West Coaster Beer & Beverage News
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San Diegans attend the hop academy in Washington
A few weeks ago, marrieds Marty Mendiola and Virginia Morrison of Second Chance Beer Company made the pilgrimage to Yakima Valley in Washington to attend the Haas Hop Academy. "We order hops from … [Read more...] about Second Chance visits hop country
Course starts October 3, available to the public
Now in its fifth year, the UC San Diego Extension Brewing Certificate program has made its elective courses -- with the exception of the Brewing Internship -- available to the public. The headliner … [Read more...] about UCSD Extension’s Craft Brewing Industry Overview
16 medals for locals at 2018 Great American Beer Festival
Winners from the 37th edition of the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) were announced this morning in Denver, Colorado. This year, Ocean Beach Brewery stole the show, winning a gold medal for … [Read more...] about Ocean Beach Brewery named best small brewpub at GABF
Saturday, September 22 at 9 a.m.
Tomorrow at 9 a.m. (10 a.m. Mountain) the Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony streams live from Denver, Colorado (link below). Locally, Small Bar, North Park Beer Co, and Home Brew Mart … [Read more...] about GABF Awards Ceremony Livestream
43 days until November 2
San Diego Beer Week will be here before you know it (November 2-11) and the events are starting to trickle in as breweries prepare. The list below will properly integrate, with links, into our web … [Read more...] about Countdown to Beer Week
“Locally Toasted” offers sandwiches, small plates, and shareables
Fresh off celebrating two years in business in June, Carlsbad's Culver Beer Company debuted the "Locally Toasted" delicatessen in July. The Culver team had to secure the go-ahead from the San Diego … [Read more...] about Carlsbad’s Culver adds onsite deli
Indiana brewery owns “IT’S NOT NORMAL” trademark
Rancho Bernardo's Abnormal Beer (and Wine) Co. may be forced to change their name entirely, after recent legal action taken by Indiana's 3 Floyds Brewing over that brewery's "IT'S NOT NORMAL" … [Read more...] about Abnormal faces legal battle against 3 Floyds
Shuttered Ramona brewery hosting “garage sale” this Saturday
ChuckAlek Independent Brewers closed over the summer, and this Saturday they're hosting a "garage sale" at 2330 Main Street Suite C in Ramona, from 7 - 11 a.m. For sale are office supplies, … [Read more...] about Brewery wares for sale at ChuckAlek
Via Bart Watson, Brewers Association Chief Economist
For some local context, when West Coaster launched in November 2010, there were 33 breweries. Today, there are 154. Compressed into months and now going until July 2017! Right now it just … [Read more...] about Animations show California, nationwide brewery growth
Freshly-picked hop cones making their way into local ales is a staple of late summer in San Diego. After our coverage from about a week ago, here are some updates: Bitter Brothers' CashmereOutside … [Read more...] about Wet Hop Beers: Tapping Updates
