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- 2025 -3 August
I Like Beer the Podcast: The Roadies Brewing
It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been a year since The Roadies Brewing opened up in North County. In this episode, the ILB crew ventures to their stage-equipped, musical-instrument-riddled Vista tasting…
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2 August
Homebrew Summer: I’m Not Bitter, You’re Bitter
When sharing the list of San Diego breweries participating in this year’s Homebrew Summer program, Fall Brewing wasn’t on it. But when we heard about their pro-am collaboration with local amateur Jeff…
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2 August
91X Beer for Breakfast: Smoking Cannon Brewery
Afew months back, Ramona’s lone craft-beer operation, Smoking Cannon Brewery, was purchased by a married couple with roots in the community extending to its live-music scene. That’s perfect since the original owners were also…
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1 August
Beer of the Week: Acid Drops
The world of hops used to be so simple: a finite assortment of varietals available as pellets or, come harvest time, in whole-cone form. Oh, how times have changed…and for the better.…
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Jul- 2025 -31 July
What’s Tapping (7/31)
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 July
Homebrew Summer: Wheels of Confusion
Like so many of his craft-beer industry colleagues, Peter Perrecone was an avid, award-winning homebrewer before going pro. And like so many of his contemporaries, he has maintained his connection with San…
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27 July
I Like Beer the Podcast: Shark Beer Week
This episode needs very little introduction. Well, OK, maybe just a little (like, a nip versus a full-on bite out of crime.) Enjoy our annual ode to Shark Week with Doc and…
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26 July
91X Beer for Breakfast: Villains Brewing
The latest Orange County beer company to make a splash in the San Diego beer scene goes by the name of Villains Brewing. About a month ago, this two-year-old venture celebrating cinematic bad…
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25 July
Beer of the Week: Local Lager
Earlier this month, I flew across the Atlantic Ocean to embark on a cruise along the Rhine River. It was a dream scenario where I not only had the pleasure of spending…
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25 July
Homebrew Summer: Paddle Boat
Few, if any, American beers have been as inspirational or played such a significant role in escorting drinkers to the craft-beer subculture as Sierra Nevada Brewing‘s namesake pale ale. Introduced to the…
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