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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Dec- 2025 -26 December
Beer of the Week: Hops for the Holidays ’25
No other time of year has such a positive effect on the way we behave than the holidays. Most of us spend 11 months of the year completely bogged down with work…
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25 December
What’s Tapping (12/25/25)
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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21 December
I Like Beer the Podcast: AleSmith Brewing Classic
The ILB crew is reaching back into the archives this week, and re-releasing one of their most popular field-trip episodes ever: a visit to Miramar’s legendary AleSmith Brewing. This episode is more…
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20 December
91X Beer for Breakfast: Good Pressure Brewing
The year’s coming to an end, but not before the Beer for Breakfast crew gets their palates around inaugural offerings from San Diego’s newest brewery. Going by the name Good Pressure Brewing, it’s…
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19 December
Beer of the Week: Postmodern Prometheus – The Sidecar Edition
Beer is hands-down my beloved adult beverage of choice, but when I’m not drinking beer, you’ll likely find me enjoying a cocktail. During the pandemic, I got really into mixology, growing my…
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18 December
What’s Tapping (12/18/25)
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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16 December
We want your SDBN Award nominations!
There may be two weeks left to go in 2025, but we already have our sights squarely set on next year and the sixth-annual San Diego Beer News Awards (SDBNA)! The following…
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15 December
Praising the Bar: Helix Brewing
Low employee turnover is a reliable sign of a quality business. It means those long-tenured staffers are satisfied with their employers and vice versa. And when it comes to a hospitality venue…
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14 December
I Like Beer the Podcast: Coronado Brewing Classic
How do you go from running a coffee shop to building one of the most iconic breweries in America’s Finest City? Go inside Coronado Brewing, one of San Diego’s original founding-father beer…
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13 December
91X Beer for Breakfast: Lyons Peak Brewing
In a county as suds-soaked as San Diego it can be tough to find something truly unique, but that’s just what this week’s in-studio guest, Chad Stevens, has created at his home turf…
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