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 -31 July
What’s Tapping (7/31)
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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28 July
Homebrew Summer: Wheels of Confusion
Like so many of his craft-beer industry colleagues, Peter Perrecone was an avid, award-winning homebrewer before going pro. And like so many of his contemporaries, he has maintained his connection with San…
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27 July
I Like Beer the Podcast: Shark Beer Week
This episode needs very little introduction. Well, OK, maybe just a little (like, a nip versus a full-on bite out of crime.) Enjoy our annual ode to Shark Week with Doc and…
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26 July
91X Beer for Breakfast: Villains Brewing
The latest Orange County beer company to make a splash in the San Diego beer scene goes by the name of Villains Brewing. About a month ago, this two-year-old venture celebrating cinematic bad…
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25 July
Beer of the Week: Local Lager
Earlier this month, I flew across the Atlantic Ocean to embark on a cruise along the Rhine River. It was a dream scenario where I not only had the pleasure of spending…
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25 July
Homebrew Summer: Paddle Boat
Few, if any, American beers have been as inspirational or played such a significant role in escorting drinkers to the craft-beer subculture as Sierra Nevada Brewing‘s namesake pale ale. Introduced to the…
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24 July
What’s Tapping (7/24)
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 July
Homebrew Summer: X Extra Pale Ale
There are certain local beers that hold a place in the pantheon of all-time trailblazing creations conjured by San Diego County breweries. Venerable Miramar outfit, AleSmith Brewing has several to its credit,…
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21 July
Portrait of a Brewer: Tom Nickel, Nickel 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 July
I Like Beer the Podcast: CoLab Public House
It’s the summer of supporting local and CoLab Public House in Vista has been one of the ILB crew’s regular haunts since it first opened. In this episode, the team sits down…
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