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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Dec- 2021 -22 December
Craft Q&A: Cameron Ball
Cameron Ball describes his La Mesa business, Helix Brewing, as a “small powerhouse” and says he enjoys flying under the radar, but a repercussion that enjoyable anonymity is the fact…
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Nov- 2021 -4 November
Craft Q&A: Mike Hess – Part 2
Last week we published part one of a two-part Q&A with Mike Hess, the owner of Mike Hess Brewing, following the closure of the company’s original production facility in Miramar.…
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Oct- 2021 -27 October
Craft Q&A: Mike Hess – Part 1
This summer, Mike Hess Brewing closed its original brewery and tasting room in Miramar’s Silverton Business Center, over a decade after debuting as San Diego’s first nano-brewery. From a humble…
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12 October
Craft Q&A: Jeff Alworth
It’s been six years since author Jeff Alworth’s instructional tome, The Beer Bible, was released. Coming in at more than 600 pages filled with well-penned educational prose about ales, lagers,…
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Sep- 2021 -8 September
Craft Q&A: Chris Sarette
Back in high school, Chris Sarette had a job sweeping out the gargantuan cold box at the headquarters for local distributor, Markstein Beverage Co. His dad worked there by day…
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Jul- 2021 -8 July
Craft Q&A: Elia Gómez Smith & Skylar Holewinski
In February, Ballast Point Brewing Company announced the establishment of its Brewing for Diversity scholarship. Developed in concert with UCSD Extension to provide opportunities for individuals from factions underrepresented in…
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Jun- 2021 -23 June
Craft Q&A: Aubree Miller
It was 2017 when Amplified Ale Works Creative Director Aubree Miller bumped into a craft-beer tourist at North Park’s Lafayette Hotel. Miller was there for her brewing company’s anniversary event…
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9 June
Craft Q&A: Joe Musgrove
On April 9, starting righty Joe Musgrove pitched his way into the record books, recording the first no-hitter in the 52-year history of the San Diego Padres franchise. Much beer…
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May- 2021 -24 May
Craft Q&A: Alex Johnson
Competitive climber Alex Johnson has accomplished a great deal over the course of her career. She won gold at the Bouldering World Cup in 2008 (the first on US soil)…
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10 May
Craft Q&A: Arsalun Tafazoli
Back in 2007, San Diego craft beer was not as available, recognized or bankable as it is today. There was just a handful of bars in the entire county offering…
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