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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Jul- 2025 -14 July
Homebrew Summer: Summer Honey Ale
This week, we’re highlighting another Homebrew Summer pro-am collaboration beer involving first-time participants on the professional and amateur sides of the coin. Appropriately enough for a beer-making operation sited on a sustainability-based…
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13 July
I Like Beer the Podcast: Corbin’s Q
San Diego State fans, this one’s for you. Join the Jeffs as they chat with the Corbin of Corbin’s Q. Located at the former home of Woodstock’s Pizza, Corbin’s has a lot…
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12 July
91X Beer for Breakfast: Helix Brewing
It’s been 10 years since Cameron Ball took a leap of faith and opened a brewery in his hometown of La Mesa. Over the past decade, Helix Brewing has won over locals and visitors alike…
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11 July
Beer of the Week: Pursuing Hoppiness
I recently shared how much I enjoy brewery anniversaries and the specialty beers crafted to fuel such celebrations. Only a few weeks later, I find myself featuring yet another birthday beer, and…
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10 July
What’s Tapping (7/10)
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 July
Homebrew Summer: Beach Buzz
Each year, when throwing up the bat signal to see which local brewers are interested in contributing recipes and expertise to our Homebrew Summer program, there’s one guy we know we can…
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6 July
I Like Beer the Podcast: Breakwater Brewing
Join the ILB team as they head out to Vista’s CoLab Public House to meet with the new head brewer for tenant company Breakwater Brewing, Josh Avila. Your favorite podcasters first met…
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5 July
91X Beer for Breakfast – Little Bird Brewing
Since 2013, when it debuted in a domestic space featuring a split-level tasting room, Thorn St. Brewery has been a fixture in North Park. Even after establishing a larger brewery in Barrio…
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4 July
Beer of the Week: P.O.G. Session Hazy
Speaking from experience, Fourth of July cookouts, picnics and other lengthy celebrations of our nation’s independence can present quite the conundrum for certain types of craft-beer lovers. There are plenty of people…
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3 July
What’s Tapping (7/3)
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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