From the Beer Writer: When beloved individuals pass on, people pay their respects in a variety of ways ranging from heartfelt eulogies, lasting dedications and artistic gestures. In the brewing … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Nickel Larry’s Place IPA
Beer Events
Kilowatt West opening in Ocean Beach
Though a last bastion of quirk versus a hotbed of commerce, Ocean Beach now rivals most San Diego communities when it comes to craft-beer. The out-there community is now home to two brewing … [Read more...] about Kilowatt West opening in Ocean Beach
Beer of the Week: Little Miss Hoperation Overlord
From the Beer Writer: Having written about beer for as long as I have and during such an adventurous stretch in American brewing history, it's rare to come across something completely new. Often, such … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Little Miss Hoperation Overlord
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
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