Brandon Hernández
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BEER OF THE WEEK
Beer of the Week: Benchmarked
How many brewers does it take to bring a long-gone beer back into existence? Apparently, the answer is four. It’s…
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WHAT'S TAPPING
What’s Tapping (3/12/26)
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BEER NEWS
Going beyond the standard beer-fest model
Don’t look now, but there’s a renewed interest in beer-focused events throughout San Diego. That much is evidenced by the…
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CRAFT Q&A
Encinitas’ first modern-day brewpub en route
While it seemed even the most apprehensive San Diego County municipalities embraced the notion of providing home turf to local…
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BEERCASTS
91X Beer for Breakfast: Green Cheek Beer Co.
Two years ago, an award-winning Orange County brewing entity with an ever-rotating roster of ales, lagers and other house-made adult…
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WHAT'S TAPPING
What’s Tapping (3/5/26)
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BEER NEWS
O’Brien’s three-peats as Best U.S. Beer Bar
The self-proclaimed (and accurately entitled) “hoppiest place on Earth,” O’Brien’s Pub, has been named the best beer bar, not in…
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BEER NEWS
Sneak Peek: Barley & Sword Brewing in Escondido
When Mike Howell signed on to take over the space vacated by Pariah Brewing at North Park’s CRAFT by Brewery…
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BEER OF THE WEEK
Beer of the Week: Pace Car
Like many San Diego craft-beer fans, I have a soft spot in my heart for Speedway Stout. In fact, I…
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WHAT'S TAPPING
What’s Tapping (2/26/26)
Welcome to San Diego Beer News‘ weekly list of beers tapping for the first time or returning to beer lists…
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