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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Mar- 2026 -22 March
I Like Beer the Podcast: San Diego Beer News Awards
In this episode, the crew breaks in the new studio bar, cracks open a few local beers and welcomes San Diego Beer News founder and Executive Editor Brandon Hernández to talk about…
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21 March
91X Beer for Breakfast: Barley & Sword Brewing
It takes a lot for a beer company to be unique in county awash in breweries, but Barley & Sword Brewing has done just that…and people dig it! Founded a few years back at…
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20 March
Beer of the Week: Bavarian Hybrid
I really love beer. It sure would be cool if I could brew my own [insert name of dream beer here], but I don’t know the first thing about brewing or have…
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19 March
What’s Tapping (3/19/26)
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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17 March
What’s on tap for the 2026 SDBN Awards Ceremony
With so many readers pelting us with questions, it would seem there’s a barleywine-strength buzz surrounding this year’s San Diego Beer News Awards Ceremony. Like you, we are incredibly excited for the…
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15 March
91X Beer for Breakfast: Seven Seas Food Festival
It’s that time of year again; time for increasing the already big-time appeal of visiting SeaWorld San Diego by pairing worldly dishes from across the globe with local craft beers. It’s the Seven Seas Food…
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14 March
ALT 94.9 FM: Ballast Point Brewing
This week, Ballast Point Brewing Brand Ambassador Jeff Lozano visits the ALT 94.9 FM studios to chat with Jeremy Pritchard about a special event called The “Art of Beer”. Taking place today…
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13 March
Beer of the Week: Benchmarked
How many brewers does it take to bring a long-gone beer back into existence? Apparently, the answer is four. It’s a taller total than one might expect, but it’s getting tougher and…
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12 March
What’s Tapping (3/12/26)
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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9 March
Portrait of a Brewer: Ramiro Salas, Ketch Brewing & Cerveza California
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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