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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Apr- 2026 -17 April
Beer of the Week: Fu! Express
In addition to having the opportunity to connect with brewers and put them in a series of potentially compromising positions, one of the best parts of shooting industry professionals at their workplaces…
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16 April
What’s Tapping (4/16/26)
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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13 April
Portrait of a Brewer: Mo Nuspl, Deft 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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12 April
I Like Beer the Podcast: Brandon Hernández
In this episode, the crew welcomes back San Diego Beer News founder and Executive Editor Brandon Hernández, cracks open a rauchbier brewed with Blue Fire Brewing, and talks about the kinds of…
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11 April
91X Beer for Breakfast: Citizen Brewers
For the past 10 years, a Grantville business has been helping civilians brew and bottle their very own beers. Going by the handle Citizen Brewers, that brew-on-premise operation works with everyone from veteran…
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10 April
Beer of the Week: Rauch Me
Whether most people realize it, humankind largely adheres to a concept called situational drinking. During cold seasons and times of yule, we tend to seek out darker, heavier beverages that are higher…
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9 April
What’s Tapping (4/9/26)
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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8 April
Hops & Heritage Rhine River Cruise
I pride myself on being a beer journalist versus a beer critic, but make no mistake, I am an extremely critical person. There isn’t a single thing in this world my brain…
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7 April
Portrait of a Brewer: Kyle Fjalstad, The Original 40 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 April
91X Beer for Breakfast: North Park Festival of Beers
Get ready, San Diego — the North Park Festival of Beers returns today, right in front of the Lafayette Hotel in its namesake community, and it’s shaping up to be one of…
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