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 -30 May
Beer of the Week: Illumination
In the old days, individuals interested in getting into the craft-beer industry would often do so by offering their services to brewery owners, often free of charge. It proved a rather effective…
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29 May
What’s Tapping (5/29)
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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26 May
Portrait of a Brewer: Jacob Bauch, Puesto Cervecería
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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25 May
I Like Beer the Podcast: Beers & Bits
The Doctor is back, and that means so is the Wild Thing! Listen in as the team enjoys an XPA (extra pale ale) from the newest cohort of MiraCosta College‘s BrewTech program,…
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24 May
91X Beer for Breakfast: Mcilhenney Brewing
Looking to support a legit local family-run business this weekend. Consider Mcilhenney Brewing, a world-renowned maker of hop-centric beers (and more). It’s run by the crafty clan that founded Alpine Beer Co. before selling that…
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23 May
Beer of the Week: Hidden Gem
Sometimes I scroll back through this outlet’s Beer of the Week archives. During these trips down memory lane, I often marvel at the variety of different beers that have been covered, even…
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22 May
What’s Tapping (5/22)
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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19 May
Portrait of a Brewer: Jim Johnson, Home Brew Mart
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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18 May
I Like Beer the Podcast: BattleMage Brewing
Join the boys for another “guerrilla” field trip. This time, they drop in on the fantastical fantasy-focused fermentation operation that is Vista’s BattleMage Brewing. Take a listen for what the crew counts…
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17 May
91X Beer for Breakfast: Karl Strauss Brewing
This week, we’re turning the spotlight onto BFB’s very own Paul Segura. Turn up the volume as Karl Strauss Brewing‘s longtime brewmaster shares a pair of collaboratively conceived beers. That duo includes Nectraon of the…
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