Winners of the San Diego International Beer Festival’s professional brewing competition were released today. A component of the San Diego County Fair’s annual festivities, the competition included … [Read more...] about San Diego International Beer Festival winners
SD TapRoom teaming with veteran brewer on brewery project
SD TapRoom celebrated its tenth anniversary in February. The bar and restaurant was one of the first businesses to champion the charge of craft beer in its home community of Pacific Beach. That area … [Read more...] about SD TapRoom teaming with veteran brewer on brewery project
May Events Sampler Flight
They say there’s a beer festival every weekend in San Diego County, but this May marks an unprecedented saturation of craft-brewing events. There will be at least one every day. Read more about that … [Read more...] about May Events Sampler Flight
Beer of the Week: 2kids Winning! Chocolate Stout
From the Beer Writer: Back when the married owners of 2kids Brewing Company first told me about their chocolate stout, the nano-brewery had just opened, the beer wasn’t yet on tap and we weren’t that … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: 2kids Winning! Chocolate Stout
Battlemage Brewing set to open in Vista
You can scarcely throw a 100-sided die in Vista without hitting a brewery, and come the weekend of May 6, two guys used to utilizing that role-playing game tool will debut the latest entrant into that … [Read more...] about Battlemage Brewing set to open in Vista
Q&A: Zack Knipe
Owner, Kensington Brewing Company After several years in operation, Kensington Brewing Company gained a name for itself last January when it opened its brewery and tasting room to the public. There … [Read more...] about Q&A: Zack Knipe
Chula Vista Brewery opening Cinco de Mayo
Craft beer’s “South Bay Uprising” has slowly been picking up steam over the past few years, but now things are getting real. The uprising is finally hitting the main drag in Chula Vista, the … [Read more...] about Chula Vista Brewery opening Cinco de Mayo
Beer of the Week: Nickel Grapefruit Bighorn IPA
From the Beer Writer: Every time I find myself strolling the beer aisle of a local grocery store, I marvel at the amount of fruit-flavored beers in the mainstream market, many of which are … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Nickel Grapefruit Bighorn IPA
San Diego’s satellite tasting room projects
Breweries make the best margin by far when selling their beer in their taprooms. With a county expansive as San Diego, getting customers to a single location can be a challenge, but the satellite … [Read more...] about San Diego’s satellite tasting room projects
Home Brewing Company expanding tasting room
Those who’ve sampled beer within its friendly confines know that Home Brewing Company (2911 El Cajon Boulevard, North Park) has a lot going for it. Simple in its construct and easygoing in mood, it … [Read more...] about Home Brewing Company expanding tasting room