Carlsbad
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CRAFT Q&A
Opening up about closing down Rouleur Brewing
I remember first meeting Rawley Macias in 2016. A longtime homebrewer who had just secured a home in Carlsbad for…
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BEER NEWS
Docent’s home away from home near completion
It was three years ago when the founders of Docent Brewing secured a decrepit cottage just off the main drag…
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BEER NEWS
Pizza Port’s extra-strength Strong Ale Festival
One would think that after a quarter-century of putting on a festival celebrating the brawniest of beer styles, the team…
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BEER OF THE WEEK
Beer of the Week: Raidā
I’ve never been that into bike-riding. Less balanced and coordinated than I’d like to be, I struggle to stay upright…
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BEER OF THE WEEK
Beer of the Week: Murky Poetry
Collaboration beers offer an opportunity for breweries to not only reach beyond their standard operating procedures and production tendencies, but…
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PRAISING THE BAR
Praising the Bar: Burgeon Beer Co.
In the last eight years, Burgeon Beer Co. has gone from a small business sprouting out of the Carlsbad soil…
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BEERCASTS
91X Beer for Breakfast: Burgeon & BEERnardo
The San Diego beer community is full of good people doing good things. This week, the ILB team sits down…
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BEER NEWS
Local winners from GABF 2024
In 1982, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) held the first-annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF). That inaugural affair, which was…
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HOMEBREWING
Homebrew Summer: Liquid Sol
It was 2016 when Raul and Lisa Deju installed a commercial brewing setup in the back of their homebrew outlet,…
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BEERCASTS
FOX 5 News: Beers by the Beach
When brewers are asked why San Diego is such a hot spot for beer, the majority reply that there’s no…
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