Oceanside's Firewater Saloon feels unwelcome
Who has $50K to fight the ABC?
Ken Leighton 3:30 p.m., Sept. 21
Beer Events
Vista Viking FestivalNorway HallSaturday, September 22, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Ferment the Perfect Pickle Workshop & Beer PairingHome Brewing Co: Brewery & Tasting RoomSaturday, September 22, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
Craft Beer & Cannabis Bus TourWCC Tour CompanySaturday, September 22, 11:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. |
Kegs-n-Kush TourSaturday, September 22, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
San Diego Festival of BeerPort Pavilion on Broadway PierSaturday, September 22, noon to 5 p.m. |
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Back to the brewpub life
A good hard day of making beer beats your desk job
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Local selling local
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A cider slushie oasis
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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
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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 ...
Good Fridays on Third Ave.
Beer and food trucks make a beautiful sight
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A cool patio on a hot day
Parkside property in East Village gets Amplified
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Drink 'em while we've got 'em
A pair of beloved local breweries to sell last beers this summer
Every time the San Diego brewery count starts to creep toward the 160 mark, word breaks that another local brewery or two are closing. Sure enough, even as a handful of new beer companies have ...
How they drink beer on the other side of the county
An overdue visit to Legacy Brewing Co.
It’s my first time passing through the doors of Legacy Brewing Co., and I’m not sure what to expect. The place has been here five years this fall, but. I count about forty miles and ...
Local spirits rise from the ashes
Nine months after a fire, San Diego Distillery returns bigger and better
Back in September 2017, San Diego Distillery was poised to grow out of its small warehouse space in Spring Valley. The craft spirit maker’s “beer whiskey” approach — distilling craft beer into barrel-aged grain liquors ...
Blimey, that's my local!
There's a different beer scene next door
For those of us in South Park, a visit to our friendly neighborhood brewery means a short walk to South Park Brewing Company. It’s not always a no-brainer. Owner Scot Blair opened the brewery right ...
Buck It All, Unchartered Watermelons, Bolt Fan Blues, Devilish Grin
I know you don't have an hour to read about mead
If I tried to tell you everything going down at Miralani Makers’ District, reading this article would take an hour. Let this suffice: in a pair of neighboring Miramar business parks, nine individual beer and ...
