If ever there were a month made for craft-beer revelry, November is it. San Diego Beer Week takes place from November 4-13 and includes literally hundreds of events throughout the county. They range … [Read more...] about November Events Sampler Flight: Best of Beer Week
Beer Events
Cosimo Sorrentino departing Monkey Paw
One of San Diego County’s most popular—and, frankly, beloved—brewers is moving on. Cosimo Sorrentino has announced that he is walking away from his post heading brewing operations for sister … [Read more...] about Cosimo Sorrentino departing Monkey Paw
First Look: Eppig Brewing Company
With three companies building out breweries within its confines, CRAFT by Brewery Igniter (3052 El Cajon Boulevard, North Park) has provided me a great deal of material for my beer-writings. It will … [Read more...] about First Look: Eppig Brewing Company
Beer of the Week: Alpine Ichabod
From the Beer Writer: For something that sounds so fun, pumpkin beers are awfully polarizing. Without a doubt a novelty in the brewing world, they are loved, tolerated and, by some beer-purists, … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Alpine Ichabod
Vista’s Barrel Harbor Brewing coming to Miramar
Readers not in or near North San Diego County probably aren’t all that familiar with Vista’s Barrel Harbor Brewing Company. A three-years-young business, it started off a bit bumpy, but has found … [Read more...] about Vista’s Barrel Harbor Brewing coming to Miramar
Best Beer Futures: South
Last week, I wrote about four upcoming brewing companies showing the greatest potential for success (in my personal estimation). I kept my focus on projects located in the northern half of San Diego. … [Read more...] about Best Beer Futures: South
Meet Overtime Biz & Brews
There are more than 130 operating breweries in San Diego County…and Overtime Brew isn’t one of them. But it aims to work with as many of them as possible. Also going by the name Overtime Biz & … [Read more...] about Meet Overtime Biz & Brews
Q&A: Kevin Hopkins
Vice President, Mother Earth Brew Co. What started as a tiny single-suite nano-brewery producing insanely tiny batches of beers using stock-pots over Butane burners has evolved into a Hop Highway … [Read more...] about Q&A: Kevin Hopkins
Beer of the Week: Fallbrook Homegrown Pale Ale
From the Beer Writer: It’s that time of year again—the time when brewmasters’ Instagram posts clog our feeds with shot after shot of vibrant green hop-buds, fields and good-times had visiting the … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Fallbrook Homegrown Pale Ale
October Events Sampler Flight
There’s no shortage of fermentable fun to be had during the month bridging Oktoberfest and All Hallow’s Eve, and we’ve culled through the plethora of beery affairs to highlight a few standouts. But … [Read more...] about October Events Sampler Flight