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SD breweries join forces for limited-edition 2021 Beer Week brews

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Two things brewing at AleSmith this Halloween

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Original 40 brews up something special with a local favorite

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Local brewers join others across nation in response to industry sexism

“At Second Chance, we believe it’s important to do, not just talk. Brave Noise resonated with us because it’s not just about brewing a beer and donating money. Requiring breweries ...

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SD breweries join forces for limited-edition 2021 Beer Week brews

San Diego Beer Week — which takes place November 5 to 14 — was originally organized by the San Diego Brewers Guild to promote the more than 150 breweries in ...

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Two things brewing at AleSmith this Halloween

Every year, as we usher in fall and a chill grows in the air (by San Diego standards, anyway), locals can celebrate two things: tourist-free beaches and the release of ...

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Original 40 brews up something special with a local favorite

The past year hasn’t been easy for San Diego beer-bar lovers, who have seen local watering holes such as Toronado, Small Bar, and Hamilton’s close their doors for good. Happily, ...

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Mikkeller Global taps San Diego as the site for its 15-year anniversary celebration

Most home brewers start dreaming of sharing their creations with the world right around the moment they buy their first beer kit and flip through Charlie Papazian’s The Complete Joy of Home Brewing. To say ...

September 24, 2021

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Free-flowing beer. The clinking of steins and caroling of “Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit.” The scent of schweinebraten, würstl, käsespätzle, and brazen wafting through the tents. Seas of people clad in dirndl and lederhosen. Oktoberfest in ...

September 9, 2021

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August 27, 2021

Bathtubs, Booze, and Ballyhoo

Circa 200 B.C., the Greek physicist Archimedes of Syracuse is said to have jumped out of his bathtub and run through the city streets naked, shouting, “Eureka! Eureka!” —”I have found it!” The ancient scientist ...

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August 13, 2021

Battle of the Bartenders, Tiki Style

San Diego’s Tiki Oasis festival celebrated its 20th anniversary this year after postponing the celebration and being forced to go virtual in 2020. This year also marked the first Tiki Oasis in its new home, ...

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July 28, 2021

25 years later, Stone Brewing finds a new way to provoke us

Just when I thought Stone Brewing had run out of surprises, the announcement reached my inbox: “Stone Brewing Announces Buenavida Hard Seltzer.” I looked at the date: April 1. Haha, Stone, you got me, I ...

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July 16, 2021

Kensington Brewing Torero Blue and Bold

When students move back into University of San Diego dorms this fall, the home of the Toreros will feature a new set of official school beers. Torero Blue and Torero Bold are now the products ...

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July 9, 2021

Half of Novo Brazil's brewing business now kombucha

Last October, when Chula Vista beer-maker Novo Brazil Brewing Co. took over the Ocean Beach taproom previously operated by Culture Brewing Co., it had a branding decision to make. The company has been brewing beer ...

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July 2, 2021

Beer City documentary celebrates San Diego's liquid arts

A new documentary chronicles the history of brewing in San Diego, showcasing the ways the city became an outsized contributor to America’s craft beer culture. Beer City: San Diego was made by Aubree Miller and ...

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Beer champion Nate Soroko, gone too soon

San Diego city council closed its June 22 session with an adjournment in memory in honor of bartender Nate Soroko, who passed away unexpectedly last week at 39. The memoriam, read by council president pro ...

June 25, 2021

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No worries, Ataraxia Aleworks now pouring in Convoy district

To follow through on their plan to open a brewery, Daren Rudy and Alex Kim were prepared to move to Reno, Nevada. “It’s a growing population, annually,” explains Kim, “and also a growing craft beer ...

June 11, 2021

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June 1, 2021

Good Seed Food Co taps into a another tasting room

If there’s one thing I knew for certain heading into Burgeon Beer Company’s new downtown tasting room, it’s that the beer would be fantastic. That’s been the case with Burgeon beers, pretty much across the ...

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May 28, 2021

Untappd is bringing beer festivals back to San Diego

Tickets are now on sale for a new downtown San Diego beer festival. This wouldn't have raised an eyebrow two years ago. It would have been unthinkable this time last year. But this year, as ...

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Local brewers join others across nation in response to industry sexism

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Two things brewing at AleSmith this Halloween

Original 40 brews up something special with a local favorite

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