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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Sep- 2025 -5 September
Beer of the Week: Cloud Pleaser
As a small business owner and head of a media outlet, I rely on a variety of specialty softwares to handle everything from publishing, delivery and surveys to basic business functions such…
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4 September
What’s Tapping (9/4)
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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1 September
Homebrew Summer: Rye Tai
While many of the pro-am pairings from our five-years strong Homebrew Summer program match brewers who have never met one another, there are plenty of cases where longtime friends come together to…
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Aug- 2025 -31 August
I Like Beer the Podcast: Drive-by Fruiting
An already top-notch episode is made even more special thanks to a porch beer-drop from Listener Rod, delivered all the way from Fresno. As a result, the ILB crew enjoys Tioga Sequoia…
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30 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: North Park Beer Co.
Believe it or not, North Park Beer Co., a must-visit brewery in a must-visit beer town, is turning nine this weekend. While their Sunday anniversary party is sold out, they are holding a pair…
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29 August
Beer of the Week: Cool Story, Bräu
And the winner for Best Beer Name goes to…Marlow Myrmo. Punny monikers are great (says me, that’s who!), but those incorporating international homophony downright rule! So, it is with great appreciation and…
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28 August
What’s Tapping (8/28)
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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28 August
Homebrew Summer: The Kölsch
They say lightning never strikes the same place twice, but this is the second year that Lightning Brewery owner and Brewmaster Jim Crute (pictured above, at left) has taken local homebrewers under…
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27 August
FOX 5 Morning News: Kearny Mesa Breweries
Centrally located with plenty of industrially zoned properties, Kearny Mesa is a well-suited community for craft-beer businesses. But believe it or not, it wasn’t until 2012 that it got its first brewery.…
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25 August
Portrait of a Brewer: Kelsey McNair, North Park Beer Co.
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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