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New ownership structure, a site takeover and a music festival collab beer
In 2017, the owners and CEO of Coronado Brewing teamed with investor John Gallegos to breathe life into CBC head brewer Ryan Brooks’ vision for a cross-border, multi-cultural company. Over the past … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: SouthNorte | Latitude 33 | OB Brewery
New private-label beer producer opening in former Council Brewing spot
Beers produced by Hopnonymous Brewing have been available at numerous bars and restaurants throughout San Diego County for months, but it’s likely most who have sampled them are unaware of those … [Read more...] about Hopnonymous Brewing to debut Friday
Shuttered Vista brewery sells some of its assets to stay in business
At the end of October, Tim St. Martin emailed fans of his business, Barrel Harbor Brewing, announcing that after many months of struggling financially, he was closing his Vista interest. The decision … [Read more...] about Barrel Harbor Brewing reopening Thursday
High-profile departures, additions, shifts for Barrio Logan-based company
The proliferation of the #ThornTribe hashtag across social-media platforms has familiarized beer fans with Thorn Brewing’s staffers at many levels. Naturally, some more outspoken and higher-profile … [Read more...] about Changes abound for Thorn Brewing
Fourpenny House head brewer makes move to Lemon Grove brewery
Earlier this year, Samantha Olson ventured to Lemon Grove’s 13 Point Brewing to brew up a fruited Berliner weisse dubbed Pennyweisse. That collaboration beer took the first part of its name from … [Read more...] about Samantha Olson joins 13 Point Brewing
A soon-to-open satellite, executive tier restructure and newly hired brewer
In February, Vista-based Prohibition Brewing opened its first off-site tasting room, taking over the former home of Fallbrook Brewing in that business’ namesake inland North County community. It was … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Prohibition | AleSmith | Attitude
Kings and Convicts Brewing acquisition renders local company again independent
In 2015, San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing was purchased by New York-based alcohol company Constellation Brands for $1 billion. It was the largest acquisition of its kind and sent shockwaves through … [Read more...] about Constellation Brands sells Ballast Point to Illinois interest Kings and Convicts
Pizza Port and Ocean Beach brewers cook up specialty for holiday parade
A community as unique as Ocean Beach deserves its own beer. This was the thinking of the OB Town Council, and it was shared whole-heartedly by the brewers in the beachy berg when they were invited to … [Read more...] about OB brewers team up to parade on
Some of the holliest, jolliest holiday beer happenings in America’s Finest
December 6 & 7 | Strong Ale Fest: It’s the type of memorable event one struggles to remember year after year. Why the memory lapse? Pizza Port’s always-impressive array of 60-plus beers all coming … [Read more...] about Sampler Flight: December #SDBeer Events
Eastlake brewery’s second Chula Vista venue its largest, most ambitious
Chula Vista’s Novo Brazil Brewing recently implemented a packaging rebrand, the mission of which was three-fold. The Brazilian ownership team wanted to broaden its concept into a fermented-beverage … [Read more...] about Novo Brazil opens Otay Ranch brewpub
