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 -1 July
Medals and mead mastery at NHC
This weekend marked the close of the 47th edition of the National Homebrew Competition (NHC). The most prestigious event of its kind for amateur producers of beer, cider and mead, it is…
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Jun- 2025 -30 June
Portrait of a Brewer: Hayden Weir, Weir 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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29 June
I Like Beer the Podcast: Brandon Hernández
It’s time for the state of beer midyear report. In order to get a read on the local brewing industry, the Jeffs meet up with San Diego Beer News founder and Executive…
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28 June
91X Beer for Breakfast – South O Brewing
Four years ago, South Oceanside received a namesake brewery installed in a former beauty college on Coast Highway. Over that span, South O Brewing has endeared itself to members of that community. Ownership has…
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27 June
Beer of the Week: Squawk Box
Collaboration beers are something special, as much for the parties involved as the crat-beer fans who seek out and consume them. Whether trying something new or leaning on shared bailiwicks, pooling technical…
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26 June
What’s Tapping (6/26)
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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26 June
Homebrew Summer: Banana Wars
In publishing our very first pro-am beer recipe of this year’s Homebrew Summer program, we’re taking the opportunity to clear up a common misconception about this annual initiative. With competitions so prevalent…
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25 June
Saisons, lambics and even a Grodziskie!
There are beer fests and then there are beer fests. The italicized variety are exceptional gatherings where ale-and-lager enthusiasts can find beers they can’t get at a standard festivals. They’re worth jockeying…
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23 June
2025 Homebrew Summer participants
In 2021, San Diego Beer News launched an initiative designed to further strengthen the historic link between the county’s professional and recreational brewers. Dubbed Homebrew Summer, the program allowed commercial breweries to…
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22 June
I Like Beer the Podcast: The Mill Room
The ILB team is back in Oceanside. The draw this time around is The Mill Room, a bar-and-restaurant concept from the owners of South O Brewing offering that company’s beers, plus cocktails…
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