“American’s Finest City had yet another fine performance in the Rockies this year,” enthuses San Diego Brewers Guild Executive Director Erik Fowler, referring to the awards handed out at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival …
November 22, 2024
Articles by Matthew Flynn
Puesto restaurants beget gold medal for its dark lager
BattleMage serves up 10 Dungeons & Dragons games a week
There is an abundance of breweries throughout San Diego County, and many of them offer excellent beers. And while 20 years ago, we were all fine with simply pulling up a stool in a warehouse-turned-brewery …
October 16, 2024
San Diego Reader Best of 2024
Thanks for noticingLost Abbey finds a new wayAnderson’s apogeesAntique modernHeavenly hall undergroundMounting MadraParent-friendly playgroundThe van man canPeaceful, eaze-y feeling
October 2, 2024
Lost Abbey finds a new way
It is surely appropriate that Lost Abbey has religion as its motif; in the 18 years since Tomme Arthur’s Vista-based brewery first opened, it has earned a devoted following among beer fans, one that stretches …
October 2, 2024
Lager and empanadas for local Oktoberfest
“We originally brewed our Helles two years ago to have a crisp, refreshing lager that paired well with German fare for our Oktoberfest celebration,” says Pure Project Head Brewer, Demetra Hamill. “Brewed with all German …
September 19, 2024
Blessed Hess at City Tacos
It doesn’t get much more San Diego than tacos and craft beer. Now, local taco franchise City Tacos is celebrating its 10th anniversary by teaming with one of its neighbors for its own house beer.“It’s …
August 15, 2024
BattleMage makes EverQuest Corpse Run
“We first collaborated with BattleMage for our 20th Anniversary back in 2019,” explains Jenn Chan, Head of Studio at Darkpaw Games. “Chris Barry and Ryan Sather, the owners of BattleMage, met and became friends playing …
July 18, 2024
Two breweries, two hops, one beer
Collaborations are common among many of San Diego’s best breweries, but The Original 40 Brewing Company and TapRoom Beer Company have found a way to incorporate a little friendly competition into a cross-promotional tactic. Soo …
June 20, 2024
Karl Strauss posthumously honored with The Godfather Italian Pilsner
After escaping Nazi Germany in 1939, finding his way to Milwaukee, and working his way up the ranks at Pabst Brewing Company, Karl Strauss joined his cousin in San Diego, where they established his namesake …
May 16, 2024