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Previewing some of this month’s standout beer events
March 2 | Leisure Lagoon Luau: To celebrate the release of its Leisure Lagoon hazy IPA, Coronado Brewing will convert its outdoor patio into a Polynesian hootenanny complete with live music and … [Read more...] about March #SDBeer Sampler Flight
University Heights beer bar owner opens up about its past and future
On February 11, University Heights’ Small Bar announced it was closing so renovations could be made. Those design, organizational, food and beverage alterations followed owner Karen Barnett partnering … [Read more...] about Small Bar to reopen this week
Barrio Logan-based interest’s Bell location debuting this weekend
Last May, Barrio Logan-based Border X Brewing launched a WeFunder campaign to crowdsource funds to open a satellite tasting room in Bell, California. That effort resulted in $187,564 from 296 … [Read more...] about Border X Brewing opening in L.A.
Owl Farm celebrates first year in business with a fruited Berliner Weisse
From the Beer Writer: Traditionally, the tartness of Berliner weisse ales has been made more palatable in native Germany care of different types of syrups made primarily of raspberry or Woodruff, a … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Fruit Medley
A collab-only brewery, mystery maybe and business as usual…for now
Thirsty for some quick-hit updates from world of #SDBeer? Read on and quench that yearning. Seafood-centric North Park eatery Beerfish has a rather unique craft beer concept in the hopper: a … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Beerfish, Align, The Lost Abbey
Brewery’s hop-bomb wins Hamilton’s Tavern’s annual triple IPA challenge
For most, Sunday mornings are reserved for church or coffee and the paper, but Hamilton’s Tavern sets aside one early Sabbath per year for hop fiends to indulge in one of the head-wrecking-est styles … [Read more...] about South Park Brewing’s TIPA is tops
Gravity Heights’ amber isn’t bitter but it is a bitter…and a good one at that!
From the Beer Writer: Though available at the recently-opened Sorrento Valley brewpub, Gravity Heights, there may not be another beer that makes me feel like I'm drinking in an authentic English pub … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Brewer’s Best Amber
Tasting room gadabout Michael Cardoza spreads the love to local brewery staffers
Michael Cardoza is a full-fledged bon vivant…and a bit of a Don Juan. He knows the way to the hearts of members of San Diego’s brewing community is through their stomachs. A fan of local beer since … [Read more...] about The Way to a Brewer’s Heart
Stone exiting two Escondido facilities and reassigning employees
As San Diego County’s largest craft brewing company continues to refocus and reshape for success within the ever-changing beer industry—not just here, but in Europe and China—Stone Brewing finds … [Read more...] about Stone Brewing shuffling local work force
Hard kombucha upstart buys large brewery from Ballast Point
When Ballast Point Brewing announced it would be vacating its 24,000-square-foot brewing facility at 10051 Old Grove Road in Scripps Ranch last January, many within the industry wondered what company … [Read more...] about JuneShine acquires Scripps Ranch facility
