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San Diego County Distillery History
This is a work in progress. Timeline of known San Diego distilleries and rectifiers. Note: personal home-use stills may be included, as regardless of volume, stills are required to be licensed by the California Alcohol Beverage Control Agency.
Early San Diego Brewery History (San Diego County Fair (2024)
Brief historical overview of late 19th-early 20th Century San Diego breweries. Presentation developed for the SD Fair Beer Experience presentation sessions. Unable to use in presentation due as the screen was outside and the sun too bright to view.
Brewchive(r) at the San Diego County Fair
Flyer for educational booth and presentation schedule at the 2024 San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA.
Brief History of California’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Brief account of the establishment of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in response to the repeal of the Volstead Act and Wright Act.
Comparing growth and viral damage of native and non-native Humulus lupulus varieties
Poster by student and faculty in San Diego State University/California State University San Marcos' BIOL 596 Fall 2023.
Do Rhizosphere Fungal Pathogens Constrain Growth Rates of Hop Cultivars?
Poster by students and faculty in San Diego State University/California State University San Marcos' BIOL 596 Fall 2023.
Cultivating Growth: Exploring the Symbiotic Interplay Between Domestic and Foreign Hop Cultivars and Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
Poster by students in San Diego State University/California State University San Marcos' BIOL 596 Fall 2023.
16S Microbial Alpha Diversity's Negative Effect on Relative Growth Rates on US and Non-US Humulus lupulus L. cultivars.
Poster by students and faculty in San Diego State University/California State University San Marcos' BIOL 596 Fall 2023.
Understanding Differences in the Biology of Domestic and Imported Cultivars of Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) in San Diego
Poster by lead instructor in San Diego State University/California State University San Marcos' BIOL 596 Fall 2023.
Hops and Soil: A Close Look at Moisture and Microbes.
Poster by students and faculty in San Diego State University/California State University San Marcos' BIOL 596 Fall 2023.
Brewing Education--California
List of schools and organizations that offer education to the professional and hobbyist brewer. Note information can change.
Brewchive(r) Tap Handle Exhibit Cases
Full view of the tap handle exhibit on CSUSM Kellogg Library's 5th floor.
Tap Handle Exhibit Introduction
Introduction to tap handles and role they play in identity and marketing breweries using San Diego region items.
Thematic tap handles
Being in the San Diego region with beaches and ocean nearby, nautical or beach-themed motifs are popular. Examples are Ballast Point (1996, sold to Kings and Convicts Brewing but continues this brand line), Karl Strauss (1989-present), and Helm’s…
Choosing an identity
Identity is an important to inform and attract consumers. The founders of Stone Brewing (1996-brand continues following mid-2022 sale to Sapporo) considered various designs including versions of gargoyles. Early keg handles were etched beach rocks as…
Brewery merchandising.
Tap handles are only one element of advertising a brewery’s identity and ethos. Bottle labels, merchandise for sale or giveaway, coasters, glassware and growlers, as well as the brewery’s architectural/interior design are all part of the identity.…
Preserving their stories
Not every San Diego craft brewery founded in the 20th century survived into the 21st. The stories of Baja (1991-1996), ChuckAlek (2012-2018), and Iron Fist (2010-2020) are partially preserved through their handles. Some breweries had few or no…
Wooden tap handles
BNS (2013-present), Manzanita (2010-2018), O’Sullivan Brothers (2014-2017), and Second Chance Beer (2015-present)
Wood is a popular tap handle material subject to different treatments such as painting, turning, burning/etching, etc. It recalls…
Wood is a popular tap handle material subject to different treatments such as painting, turning, burning/etching, etc. It recalls…
1897 Beer keg and handle patent
Image of an 1897 beer keg with tap handle and cooling system.
Tap Handle Exhibit-Right case
Photograph of left hand exhibit case on 5th floor of Kellogg Library.