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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Jul- 2023 -13 July
What’s Tapping (7/13/23)
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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13 July
Release & Recipe: Crowd Pleaser
The latest pro-am beer release for our third-annual Homebrew Summer program is a pale ale developed by local homebrewer Justin Fix and produced on a professional level at Pacific Beach AleHouse. That…
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12 July
Breweries expanding homebrewers’ options
When trusted Escondido homebrewing supply outlet Smokin Beaver Brew Shop closed during the pandemic, Tim McClintic set out on a mission to not only preserve the space but create a business model…
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9 July
I Like Beer the Podcast: Museum of Beer
In this flashback to one of the ILB crew’s most memorable episodes, they sit down with the trio behind a long-running suds-based project, the San Diego Museum of Beer. That group, Anthony…
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8 July
91X Beer for Breakfast: AleSmith Brewing
A week when the Padres record a much-needed sweep (thanks, Angels) seemed an appropriate time to revisit a beer inspired by Friars legend Tony Gwynn. That’s right….394 Pale Ale from none other…
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7 July
Release & Recipe: Hippy Hoppy Hazy
The latest pro-am beer release for our third-annual Homebrew Summer program is a hazy IPA, the recipe for which was developed by local homebrewer Buck Schott (yes, that’s his real name) and…
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7 July
Beer of the Week: Tropic Thunder
From the Beer Writer: There are a lot of important firsts in a person’s life: first date, first kiss, first (and hopefully only) wedding day, the birth of one’s first child. And…
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6 July
What’s Tapping (7/6/23)
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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2 July
I Like Beer the Podcast: Brandon Hernández
While the ILB team takes a couple of weeks off, they’re sharing some of their favorite past episodes, starting with a sit-down with native San Diegan and local-beer expert, Brandon Hernández. The…
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1 July
91X Beer for Breakfast: Societe Brewing
It’s been a month for the team at Societe Brewing…in a good way. The Kearny Mesa-based company spent the entire month of June celebrating its 11-year anniversary. The least the Beer for…
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