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Fresh hop cones in San Diego beer this year
Every summer sees the harvest of fresh hops and brewers eager to craft truly seasonal beers with them. Here’s your guide to San Diego’s scene this year. For additions or changes, e-mail … [Read more...] about Wet hop beers of 2018
Ballast Point parent company “right-sizing” sales structure
Yesterday, Beer Street Journal reported that Constellation Brands, the parent company of San Diego-based Ballast Point, laid off "a majority of their craft beer sales team" during a conference … [Read more...] about Constellation makes cuts to craft team
(Probably) this summer’s first beer brewed with freshly-harvested hops
On July 26, we reported on what we believed was the first beer brewed in SD County this summer, with hops fresh from a farm that morning. Every year, Nickel Beer Co's Tom Nickel coordinates with Eric … [Read more...] about Thunderhawk Alements’ Wet Hop Pale
6,655 breweries active nationwide, more than 2,500 in planning
According to mid-year metrics released by the non-profit Brewers Association on Wednesday, production volume for craft brewers increased five percent. The press release also showed that as of June 30 … [Read more...] about Brewers Association reports 5% craft growth in 2018 so far
West Coaster column spurs response from Brewers Guild
In response to the June issue “Doctor’s Office” column focusing on Ballast Point’s Made in San Diego beer, the San Diego Brewers Guild provided West Coaster the following statement and message from … [Read more...] about Made in San Diego by Ballast Point
Nickel Beer and Star B Hop Farm team up
2018's first commercial wet hop beer (that we've seen) is being brewed today by Nickel Beer Company in Julian, featuring 70 pounds of Cascade hops from Star B Buffalo Ranch & Hop Farm in Ramona. … [Read more...] about Wet hop beer season begins
Multiple readers have asked about employee layoffs at Modern Times’ Los Angeles brewpub, The Dankness Dojo, which opened in January. The Full Pint reports that 16 employees were laid off. It also … [Read more...] about Staff shakeups at Modern Times Beer
Nine SD Breweries help fight Lou Gehrig’s disease
Information for SR76 and Kilowatt's beers updated Friday, July 20. Once a year since 2013, hop growers Loftus Ranches and YCH Hops craft a unique blend of hops to support ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral … [Read more...] about Ales for ALS 2018
With so many #SDBeer events in July, we're posting another sampler flight of events to supplement yesterday's picks, including even more anniversaries. See the full event list here. July 3 - July 7 … [Read more...] about July Sampler Flight #2
The results from the California State Fair's Commercial Beer Competition have been posted, and San Diegans brewed up 23 award winners. The State Fair takes place in Sacramento from July 13-29, with … [Read more...] about CA State Fair Competition: 23 San Diego Awards
