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H.G. Fenton’s fourth lease-to-brew campus currently in the works
It’s been nearly four years since developer H.G. Fenton debuted the first of its lease-to-brew Brewery Igniter facilities on Kenamar Drive in Miramar. Bolstered by tenants such as Pure Project … [Read more...] about Brewery Igniter coming to Oceanside
Popular North County brewery opening second San Marcos tasting room
Currently, a pair of tasting rooms dispense the Belgian-inspired, barrel-aged beers of The Lost Abbey: one at the company’s headquarters in San Marcos and a stand-alone spot in Cardiff by the Sea … [Read more...] about The Lost Abbey opening San Elijo location
Beer scholarships, a new food option and a tasting-room removal
International operation, SouthNorte Brewing, is changing lives through beer with its Dos Californias Brewsters initiative. Founded in 2018 in conjunction with the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, the … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: SouthNorte | South Park | Embarcadero
Local medalists from state’s first-ever GABF-style competition
Today marked the first day of the California Craft Brewers Association’s fifth-annual California Craft Beer Summit. An industry conference for Golden State brewers, it is likened to a localized … [Read more...] about California Craft Brewers Cup Winners
Mexican Independence Day fest to christen Barrio Logan addition
Thorn Brewing has been hard at work on an event space directly west of its Barrio Logan brewery and tasting room. Coming in at 7,000 square feet, the “Side Yard” will make its official debut this … [Read more...] about Thorn Brewing debuting Side Yard
Gaslamp Quarter club taking second shot at realizing brewpub aspirations
In June, we reported that KO Underground Brewery had surrendered its ABC license. While the project had the word “brewery” in its name, it only operated as a restaurant and event/entertainment venue. … [Read more...] about KO Underground Brewery seeking partner
THC-infused beverage op entering zero-ABV space, craft beer to come
For most brewing companies, production of beer is the first and—until the advent of hard seltzer and other alternative offerings—the only step to entering the beverage industry. But in the case of Two … [Read more...] about Two Roots introduces non-alcoholic beer
Kilowatt Brewing to debut The Forbidden Cove this Friday
Kilowatt Brewing recently opened its third location, a satellite tasting room in Oceanside, but there’ll be no rest for owners Steve Kozyk and Rachel Fischer. Later this week, they’ll debut Kilowatt’s … [Read more...] about Inside Kearny Mesa’s new speakeasy
Mason Ale Works’ parent company signs lease in Riverside County
Urge Gastropub opened in 2010 as the lone beer-centric bar and restaurant in craft-deficient Rancho Bernardo. Over the past decade, it has spawned grander, brewery-equipped versions of itself, Urge … [Read more...] about Urge Common House coming to Temecula
Head of brewing operations for Santee brewery departs family business
Since coming on the scene in 2014, Pacific Islander Beer Co. has earned a solid following made up largely of East County residents who appreciate the family-run enterprise’s authentic conveyance of … [Read more...] about Pacific Islander Beer brewer steps down
