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- 2024 -25 October
Beer of the Week: Belgian Wit
As the founder and brewmaster of New English Brewing, Simon Lacey has been celebrating the ales of his native U.K. through his Sorrento Valley business for the past 17 years. He makes…
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24 October
What’s Tapping (10/24)
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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22 October
Praising the Bar: Eppig Brewing
Last week, we launched our brand-new feature focused on San Diego’s front-of-house powerhouses, Praising the Bar. From now through December, we’ll introduce readers to individuals tending bar at local brewery tasting rooms,…
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20 October
I Like Beer the Podcast: The Brewers Tap Room
This week, Travis Hudson and the team at Encinitas institution, The Brewers Tap Room, sent a mystery package for the Jeffs to open on-air. You’ll definitely want to tune in to find…
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19 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: Brewjería Company
In this episode of Beer for Breakfast, you can hear San Diego Beer News founder Brandon Hernández roll some R’s and possibly butcher the Spanish language, as he, Marty and “Matty Ice”…
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18 October
Beer of the Week: Kostka-Busser
In August, we shared news that Culture Brewing had brought on new owners, Tony and Jenna Dellamano. The married couple, who, like their beer biz, call Solana Beach home, came aboard with…
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17 October
What’s Tapping (10/17)
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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14 October
Praising the Bar: Burgeon Beer Co.
In the last eight years, Burgeon Beer Co. has gone from a small business sprouting out of the Carlsbad soil into a fan-favorite beer-making operation with a far-reaching root system stretching to…
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13 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: Burgeon & BEERnardo
The San Diego beer community is full of good people doing good things. This week, the ILB team sits down with Laura Mello, the founder of the Rancho BEERNardo beer festival, and…
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12 October
91X Beer for Breakfast: Julian Beer Co.
This week’s edition of Beer for Breakfast is all about wet-hop beers, ales and lagers made with fresh, whole-cone hops during the harvest season. Those “wet hops” are incorporated into the brewing…
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