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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Oct- 2025 -13 October
Homebrew Summer: Violet
Each year, me and my friend and fellow Leo, Tom Nickel (pictured above, at right), use the fact our birthdays fall on consecutive days in August as an excuse to convene at…
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12 October
I Like Beer the Podcast: 100th Episode Remastered
I Like Beer the Podcast‘s 100th episode was so epic that they saw fit to remaster and revisit it so those who missed it (and those who caught it the first time…
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11 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: Weir Beer Co.
When a ’90s-obsessed husband-wife duo opened a new brewery in South Vista last year, they instantly amazed the BFB crew with the quality and inventiveness of not only their beers but their…
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10 October
Beer of the Week: Hasta la Raíz
When venturing out to start one’s own business – often resigning from jobs they’ve held for quite some time – entrepreneurs consistently cite one reason above all others for making such a…
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9 October
What’s Tapping (10/9)
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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7 October
Hood River, Oregon Brewery Guide
Portland and Bend are well known Oregonian destinations among out-of-state tourists, but where do those cities’ residents go when it’s time to get away? For many, the answer is Hood River. Home…
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6 October
Homebrew Summer: Ascent
This is far from the first run around the block for Mother Earth Brew Co. where our Homebrew Summer program is concerned. There have been years when they contributed multiple homebrew-scaled recipes…
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5 October
I Like Beer the Podcast: Mother Earth Brew Co.
This week, the ILB crew returns to the scene of many a fun drinking session, Mother Earth Brew Co.‘s taproom in Vista, where they catch-up with the 15-year-old craft-beer op’s Kamron Khannakhjavani. As…
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4 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: BattleMage Brewing
It seemed like a fantasy when two Ballast Point Brewing vets went out on their own and opened their own Vista beer-making operation paying homage to ales, lagers, fantasy and tabletop games. Eight…
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3 October
Beer of the Week: Inferno
I find it remarkable that, even having tasted thousands of beers over my lifetime, including more than my fair share of exceptional ales and lagers, some have made such a significant impression…
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