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- 2025 -9 May
Beer of the Week: Capt’n Surf
The IPA family tree has sprouted lots of new limbs over the past decade or so, but the trunk still splits into two main branches – West Coast and hazy. The latter…
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8 May
What’s Tapping (5/8)
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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7 May
FOX 5 Morning News: Pizza Port
Last week, winners from the 2025 World Beer Cup were announced and no local operation brought home more hardware than Pizza Port. Four of their coastal brewpubs (Imperial Beach, Ocean Beach, Solana…
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5 May
Portrait of a Brewer: John Peacock, North Park 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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4 May
I Like Beer the Podcast: Blue Fire Brewing
This week, the Jeffs drop by Blue Fire Brewing in San Marcos to catch up with owner and brewing mastermind Tommy Gordon. Talent refers to this as a “guerrilla” episode, which is…
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3 May
91X Beer for Breakfast: Michi Brew Co.
This week, we’re pulling back the curtain to share that our latest segment is [gasp] pre-recorded. Why, you ask? So friend and soundwave stud, Garett Michaels, can celebrate his birthday in style while the crew celebrates…
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2 May
Beer of the Week: Fiesta Lager
Cinco de Mayo is just days away. Not only does this holiday give us a reason to celebrate a culture that, thanks to our proximity to Mexico, is integrated into our city…
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1 May
What’s Tapping (5/1)
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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Apr- 2025 -27 April
I Like Beer the Podcast: CSUSM Brewchive
In this episode, the ILB team visits Judith Downie, the longtime curator of all things San Diego beer at California State University San Marcos’ Brewchive. Take a listen as she guides the…
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26 April
91X Beer for Breakfast: Deft Brewing
Admit it. You heard us talking about Frühlingsfest last week and were like, “That kinda sounds made up.” We understand your skepticism (although there should never be any hesitation about a beer…
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