests, revamping…
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