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Family-run company returning to NorCal roots with latest tasting room
Though they’ve had great entrepreneurial success in San Diego, brothers Mike and Greg Hess harbor heartfelt affection for their hometown of Walnut Creek. The duo grew up there, and their parents still … [Read more...] about Mike Hess Brewing opening Walnut Creek venue
Five-year-old cult-fave Miramar brewery to serve last beers July 31
It’s been a long and winding road for Alex Van Horne, the owner and brewmaster at Intergalactic Brewing (9715 Carroll Centre Road, #107, Miramar). He opened his science-fiction-themed nanobrewery in … [Read more...] about Intergalactic Brewing to close at month’s end
Cohn Restaurant Group returns to brewing, plus a pair of openings
This weekend was chock-full of exciting brewery news, ranging from a high-profile news item regarding San Diego’s most successful restaurant group to the under-the-radar return of a recently closed … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Draft Republic, Amplified & Alta
Ramona-based family-run brewing company shutting down by September
Back in May, husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Grant Fraley and Marta Jankowska announced they would be moving from San Diego to Denver to pursue career opportunities. With them moving halfway across the … [Read more...] about ChuckAlek Independent Brewers to close
Grantville brewery will open its second tasting room to the public July 13
After more than a year of work, Grantville-based Benchmark Brewing will open its new Bay Park tasting room on Friday, July 13. Located at 4112 Napier Street, the space comes in at roughly 1,000 square … [Read more...] about Benchmark Brewing to debut Bay Park satellite
In February, we reported that Kearny Mesa-based Helm’s Brewing had been sold to a private investment group out of Las Vegas, Nevada, looking to expand the business. It has since been learned that … [Read more...] about Helm’s Brewing part of Two Roots’ THC-beer operation
Last summer, veteran Coronado Brewing head brewer Ryan Brooks realized a longtime ambition, launching his own passion project, SouthNorte Beer, with the aim to celebrate the overlapping artisan beer … [Read more...] about SouthNorte Beer to brew at Tijuana’s Telefonica Gastro Park
It’s been a long road for one of local beer’s elder statesmen, but Vince Marsaglia (co-founder of Pizza Port and Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey) is just about ready to open the doors to Julian Beer Co. … [Read more...] about Julian Beer Co. to debut Independence Day
Only a brewery owner eager to open their business after months and months of forging their vision into reality could reach near-giddy status over a hot liquor tank reaching 191.5 degrees. When I … [Read more...] about Attitude Brewing aiming to honor Barrio Logan
Since childhood, Christine Mansour has been fascinated with uncovering why people do the things they do. High school psychology classes inspired her to major in the subject at Harvard, where she … [Read more...] about Taste Endeavors aims to expand breweries’ fan connection
