Democrat Peters goes after McMillin
Faulconer funder under fire in Navy chapel-to-restaurant conversion
Matt Potter 1:30 p.m., Nov. 12
Beer Events
Adams Avenue Spirit StrollSaturday, November 24, 2 p.m. |
SoNo Fest and Chili Cook-OffThorn Street BrewerySunday, December 2, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
San Diego Magazine's World EatsHeadquartersTuesday, November 13, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
Pilates on TapThorn Brewing Co.Tuesday, November 13, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. |
Tacos & TriviaAleSmith Brewing CompanyTuesday, November 13, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
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Collaborations are more fun in pairs
Brewers team up for beers that play well together
Pouring nearly 50 distinct brewery collaboration beers this year, the Karl Strauss Brewing beer week party dubbed Collabapalooza (November 10) showcases a San Diego brewing community that remains for the most part interconnected and mutually ...
Where will you toast San Diego beer?
Top events and best bets for San Diego Beer Week 2018
It’s that time of year again: San Diego Beer Week. From November 2-11 the local beer business goes all out to celebrate, with special events, special beer releases, and plenty of toasts. The San Diego ...
Brews that built San Diego Beer
Like spicy food, once someone has developed a taste for hops, they want more.
Earlier this month, the San Diego Brewers Guild announced a new study showing that San Diego craft beer made a more than one billion-dollar economic impact in 2017. The news arrives just as Karl Strauss ...
Off to a caliente start
Papa Marce's feels like Baja, drinks like San Diego
The pair of Brewery Igniter turnkey brewhouses along the Carlsbad stretch of El Camino Real got off to a rocky start. The dudes behind Rouleur Brewing and Wiseguy Brewing were relative newcomers to San Diego, ...
It's new brewery season in San Diego
Five new reasons to explore local beer
After several years of a new San Diego brewery opening every two or three weeks, 2018 has progressed at a slower pace. Until the past two months, which has seen a flurry of new businesses ...
The dirty martini of craft beer
Bitter Bros conjure Javier Plascencia's briny brew idea
I’ve heard brewers compare what they do to making soup, chili, or other kinds of cooking, but it’s not often you’ll hear a chef concur. “Brewers, they’re like cooks,” Javier Plascencia tells me, “they have ...
San Diego brewer spews dust at Telefónica
No lagers made there yet because of water filtration
When I bump into SouthNorte brewer Ryan Brooks, he’s covered in dust. The result of milling grain before a brew day, he explains. We’re on the patio of the Coronado Brewing tasting room in Bay ...
Back to the brewpub life
A good hard day of making beer beats your desk job
Fifteen years ago, recent college grad Ignacio Cervantes moved to San Diego for what was supposed to be a six-month adventure living rent-free near the beach at a friend’s place around Del Mar. He didn’t ...
Local selling local
At least one supermarket chain banks on San Diego beer
On a Wednesday afternoon in August, managers overseeing the seven locations of local chain, Baron’s Market, sat around a long conference table at the grocer’s headquarters, drinking with representatives of Abnormal Beer Co. The office ...
A cider slushie oasis
Creativity has become the norm in Scripps Ranch
High heat and heavy traffic. That’s what I faced, as a detour led me through Scripps Ranch. Then, with fateful timing, the Newtopia Cyder tasting room appeared before me like a boozy oasis, and I ...
What's new in bottles and cans
A Sore Eye Cup winner, and other beers for your fridge
A good beer is never hard to find in San Diego, but recent developments have made it easier to stock your fridge with a few of the city’s most highly sought brews. Burgeoning year-round cans ...
It's not just for homebrewers
Bear Roots brings good taste to Vista Village
When I go to Vista, it usually has something to do with beer. Seventeen brewhouses call the hourglass shaped North County city home, offering at least that many reasons to visit. However, twelve of them ...
