Ballast Point
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HOMEBREWING
Homebrew Summer: Gavroche
Homebrewing is more than a pastime. In some cases, it’s a necessity. Before the modern craft-beer movement, many styles of…
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BEER NEWS
New local investors and venues for Ballast Point
When Brendan Watters assembled a group of investors to purchase Ballast Point Brewing back in 2019, he was familiar with…
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BEER NEWS
Beer Briefs: A NorCal alt-prop, a sudsy speakeasy and an enigma
With so much local beer news to report, it’s time for another installment of Beer Briefs, our quick-hit coverage of…
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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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HOMEBREWING
The state of San Diego’s in-person homebrew supply scene
It wasn’t all that long ago it seemed local homebrew stores were going the way of the dodo. A number…
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BEER NEWS
Why out-of-town breweries are coming to San Diego
May 11 marked the last day of business for Half Door Brewing, a 10-year-old brewpub run by the family behind…
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BEER NEWS
A local is uplifted by a community he’s helped bolster
When Antonio Sanchez moved to San Diego in 2018, he decided to dip his toe into the city’s stand-up comedy…
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PORTRAIT OF A BREWER
Portrait of a Brewer: Jim Johnson, Home Brew Mart
There are hundreds of talented brewing professionals giving their all to help maintain the San Diego beer industry’s storied reputation.…
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BEER NEWS
2024’s top 50 U.S. craft brewing companies
This morning, national trade organization, the Brewers Association (BA), released its annual lists of the country’s top 50 craft brewing…
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BEER NEWS
White Labs celebrates 30 years of innovation
It’s midafternoon on a weekday in 1994. A lanky young man is huddled in a phone booth, the receiver sandwiched…
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