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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Jan- 2026 -24 January
91X Beer for Breakfast: Harland Brewing
Born in the ‘burbs of Scripps Ranch, Harland Brewing has opened multiple locations spanning from Bay Park to South Park. In the process, they’ve built up a culinary program that’s been so successful, they…
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23 January
Beer of the Week: Hazy Weekend
As many of you know, prior to becoming a full-time journalist, I was a marketing professional for more than 20 years, and spent the better part of a decade working in that…
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22 January
What’s Tapping (1/22/26)
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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18 January
Las Vegas Update (January 2026)
I first met an enthusiastic beer scribe named Bob Barnes during a meetup of contributors to Celebrator Beer News at Sierra Nevada Brewing in Chico, California. It was 2012, and in celebration…
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17 January
91X Beer for Breakfast: Chula Vista Brewery
Tune in for the latest on a local brewer who got his start after being hired on by Karl Strauss Brewing Brewmaster (and BFB’s very own) Paul Segura many moons ago. Since then, he’s…
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16 January
Beer of the Week: 17 Speed
Time flies. Want proof? OK, here goes. I can remember a much younger me, a freshly minted food writer with less than a year of experience, hobnobbing with fellow journalists at an…
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15 January
What’s Tapping (1/15/26)
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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11 January
I Like Beer the Podcast: Guadalupe Brewery
We have some big news: I Like Beer the Podcast is moving to video thanks to a new partnership with the San Diego Brewers Guild! But first, they’re treating you to their very…
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10 January
91X Beer for Breakfast: Burgeon Beer Co.
Just as 2026 pounced upon us, before we know it it’ll be time for one of the finest local beer festivals of the year, the Burgeon Beer Co. 9th Anniversary Invitational. Taking place…
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9 January
Beer of the Week: Green Buds
When I worked for Stone Brewing, it was during the most prolific span in the company’s history. New beers abounded, be they core creations, seasonal offerings, limited-edition specialties in various series (including…
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