VOICES OF SAN DIEGO BEER
In addition to providing a one-stop news and informational resource for beer enthusiasts, San Diego Beer News provides a platform and a voice for members of the brewing industry and craft community, allowing them to share guest articles and essays about topics, issues, initiatives and causes that are important to them.
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Beer friends are the best friends
By Paul McGuire Some of you may know me from when I regularly posted on my blog, San Diego Hop Addict, where I wrote about local breweries as they opened and reviewed…
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An outsider’s take on San Diego’s beer scene
Words and Photos by Ilia Gordeev People of the future, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ilia, but you’d do well to think of me as Marty McFly stepping out…
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The branding of AleSmith Crafted Ciders
In October, Miramar’s AleSmith Brewing announced the launch of a packaged line of AleSmith Crafted Ciders. An extension of a brand that’s been well established over nearly three decades, its packaging felt…
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A student and champion of craft beer looks back…and forward
In my 17-plus years of writing about craft beer with a focus on my hometown’s vibrant brewing companies, I have had the privilege of meeting hundreds and hundreds of incredibly passionate people…
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A second chance for Second Chance Beer Co.
During his more than a decade-and-a-half at the helm of Rock Bottom’s La Jolla brewpub, Marty Mendiola oversaw beer-making operations for the chain’s Western U.S. locations, racked up scads of medals at…
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All-grain ain’t the only way
I recently did a segment for the FOX 5 Morning News featuring homebrew-supply outlets run by local brewing companies. One of them was the spot where many of San Diego’s amateur and…
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Hopes & predictions for the New Year
As we wave goodbye to a year that was eventful to say the least, and turn the page to 2024 (perhaps while nursing just the tiniest of hangovers), we are sharing not…
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Burgeon Beer planning a truly worldly event
While a quality beer can significantly improve one’s mood, day or outlook on life, craft-beer as a medium also serves as fuel for good-doing. Many are the stories of brewing companies assisting…
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The state of Stone under Sapporo
It may be hard to believe, but it’s been just over a year since Sapporo USA announced it had finalized a deal to acquire San Diego County’s largest brewing company, Stone Brewing.…
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The new era of contract brewing
In addition to reporting on the local brewing industry, San Diego Beer News regularly provides a platform for members of San Diego’s beer community to write articles about subjects that are important…
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