Jeannette DeWyze and the Reader
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Jeannette DeWyze 8:30 a.m., Feb. 17
Beer Events
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French Toast & Beer BrunchLongship BrewerySaturday, February 23, noon to 3 p.m. |
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San Diego Beer News
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One barrel at a time at Embarcadero Brewing
It feels like beer history in National City
This past September, National City’s first homebrewing supply shop officially became National City’s first craft brewery. In a number of ways, Embarcadero Brewing and Supply feels like a time capsule out of San Diego craft ...
No longer bullish on Barrio Logan's Alta
What happened when a brand and its brewer parted ways?
Casual beer fans don’t often see it, but behind the scenes, the people making a brand’s beers may change often, as brewers bounce from one brewery job to another. For larger businesses with established beer ...
San Diego beer turns 30
Karl Strauss co-founder reflects on the decision to launch
As of February 2, Karl Strauss Brewing Company has officially been open for business for 30 years. Karl Strauss Old Columbia Brewery and Grill opened on that date in 1989, serving three house beers: Amber ...
Pizza Port’s mountain cousin
Julian Beer Co. slings pies and suds at a higher elevation
About 55 miles separate the communities of Solana Beach and Julian, but it’s the four thousand feet in elevation that set them apart. One's a beach town, appealing to ocean-lovers and well-heeled shoppers; the other, ...
Conquering the far West Coast
Modern Times pours out of town beers in Encinitas
Modern Times Beer has arguably become San Diego beer's most compelling success story. At the time it opened, in 2013, with design-savvy beer cans, a bartop made from paperback books, and a gigantic Michael Jackson ...
Biggest beer news 2018
Green Flash, Monkey Paw, Council, Toolbox surprise this writer
The financial fallout of Green Flash Owner of the West Coast IPA trademark, and the first modern San Diego brewery to distribute to all fifty states, Green Flash Brewing Company spent several years in expansion ...
More than a fantasy brewer
Time for beer drinkers across the county to discover ales of BattleMage
“The beer is just good! That’s why I come back all the time.” So says a guy to my left, loud enough the whole tasting room can here. A few of us nod along. He’s ...
'Tis the season’s most rewarding ale
More than 40 local breweries tap hallowed brewer’s recipe for fire relief
If you’re a San Diego beer fan visiting breweries this winter, you may notice the same beer keep showing up on tasting room menus: Resilience Butte County Proud IPA. Your eyes do not deceive you. ...
What the heck is a lichtenhainer?
How a San Diego dentist’s historical German beer became an American medal winner
There’s nothing easier to find in North Park than a good IPA. But a good lichtenhainer? Only one place that I know about. So, what’s a lichtenhainer? I wondered too. The unsurprising answer would be ...
Beer's still cheap in La Jolla
Rock Bottom has been doing this twenty years
I hit Rock Bottom on a Wednesday night — the one that’s been succeeding at the brewpub thing on La Jolla Village Drive for 20 years this year. The official name is Rock Bottom Restaurant ...
When bad things happen to good breweries
Council Brewing to close, Benchmark Brewing barely holding on
The San Diego craft beer community was rocked this week by the news two of its best small breweries are in serious trouble. First, on Tuesday, Rachael and Matt Akin, the husband and wife team ...
A La Mesa brewery gets better with age
Things get funky at the tasting room next door
Since the day it opened in 2015, Helix Brewing Co. has offered one of the county’s most appealing places to hang out and drink beer. Though right in the thick of La Mesa’s industrial zone, ...
