La Mesa
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BEER NEWS
Ataraxia Aleworks owners accepting offers
Opportunity Road was an apt locale for Daren Rudy and Alex Kim. After seven years plying his trade at Ballast…
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BEER NEWS
Bolt Brewery puts HQ up for sale
A decade ago, a technically new brewery opened in La Mesa, bringing with it a name familiar to a small…
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BEERCASTS
91X Beer for Breakfast: Helix Brewing
When it comes to laidback breweries, they don’t get much more chill than Helix Brewing. This La Mesa institution keeps…
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PRESS RELEASES
Lederhosen and lagers in La Mesa
Since 1973, La Mesa Oktoberfest has been a cornerstone of San Diego and Southern California’s Oktoberfest celebrations, drawing revelers for…
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BEER OF THE WEEK
Beer of the Week: Stoned in Paradise
Quite often, one successful flagship beer will spawn offspring. Locally, there are the numerous hop-bombs based on perennial award-winning North…
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BEER NEWS
O’Brien’s named best in the U.S.
O’Brien’s Pub has been a beloved beer bastion since 1994 and was one of the very first San Diego establishments…
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BREWERY GUIDES
La Mesa & College Area Brewery Guide
It wasn’t until the local brewery boom of the mid-2010s that the East County municipality of La Mesa finally saw…
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BEER NEWS
Bolt Brewery brings something new to Old Town
In June, Bolt Brewery owners, Clint and Molly Stromberg, announced they had acquired the former home Hungry’s Kitchen & Tap…
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HOMEBREWING
Recipe: Surveza
As part of our third-annual Homebrew Summer program, several San Diego County breweries are generously allowing us to share homebrew-scaled…
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BEER OF THE WEEK
Beer of the Week: Phased Hoppiness
From the Beer Writer: Life is complicated enough…why does craft beer have to be, too? Pre-sales, lotteries, early-bird ticket deadlines,…
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