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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May- 2025 -2 May
Beer of the Week: Fiesta Lager
Cinco de Mayo is just days away. Not only does this holiday give us a reason to celebrate a culture that, thanks to our proximity to Mexico, is integrated into our city…
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1 May
What’s Tapping (5/1)
dropcap]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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Apr- 2025 -27 April
I Like Beer the Podcast: CSUSM Brewchive
In this episode, the ILB team visits Judith Downie, the longtime curator of all things San Diego beer at California State University San Marcos’ Brewchive. Take a listen as she guides the…
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26 April
91X Beer for Breakfast: Deft Brewing
Admit it. You heard us talking about Frühlingsfest last week and were like, “That kinda sounds made up.” We understand your skepticism (although there should never be any hesitation about a beer…
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25 April
Beer of the Week: Deftoberfest Märzen
Each September, my wife and I arrive at brewery tasting rooms and grocery-store beverage aisles with an enhanced sense of hope, excited to see which Oktoberfest-inspired lagers will be waiting for us.…
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25 April
Be part of Homebrew Summer 2025!
It was 2021 when San Diego Beer News launched its Homebrew Summer program as an initiative built to help maintain and advance the all-important connection between the county’s professional and amateur brewers. Over the…
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24 April
What’s Tapping (4/24)
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 April
Homebrew supply venture starting out online
If there’s one thing homebrewers love to do – other than brew, of course – it’s talk about beer and the process of making it. This extends to owners and staffers of…
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21 April
Portrait of a Brewer: Daniel Cady, TapRoom 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 April
I Like Beer the Podcast: Copper Kings
A rare tandem of one Jeff and one Joe find themselves at Copper Kings Burgers. Dermot Owens and Alfredo Vega shared the origin story and the unique experiences available at their San…
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