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HOMEBREWING
Homebrew Summer: Banana Wars
In publishing our very first pro-am beer recipe of this year’s Homebrew Summer program, we’re taking the opportunity to clear…
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HOMEBREWING
2025 Homebrew Summer participants
In 2021, San Diego Beer News launched an initiative designed to further strengthen the historic link between the county’s professional…
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BEER NEWS
New name, same San Diego dominance!
San Diego’s largest and most prestigious brewing competition not only has a brand-new scoring system, having adopted the same model…
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BEER OF THE WEEK
Beer of the Week: More Fun Blonde
When locals with a penchant for beer think of Escondido, it’s most likely the castle-like estate that is Stone Brewing…
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BREWERY GUIDES
Local Belgian Ale Guide
About 15 years ago, there was a Belgian beer renaissance raging across the United States. Even in hop-happy San Diego…
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BEERCASTS
FOX 5 News: Breweries with Homebrew Shops
The start of a new year is a great time to take up a new hobby like, say, homebrewing. And…
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BEER NEWS
Quantum Brewing’s owner looking to pass the torch
Martin Beaulieu had zero entrepreneurial or commercial-brewing experience when he put in an offer to purchase two-years-young Quantum Brewing from…
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BREWERY GUIDES
Escondido Brewery Guide
The inland North County city of Escondido has been a major destination for craft beer since the county’s largest producer,…
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FEATURES
Release & Recipe: RIPA
One of the reasons we developed our annual Homebrew Summer program was so amateur brewers could be teamed with pro…
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HOMEBREWING
Breweries expanding homebrewers’ options
When trusted Escondido homebrewing supply outlet Smokin Beaver Brew Shop closed during the pandemic, Tim McClintic set out on a…
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