Group 2012 October

Beer Fest archive for October, 2012

San Diego Beer Week: Day Eight

Friday, November 9 3 p.m. – Monkey Paw First Anniversary Party The details on this anniversary affair for Monkey Paw ...

San Diego Beer Week: Day Seven

Day seven should be lucky, but to help you make your own luck, here are some of SDBW's best events for Nov. 8

Thursday, November 8 4 p.m. – Ommegang vs. The Lost Abbey It’ll be a West Coast/East Coast thing when the ...

Bridges

Just what would make a bar "San Francisco," anyways?

Considering the outcome of this year's World Series, a visit to Bridges seemed fitting. The college-area bar and grill is ...

San Diego Beer Week: Day Six

Four safe bets for day six of San Diego Beer Week.

Wednesday, November 7 3 p.m. – 4th Annual Fling Golf Tournament Want to do more than drink with a brewer. ...

San Diego Beer Week: Day Five

Check out a selection of exceptional SDBW events for Tuesday, Nov. 6

Tuesday, November 6 5 p.m. – Night of a Million Zillion Speedways No, it’s not a NASCAR event. It’s an ...

San Diego Beer Week: Day Four

Monday, November 5 5 p.m. – Sliders & Homebrews Sea Rocket Bistro (3382 30th Street, North Park) will be offering ...

San Diego Beer Week: Day Three

Sunday, November 4 10 a.m. – Ballast Point Beer Brunch Even without a menu available, there are some things you ...

San Diego Beer Week: Day Two

Saturday, November 3 12 p.m. – 10 Years of Great Beers In addition to celebrating San Diego Beer Week, Green ...

San Diego Beer Week: Day One

Last year, I offered my opinions on some of the most interesting and exciting events taking place each day of ...

Three cheers for 20 years of Live Wire

"Back in the day." People usually utter that when conjuring fond memories from the past. But for craft beer drinkers, ...

California Kebab & Beer Garden unveils Amplified Ale Works

Having expanded in May from a SDSU hangout to an open air, oceanfront Pacific Beach eatery, California Kebab & Beer ...

Sneak Peek: Brothers' Provisions

In Rancho Bernardo, the trio is known as “the brothers.” For two of them, Nate and Zack Higson, this makes ...

Rocker helming new Kearny Mesa brewery

Helm’s Brewing Company (5640 Kearny Mesa Road, Suite C/N) is a small, upcoming industrial park brewery I’ve had on my ...

Vista fest to fuse blues and brews

Beer festivals can be very inspiring events. In fact, some inspire the establishment of other beer festivals. Bluesapolooza, an annual ...

Great American Beer Festival San Diego Winners

Held annually in Denver, the Great American Beer Festival is the largest craft brewing competition in the country. Gold, silver, ...

The Great American Beer Festival

It’s that time of year again. San Diego’s brewers just made their annual easterly migration toward the Rocky Mountains. Their ...

Neighborhood 5th anniversary street fest

It seems like only yesterday I met Neighborhood owner Arsalun Tafazoli. As the young and ambitious owner of a regularly ...

Chapter 11 for El Cajon Brewing Company

Yesterday, I reported on a brewing company I thought was doing something right, recapping an early QA session where Modern ...

Modern Times Beer employs beer geek QA

Some upcoming brewing companies are easier to keep track of than others. Despite the fact the company has yet to ...

Mission Missionaries: Brew-ha-ha

Who knew? You can tour Mission Brewery (1441 L Street, 619-544-0555) with an expert and get a taster flight of ...

Julian Brewing Company lives on

Back in July, I reported that the business partners behind Julian’s The Bailey Wood-Pit BBQ (2307 Main Street) had decided ...

Craft beer and wine to go

Bine and Vine in Normal Heights is right across the street from Lestat's in a former drug store. The shop ...

Tales from the north: Inland Empire Brewing

It was a classic case of while I’m in the neighborhood. I was headed to Riverside County to visit family, ...

Tales from the North: Kat Daddy Brewery

You meet the nicest people at beer festivals. Acknowledgement to those who read that statement and, recalling bumping into some ...

Follow-up: Hillcrest Brewing Company

In June, I visited the new brewpub that's claimed the title the world's "first gay brewery" and I found the ...

Tales from the north: Barley & Hops

Yesterday, I provided the lowdown on Ironfire Brewing Company, a newly installed microbrewery in Temecula. While interviewing the business’ owners, ...

Tales from the north: Ironfire Brewing

I have family in Riverside County. For years, before driving up for visits, I loaded down the trunk with six-packs, ...