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- 2025 -17 November
Praising the Bar: Booze Brothers Brewing
The fraternal founders of Booze Brothers Brewing have built a successful business by bringing on employees who have gone on to become part of their extended family. It’s been a key to…
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16 November
I Like Beer the Podcast: Ramona Art & Wine Festival
When the Ramona Art and Wine Festival dropped “beer” from its name, hosts Jeff and Jeff took matters into their own hands, arriving with a cooler full of craft-beer on a mission…
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15 November
91X Beer for Breakfast: Koobrew
There’s a new brewery in town and it’s in the same place that previously housed not one, but two beer companies. This rookie op goes by the name Koobrew, and is the vision of owner…
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14 November
Beer of the Week: Toked To Be Here
It’s hard to believe it’s been an entire decade since I first met Joey Hanna, the scrappy, seemingly omnipresent force behind brewery merchandise consultancy Hoppy Beer Gear. Our initial introduction took place…
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13 November
What’s Tapping (11/13/25)
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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10 November
Praising the Bar: Culture Brewing
Good beer is only one important factor when it comes to winning the love of regulars and members of the communities you call home, enough to make it a whopping 13 years…
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9 November
I Like Beer the Podcast: San Diego Beer Week
It’s that time of year again…San Diego Beer Week! The San Diego Brewers Guild is kicking it all off with the Capital of Craft Beer Festival. In this episode, event producer Kevin…
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8 November
91X Beer for Breakfast: Backyard Brewery
Few beer enterprises are as aptly named as Escondido’s Backyard Brewery. Located in the literal shadow of the hill housing Stone Brewing‘s castle-like headquarters with its sprawling gardens is this small, one-man…
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7 November
Beer of the Week: Lafitte’s Beard
Like many local beer enthusiasts, I love IPAs, particularly the bone-dry, hop-heavy variety brewed in and named for my hometown. And I respect the fact that light adjunct lagers of the corn…
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6 November
What’s Tapping (11/6/25)
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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