San Diego’s overall beer scene is strong not only due to the amount of breweries within county lines, but also because of those we attract to pour their products here. Below are a few upcoming events … [Read more...] about From East to West: Upcoming Events
Beer News
Deft Brewing temporarily closed
Bay Park brewery falls victim to burst water line, working to re-open
Deft Brewing (the makers of West Coaster’s current Beer of the Week, DoubleDeft Secret) is closed indefinitely. Yesterday, a water main burst at the Bay Park brewery and tasting room at 5328 Banks … [Read more...] about Deft Brewing temporarily closed
My Yard Live and its brewer part ways
Veteran brewer Pat Korn no longer part of San Marcos brewpub project
Last October, we shared information on an ambitious brewpub project being installed at the site of a former Hometown Buffet in San Marcos. Dubbed My Yard Live, it is the multi-faceted brainchild of a … [Read more...] about My Yard Live and its brewer part ways
First Look: Gravity Heights’ beer list
Much anticipated Sorrento Mesa brewpub previews opening day beer menu
Gravity Heights has been at or near the top of every local beer fan’s most highly anticipated brewery projects list for well over a year, and there’s good reason for their enthusiasm. This project, in … [Read more...] about First Look: Gravity Heights’ beer list
Eppig Brewing moving operation to Vista
North Park-based business building new brewery in North County
Last week, we reported Eppig Brewing's ownership team had spent the past two years searching San Diego County for a spot to house a brewery. In doing so, they had spent much of their time in North … [Read more...] about Eppig Brewing moving operation to Vista
A Tale of Three Igniters – Part 2
Feeling out current and future plans for Brewery Igniter tenants
Last week, we began a poll of veteran tenants of lease-to-brew units at H.G. Fenton’s trio of Brewery Igniter campuses in Miramar, North Park and Carlsbad. The focus of that piece was Eppig Brewing, … [Read more...] about A Tale of Three Igniters – Part 2
Kilowatt Brewing expanding to Oceanside
Kearny Mesa-based operation planning coastal North County satellite
The owners of Kearny Mesa-based Kilowatt Brewing figured their next satellite tasting room would land in the South Bay. Steve Kozyk and Rachel Fischer spent months checking out spots in Chula Vista, … [Read more...] about Kilowatt Brewing expanding to Oceanside
25 Beers for 25 Years at O’Brien’s Pub
“What a Long, Strange Sip It’s Been”
San Diegan Jim O’Brien opened O’Brien’s Pub in 1994 after taking over the location from a German deli named Ingrid’s. He’d been inspired to open a beer bar by a trip to Pioneer Square in Seattle, … [Read more...] about 25 Beers for 25 Years at O’Brien’s Pub
Beer Briefs: Double Peak, Attitude, Knotty
A new brewery, food (finally) and PQ’s first quasi-craft-owned venue
The following are some quick-hit news items from the never-slowing, always-interesting scene that is #SDBeer. Earlier this week, we shared news of 13 Point Brewing’s soft-opening in Lemon Grove, … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Double Peak, Attitude, Knotty
A Tale of Three Igniters – Part I
Reviewing San Diego’s brew-to-lease option three years in
In 2015, developer H.G. Fenton, feeling bullish about the craft-beer boom, introduced its Brewery Igniter concept, constructing a pair of leasable, ready-to-brew units in a Miramar business park. Two … [Read more...] about A Tale of Three Igniters – Part I