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- 2026 -12 July
I Like Beer the Podcast: More Paul Segura!
Either the ILB crew couldn’t get enough of having Karl Strauss Brewing headman Paul Segura in studio or they couldn’t pry that longtime local beer icon off the mic. Either way, we…
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11 July
91X Beer for Breakfast: North Park Beer Co.
It’s hard to believe, but North Park Beer Co. has been setting the tone as one of San Diego’s best breweries for 10 years. And though it seems like their Pacific Beach pints-and-pies pizza…
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10 July
Beer of the Week: All Gas, No Brakes
Even as someone who has used this term countless times to describe beers brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops, I understand how offputting it sounds. Diesel! I mean, imagine if a mixologist described…
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9 July
What’s Tapping (7/9/26)
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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9 July
Homebrew Summer: Hammerhead
Like so many brewery owners, Sunny Grove Brewing‘s Scott Christian took the leap from fervent, accomplished homebrewer to opening his own commercial concern. When doing so, he brought along some recipes from…
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6 July
Portrait of a Brewer: Sam Billheimer, Ketch Brewing
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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4 July
91X Beer for Breakfast: Rincon Reservation Road Brewery
Did you know Harrah’s Resort SoCal is home to its very own brewery? That on-site op, Rincon Reservation Road Brewery is San Diego’s only tribally owned and operated craft-beer business, and honors the culture and heritage…
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3 July
Beer of the Week: Getaway Day
A session beer is defined as one coming in under 5% alcohol-by-volume (ABV). That category encompasses a wide variety of styles, including the vast majority of lagers; the types of beer drinkers…
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2 July
What’s Tapping (7/2/26)
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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2 July
Homebrew Summer: Clever Kiwi
With this post, the 2026 edition of Homebrew Summer is official on! An occasion like that calls for a special beer; something critically acclaimed by both beer-drinkers and beer judges. And we’ve…
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