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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Aug- 2026 -19 August
FOX 5 Morning News: Under-the-Radar Breweries
Most San Diegans ‒ even those that aren’t all that into beer ‒ know about the county’s big-name breweries: Karl Strauss, AleSmith, Pizza Port and Stone Brewing. And the craft intelligentsia is…
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17 August
Homebrew Summer: Monk’s Delight
One of the opportunities provided to local brewing companies care of our annual Homebrew Summer program is the chance to brew the types of beers that aren’t on their everyday menus. Take,…
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16 August
CBS 8 Brewing Local: North Park Beer Co.
It was a long journey going from being a standout homebrewer winning scores awards for beers born in a garage to the owner of a successful brewing company operating multiple locations. In…
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15 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: Dual Milestones
While Beer for Breakfast typically focuses on local breweries, this week the crew shines the spotlight on one of their own: Brandon Hernández. The founder and Executive Editor of San Diego Beer News has not…
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14 August
Beer of the Week: Fluff’n Perfect
Last week, I wrote about collaborating with Duck Foot Brewing Head Brewer Matt Akin to create a beer celebrating San Diego Beer News‘ six-year anniversary. In doing so, I shared how big…
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13 August
What’s Tapping (8/13/26)
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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10 August
Homebrew Summer: Pair O’ Docs
Each year, fans of Night Parade Brewing rejoice over the Scripps Ranch brewery’s annual release of its fruited double IPA. That grapefruit- and orange-infused double IPA goes by the name Pair O’…
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9 August
I Like Beer the Podcast: Stone Brewing
In addition to the usual local beer industry updates, this episode includes a look at what Firestone Walker Brewing‘s recent acquisition of the Stone Brewing brand and hospitality venues could mean for…
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8 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: Coronado Brewing
It was 1996 when a pair of native islanders opened Coronado Brewing. Thirty years later, not only does is that namesake business still around, but the full-scale brewing company it spawned is one…
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7 August
Beer of the Week: Field Trip
Any day of the year, you can fire up Google and find out what “holiday” it is. Today, for instance, is Purple Heart Day, National Lighthouse Day, National Water Balloon Day, National…
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