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Nickel Beer, Bitter Brothers Brewing making difference for veterans
In the decades he has been part of San Diego’s beer community, Tom Nickel has brewed a great many beers. A former World Beer Cup champion brewer and current owner and brewmaster at Julian’s Nickel … [Read more...] about Warrior Contribution Beer fights PTSD
A new North County brewpub, downtown taproom and Santee space
After years of construction, Acoustic Ales Brewing Experiment has opened its new location in Carlsbad. Located at 6133 Innovation Way in the Bressi Ranch inland mixed-use development, the brewpub … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Carlsbad Brewing | Latitude 33 | Creative Creature
A look at the design and menu of North Park’s newest brewpub
It’s been many months in the making, but The Original 40 brewpub is very close to opening. The brainchild of the owners of the nearby U31 Bar, it is scheduled to debut in soft-open form the second … [Read more...] about Preview: The Original 40
East County company opts to reinvent venerable dive bar as satellite venue
It’s Clint and Molly Stromberg’s strong ties to and residence within La Mesa that led them to select the East County municipality when siting their business there in 2014. That interest, Bolt Brewery, … [Read more...] about Bolt Brewery opening second La Mesa venue
Temecula-based brewery opening outpost soon by SDSU
When Black Market Brewing opened Temecula ten years ago, it followed the standard blueprint for such businesses, installing a brewery and tasting room in a business park. While Black Market has … [Read more...] about Black Market nearing completion of College Area brewpub
Prohibition Brewing’s Fallbrook satellite open, with another on the way
After Fallbrook Brewing closed its brewery on its namesake community’s main drag last April, another North County beer-making interest, Prohibition Brewing, took it over to convert it into a satellite … [Read more...] about To Fallbrook and beyond
Forthcoming Vista brewery to provide unique golf-focused experience
Nick and Christina Lumsden are testaments to how shared passions bring people together. They met while playing golf at North Carolina’s Pinehurst Golf Resort and have been together ever since. Seven … [Read more...] about Dogleg Brewing a “green” operation
Del Mar Highlands project includes a trio of satellite tasting rooms
Carmel Valley’s Del Mar Highlands Town Center is in the midst of a $120 million renovation to construct The Collection, which will add more than 120,000 square feet of retail establishments and varied … [Read more...] about The Sky Deck to feature local breweries
Quick hits from the world of #SDBeer
North County will soon welcome a brewery that is putting together two things that go hand in hand. That operation will be called Dogleg Brewing and will match golf culture with the type of refreshing … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Dogleg, Two Roots, Little Miss
Rip Current Brewing vet embarking on family-run barrel-aging venture
Justin Stambaugh is a double agent. Not only does he head brewing operations for San Marcos’ Rip Current Brewing, he is also working to open up his own business with his brother. That brick-and-mortar … [Read more...] about Stave & Nail Brewing coming to San Marcos
