Barley & Sword Brewing
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BEER NEWS
Brandon HernándezOctober 10, 2025North Park beer op headed to Escondido
Last November, when Jacked Up Brewery closed its doors after eight years of service to the Escondido community, it left…
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BEER NEWS
Brandon HernándezSeptember 10, 2025A roundup of local Oktoberfest events
Beer is a big deal in San Diego 52 weeks out of the year, but come late-September, the buzz of…
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BEERCASTS
Editorial DepartmentJuly 6, 2025I Like Beer the Podcast: Breakwater Brewing
Join the ILB team as they head out to Vista’s CoLab Public House to meet with the new head brewer…
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BEER NEWS
Brandon HernándezJune 3, 2025A fair State Fair performance
Last week, winning beers from the 2025 edition of the California State Fair’s Commercial Brewing Competition were announced. The annual…
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BEER NEWS
Brandon HernándezApril 9, 2025New 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 NEWS
Brandon HernándezApril 2, 2025Locals land “Best of” bragging rights
It would appear awards season is officially on for the brewing industry. On a local level, the fifth-annual San Diego…
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BEER OF THE WEEK
Brandon HernándezMarch 14, 2025Beer of the Week: Beoir Dearg
The founder of North Park’s Barley & Sword Brewing really sticks to his guns. Not only is his beer board…
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BEER NEWS
Brandon HernándezMarch 3, 2025GOAL. Brewing exiting Brewery Igniter facility
For well over a year now, the lease-to-brew suites at North Park’s CRAFT by Brewery Igniter facility has boasted the…
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HOMEBREWING
Brandon HernándezJune 27, 2024Homebrew Summer: Derby Day Debauchery
While one of the primary goals of Homebrew Summer is to provide local homebrewers with an educational experience, many of…
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HOMEBREWING
Brandon HernándezJune 11, 2024This year’s Homebrew Summer participants
As has been a tradition since 2021, San Diego Beer News put out a call to local breweries to participate in…
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