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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Nov- 2024 -4 November
Praising the Bar: Jacked Up Brewery
A family business through and through, Jacked Up Brewery has amassed a large following by making visitors feel like family. Its Escondido tasting room is the domain of the founders’ daughter, who…
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3 November
I Like Beer the Podcast: Weir Beer
Hayden and Kyndall Weir are realizing their shared dream of opening their own place, an eponymous family business called Weir Beer. Listen in as the Jeffs get a sneak peek just ahead…
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2 November
91X Beer for Breakfast: Weir Beer
Looking for something new, the next cool thing in the realm of San Diego County beer? Well, look no further than the just-opened Weir Beer. Installed by a husband-and-wife duo in the…
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1 November
Beer of the Week: Murky Poetry
Collaboration beers offer an opportunity for breweries to not only reach beyond their standard operating procedures and production tendencies, but also build excitement among their fans as well as those of the…
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Oct- 2024 -31 October
What’s Tapping (10/31)
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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29 October
FOX 5 News: Local Halloween Beers
When most people think of October and beer, they naturally think of Oktoberfest. So do local brewers, but once that fermentation fete is through, many focus their attention on Halloween and start…
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28 October
Praising the Bar: BattleMage Brewing
Fantastical fantasy gaming is as much the draw for fans of BattleMage Brewing as its fantastic fermented beverages. But no matter the object of one’s quest, campaigners will be welcomed to this…
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27 October
I Like Beer the Podcast: Wild West Mead
Man cannot live on beer alone…or at least the Jeffs can’t. This week, they mix things up by visiting Wild West Mead Co. Listen in as co-owner Keith Wiedermann shares the story…
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26 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: Stone Brewing – Halloween Edition
Halloween is all about spooktacular costume parties and hanging on the front porch hooking youngsters up with free confectionery treats. Both of those activities are made better with the addition of beer,…
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25 October
Beer of the Week: Belgian Wit
As the founder and brewmaster of New English Brewing, Simon Lacey has been celebrating the ales of his native U.K. through his Sorrento Valley business for the past 17 years. He makes…
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