Praising the Bar
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PRAISING THE BAR
Editorial DepartmentOctober 27, 2025Praising the Bar: Black Plague Brewing
When planning our annual spotlight series for front-of-house all-stars at local breweries, we were excited to include staffers from Black…
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Editorial DepartmentOctober 20, 2025Praising the Bar: Mcilhenney Brewing
Since opening as the second coming of San Diego’s first family of hop innovation in 2021, Mcilhenney Brewing has recemented…
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Brandon HernándezDecember 17, 2024Praising the Bar: GOAL. Brewing
When assembling a dream team to staff their ambitious startup, the owners of GOAL. Brewing knew they’d need two things:…
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Brandon HernándezDecember 9, 2024Praising the Bar: Burning Beard Brewing
At El Cajon’s Burning Beard Brewing, the brethren and sistren behind the bar march to a unique drumbeat blaring from…
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Brandon HernándezDecember 3, 2024Praising the Bar: Seek Beer Co.
It didn’t take long for Seek Beer Co., a startup launched in North Park’s CRAFT by Brewery Igniter facility by…
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Brandon HernándezNovember 20, 2024Praising the Bar: Hopnonymous Brewing
While the name Hopnonymous Brewing suggests this Kearny Mesa operation flies under the radar, its front-of-house staffers are well known…
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Brandon HernándezOctober 30, 2024Local brewery owners retiring, closing business
As is to be expected, there’s an element of sadness for business owners when they decide to call it a…
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Brandon HernándezOctober 28, 2024Praising the Bar: BattleMage Brewing
Fantastical fantasy gaming is as much the draw for fans of BattleMage Brewing as its fantastic fermented beverages. But no…
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Brandon HernándezOctober 22, 2024Praising the Bar: Eppig Brewing
Last week, we launched our brand-new feature focused on San Diego’s front-of-house powerhouses, Praising the Bar. From now through December,…
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Brandon HernándezOctober 14, 2024Praising 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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