Kearny Mesa’s Council Brewing Company and Vista’s Toolbox Brewing Company share an affinity for tart and wild ales. The brewing minds from these outfits have wanted to collaborate on such a beer for a … [Read more...] about Council & Toolbox team on spontaneous-fermentation beers
San Diego Brewing’s satellite open for business
They were the last to go into H.G. Fenton’s three-suite Brewery Igniter campus, but San Diego Brewing Company (3052 El Cajon Boulevard, North Park) became the second tenant to open last week. The … [Read more...] about San Diego Brewing’s satellite open for business
New look, spirits & ciders for Belching Beaver
North County’s Belching Beaver Brewery has spent much of the past two years focused on a multi-pronged expansion that’s seen it open a headquarters and production facility in Oceanside, brewpub in … [Read more...] about New look, spirits & ciders for Belching Beaver
Beer of the Week: Pizza Port Shark Bite Red Ale
From the Beer Writer: When I first heard Pizza Port was about to hit the big three-oh(-where-did-all-the-time-go?), I could hardly believe it. Though brewing operations began at the family-owned SoCal … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Pizza Port Shark Bite Red Ale
Voltaire Beach House partners with Golden State Brewery
This Friday, January 13, OB will welcome a new bar and restaurant called Voltaire Beach House (4934 Voltaire Street, Ocean Beach). In doing so, it will also become a home away from home to a … [Read more...] about Voltaire Beach House partners with Golden State Brewery
Amplified Ale Works goes collab crazy
Many are the brewers and brewery personnel whose passion for music rivals their fervor for fermentation, but when analyzing the degree to which the musical bug has sunk its teeth into an entire … [Read more...] about Amplified Ale Works goes collab crazy
Q&A: Mikkel Borg Bjergsø
Owner & Brewmaster, Mikkeller Brewing San Diego Last year, 10-year Denmark-based gypsy brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø hammered down stakes in Miramar, transforming AleSmith Brewing Co.’s original … [Read more...] about Q&A: Mikkel Borg Bjergsø
Beer of the Week: Council Beátitude Boysenberry
From the Beer Writer: Few are the fruits that haven't made it into the sour fruit of Council Brewing Company's labor care of its ever-changing line-up of tart saisons. One that was particularly … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Council Beátitude Boysenberry
Sampler Flight: January Events
Yeah, yeah, we can pretend we’re going to stick to all those healthful resolutions that sounded so good when we were way inebriated at midnight on December 31, or we can get real and start planning … [Read more...] about Sampler Flight: January Events
Beer of the Week: Mason Second Son
From the Beer Writer: From the moment the owners of the Urge Gastropub family of hospitality venues conceived their foray into the brewing business, a barrel-aging program was a key component. Even … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Mason Second Son