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Helm’s makes it a double
I think their style is different than typical SD "cult favorite" breweries but their quality of beer is just fine.— May 5, 2014 8:36 a.m.
San Diego's Top 10 Breweries
When will the Reader use someones opinion other than Mr. Bias Brandon Hernandez.— November 3, 2013 4:10 p.m.
Truth in beer reporting and other novel concepts
I think the comments in this article show what a lot of people I know in the beer industry think of Brandon Hernandez and I am glad this is becoming a public conversation. It is the good ole boys mentality of sticking with the guys that made you popular when there were only seven breweries and I get that from a personal perspective. However, it ruins your professional reputation when your friends from the big San Diego breweries can do nothing wrong and you continually rip the rest of the breweries. I remember a review you did on a newer North Park brewery where you gave a beer a bad review but didn't even have the color or style correct in your review. It shows you went in with a perception of that brewery because they are not originally from the "industry" and never gave them a shot. While you are the veteran of the group, that is not always a positive aspect. Veterans sometimes pick up habits and don't evolve with movement or change. You are a great writer but I would like to see you re-evaluate your place in this industry and understand where it is.— August 14, 2013 9:37 a.m.