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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Sep- 2022 -26 September
Recipe: Wheat Is Tight
Our second-annual Homebrew Summer program had such a fantastically high level of participation from San Diego County breweries—with over 30 of them taking part—that we’ve had to extend it into the fall.…
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23 September
Beer of the Week: Born in Bavaria
From the Beer Writer: ‘Tis the season for temporarily eschewing hops in favor of well-balanced beers playing up the glories of specialty malts and lager yeast. That’s right, it’s Oktoberfest season…and it…
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19 September
Recipe: Hop ‘Em Sock ‘Em
As part of our second-annual Homebrew Summer program, various San Diego County breweries will be sharing recipes for some of their most popular beers, which have been scaled-down for amateur brewers to…
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16 September
Beer of the Week: Hallo!
From the Beer Writer: It’s the most wonderful time of the year…if you love crisp, refreshing, highly drinkable German-style lagers and 18 days of sudsy celebration. That’s right…Oktoberfest is on! Or at…
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15 September
FOX 5: Oktoberfest Beers & Events
It’s time to break out your lederhosen and, more importantly, your steins. Oktoberfest is right around the corner and San Diego County’s breweries have you covered where beer and celebration are concerned. Watch as…
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14 September
Albuquerque, New Mexico Brewery Guide
At the turn of the century, Albuquerque was home to an early yet influential brewpub called Blue Corn Albuquerque. It was from that lone operation, which later rebranded to Chama River Brewing,…
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12 September
Recipe: QUAFFbrau
As part of our second-annual Homebrew Summer program, various San Diego County breweries have teamed with amateur brewers to produce their homespun recipes on their commercial systems, then tap the resultant beers…
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9 September
Beer of the Week: Westerly Flow
From the Beer Writer: You know what really grinds my gears? The suddenly ever-present “IYKYK”. (I know, I know…get off my lawn!) Why does this acronym for “if you know you know”…
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8 September
FOX 5: Beers Gone Wild
Beyond IPAs, lagers and stouts lies a tart, funky world of wild ales, beers that are fermented using wild yeast, microorganisms and even bacteria, then aged in barrels, often times with fruit.…
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7 September
Home Brew Mart celebrates 30 years
Three decades of continuous operation is a major milestone for any business. When that 30-year span involves constant evolution and serving as the launching pad for a brewing company that has been…
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