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Meet the next president of the San Diego Brewers Guild
From the get-go, Matthew Zirpolo, co-owner and president of Carlsbad’s Burgeon Beer Co., respected the deep-seeded camaraderie of the San Diego brewing industry and wanted to play a part in harnessing … [Read more...] about Craft Q&A: Matthew Zirpolo
Highlighting some of this month’s San Diego beer events
Before you speed your way into autumn, there’ll be plenty of time to slow your roll care of beer-centric events happening throughout San Diego County. Check out these featured events then check out … [Read more...] about September #SDBeer Sampler Flight
2kids’ latest farmhouse-style ale is a saison perfectly suited for summer
From the Beer Writer: Spring is the season most often associated with saisons. Also referred to as farmhouse ales, they derive most of their floral, fruity and spicy flavors from rangy Belgian yeast … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Rocket Powered Geese
Top Chef alum Claudette Zepeda’s El Jardín celebrates personal history (with beer)
It all started with a dessert built around…beef thymus glands; sweetbreads transformed into an ingredient matching its culinary terminology care of confectionary seasoning and embedding in cinnamon … [Read more...] about A New Garden, Old Soil & Strong Roots
Coronado puts East Village-born brand to rest
After three months of publicly shopping the Monkey Paw brand and brewery, CBC Brewing Company (CBC) abruptly closed the East Village business yesterday. A report in the U-T published at 5:10 p.m. gave … [Read more...] about Monkey Paw Brewing closes
South Bay operation hires brewer from popular North County brewery
Since opening Cinco de Mayo of last year, Chula Vista Brewery has been a one-man operation. That one man is Russell Clements, who came to the South Bay city’s eponymous brewery after years of … [Read more...] about Chula Vista Brewery adds new head brewer
Coronado Brewing’s Art Series release utilizes best fruit for kettle sours
From the Beer Writer: When it comes to sour ales, just about any fruit, and even some vegetables, are fair game. I'm challenged to think of any berry, citrus, stone or tropical fruit I haven't tasted … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Island Vibes
Miramar brewery extends charitable donations to international nonprofit
Even before Pure Project Brewing brewed a beer, it came across as an admirable operation thanks to its charitable aspirations. From Day One, it’s been a One Percent for the Planet business, … [Read more...] about Pure Project joins Conservation Alliance
Cohn Restaurant Group co-founder talks about return to the beer biz
It’s been a long time—two decades, in fact—but San Diego’s iconic Cohn Restaurant Group (CRG) was once a part of the brewing industry. In the late-nineties, it operated Hang Ten Brewing in the Gaslamp … [Read more...] about Craft Q&A: David Cohn
A brewer transition, brewery staying put & tasting room ETA [UPDATED]
Some quick hits from the San Diego County brewing industry… Earlier this month, we published a roundup of five of the greatest comeback stories within the #SDBeer scene—operations that started off … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Groundswell, Poor House & Duck Foot
