FEATURES
In addition to news reporting, San Diego Beer News is well known for its weekly, annual and otherwise regular features, programs and initiatives spotlighting San Diego County’s beers, brewers and brewing companies. Popular features include our Beer of the Week, weekly What’s Tapping updates chronicling new beers debuting at local breweries, beer-centric travel pieces, Portrait of a Brewer and Praising the Bar Q&A pieces, plus our multi-faceted Homebrew Sumer pro-am program and the extremely popular San Diego Beer News Awards. The following is a chronological listing of all of our feature content to-date.
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Jul- 2025 -25 July
Beer of the Week: Local Lager
Earlier this month, I flew across the Atlantic Ocean to embark on a cruise along the Rhine River. It was a dream scenario where I not only had the pleasure of spending…
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25 July
Homebrew Summer: Paddle Boat
Few, if any, American beers have been as inspirational or played such a significant role in escorting drinkers to the craft-beer subculture as Sierra Nevada Brewing‘s namesake pale ale. Introduced to the…
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24 July
What’s Tapping (7/24)
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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23 July
Homebrew Summer: X Extra Pale Ale
There are certain local beers that hold a place in the pantheon of all-time trailblazing creations conjured by San Diego County breweries. Venerable Miramar outfit, AleSmith Brewing has several to its credit,…
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21 July
Portrait of a Brewer: Tom Nickel, Nickel Beer Co.
There are hundreds of talented brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the San Diego beer industry’s storied reputation. While these industrious practitioners share numerous similarities, each is their own unique…
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20 July
I Like Beer the Podcast: CoLab Public House
It’s the summer of supporting local and CoLab Public House in Vista has been one of the ILB crew’s regular haunts since it first opened. In this episode, the team sits down…
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19 July
91X Beer for Breakfast – Arcana Brewing
There’s a business park in Carlsbad, just north of Palomar Airport Road where three local breweries have been established. Of them all, the one that’s stuck is 13-year-old Arcana Brewing. Popular among its…
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18 July
Beer of the Week: Lion Heart
Craft beer is special. At its core, it’s merely a beverage, but it also has the power to bring people together, whether for a single evening or, in some cases, an entire…
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17 July
What’s Tapping (7/17)
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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16 July
FOX 5 Morning News: Local Saisons
With so many outstanding IPAs and sun-friendly lagers available throughout San Diego County, it can be easy to fixate on those gems, but in this month’s FOX 5 Morning News beer segment,…
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