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- 2022 -13 May
Beer of the Week: NYJAH
From the Beer Writer: Sometimes collaborations go beyond mashing, hopping, lautering and pitching, bringing together individuals with a great deal in common…even if they’re not brewers. Typically steeped with major respect, such…
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9 May
Portrait of a Brewer: Bill Sobieski, Wild Barrel Brewing
There are hundreds of hard-working brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the storied reputation San Diego’s brewing scene has earned over the past several decades. Some have risen to great…
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6 May
Beer of the Week: Clásico
From the Beer Writer: When I worked at AleSmith Brewing back in the mid 2000-teens, Mexican lagers weren’t part of the equation, but over the years the company has proven itself nimble,…
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Apr- 2022 -29 April
Beer of the Week: Flight of the Kiwis
From the Beer Writer: Being in the business of covering the local beer industry, I’ll occasionally be invited to a brewery’s friends-and-family pre-open event. They are always memorable, but there’s one I’ll…
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27 April
Santa Rosa, California Brewery Guide
For many, Santa Rosa is rightfully synonymous with wine. After all, the charming NorCal city is in the heart of viticultural hotbed, Sonoma County, which is home to well over 400 wineries.…
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25 April
Portrait of a Brewer: Matt Akin, Duck Foot Brewing
There are hundreds of hard-working brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the storied reputation San Diego’s brewing scene has earned over the past several decades. Some have risen to great…
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22 April
Beer of the Week: White Sage
From the Beer Writer: With so many beers being produced in San Diego, it’s pretty tough for upstart ales and lagers to gain traction. Typically, when I start seeing a new beer…
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18 April
Portrait of a Brewer: Rob Wyngard, Modern Times Beer
There are hundreds of hard-working brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the storied reputation San Diego’s brewing scene has earned over the past several decades. Some have risen to great…
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15 April
Beer of the Week: Lush
From the Beer Writer: Some beers are close to the hearts of the brewers who conceive them. Fittingly, they take them with them wherever they go, allowing them to transcend vocational notches…
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11 April
Portrait of a Brewer: Dan Enjem, Pacific Beach AleHouse
There are hundreds of hard-working brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the storied reputation San Diego’s brewing scene has earned over the past several decades. Some have risen to great…
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