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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Oct- 2026 -13 October
5 Fun Bar Games to Break the Ice and Meet New People Over Beer
There is no need to make things awkward and stare at your drink when meeting new people in a beer bar, hoping that someone will initiate a conversation. Using the right games,…
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13 October
How Mobile Beer Trailers Are Transforming Outdoor Beer Festivals
People who love craft beers are attending outdoor beer festivals in record numbers. Setups done well and strategically are key to giving thousands of beer and food fans a smooth and happy…
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13 October
FOX 5 Morning News: The Latest (Good) Local Beer News
From local beermakers’ recent award-winning performances (including one being named Brewery of the Year) to a new North County taproom and several formerly shuttered breweries that are up-and-running once more, our latest…
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12 October
Homebrew Summer: Green Truck
No other San Diego County brewery produces as many fresh-hop beers as Nickel Beer Co. Headed by former World Beer Cup Brewmaster of the Year Tom Nickel, the Julian operation cranks them…
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10 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: Seek Beer Co.
Four years ago, a brewer from one of the South’s most influential craft breweries fell in love with San Diego and its suds scene and decided he wanted to move here to…
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9 October
Does Beer Lower Testosterone? What the Science Says About Alcohol and T Levels
After a long week of work, drinking a cold beer is among the simple pleasures of life. If you’ve noticed that you’re feeling sluggish, a little flatter because you’ve been lacking interest…
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9 October
Beer of the Week: Disk Crash
My writing career has been a steady one, particularly since I started my own business. (My boss is an overbearing taskmaster who never gives me a break, but it’s unlikely I’ll get…
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8 October
What’s Tapping (10/8/26)
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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7 October
Homebrew Summer: Tierra Madre
When Mother Earth Brew Co. opened in Vista in 2010, the then-nanobrewery was equipped not only with scads of taps pouring super-small-batch beer, but also a homebrew supply store. While the company…
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4 October
Las Vegas Beer News (October 2026)
North 5th Closing I’m sad to once again be the bearer of bad news. North 5th Brewing is closing its doors, with its final day being November 21. The family-owned and -run…
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