Toolbox Brewing Co. (1495 Poinsettia Avenue, Suite 148, Vista) has built a solid reputation for making a number of interesting and tasty sour beers. Enough that, earlier this year, the Toolbox crew … [Read more...] about Vista breweries retooling
Beer News
Beer of the Week: Welk Stout
From the Beer Writer: Recently, I found myself at Escondido’s Welk Resort, a sprawling property with spacious suites, a golf course, theater and more. Having vacationed there with my family a decade … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Welk Stout
Hess debuts Open Mike cans
Good bye red cup, hello flavor. It’s a clever tagline from Mike Hess Brewing Company referring to the company’s new line of Open Mike cans. Designed so that the entire top of an aluminum can pulls … [Read more...] about Hess debuts Open Mike cans
Green Flash’s Treasure Chest beer and fest return
Over the past half-decade, what started as one woman’s battle has grown to include the support of a diverse militia spanning from one side of this great country to the other. Green Flash Brewing … [Read more...] about Green Flash’s Treasure Chest beer and fest return
Beer of the Week: Lightning Dark Current Ale
From the Beer Writer: Before I was a beer writer, I merely drank beer. It was fun, tasty and something I really didn’t put a lot of thought into. But when I was ready to go from merely enjoying beer … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Lightning Dark Current Ale
Q&A: Jeff Josenhans
Certified Sommelier, Cicerone & Head Mixologist, U.S. Grant Hotel He’s competed on a national level in the Olympics of cocktail crafting and oversees prestigious wine and spirit programs for … [Read more...] about Q&A: Jeff Josenhans
Early Look: Iron Fist Barrio Logan
They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. (Judging by how much photographers get paid compared to writers that would seem a pretty accurate statement..ha!) Earlier this month, I foretold of the … [Read more...] about Early Look: Iron Fist Barrio Logan
Urge’s over-the-top anniversary festivities
Each year over the past half-decade, Urge Gastropub (16761 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo) co-owner Grant Tondro has made a point to try and top himself when it comes to his beer-centric … [Read more...] about Urge’s over-the-top anniversary festivities
Beer of the Week: Mike Hess Stock Stout
From the Beer Writer: Every now and then, the ping of an instant message popping up on my computer will summon my eyes to the bottom-right quadrant of the screen, and there it is, the dog profile pic … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Mike Hess Stock Stout
Beer Touring: Kilowatt Brewing Company
The first time I ambled into Kilowatt Brewing Company (7576 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Kearny Mesa), there was zero signage to mark the under-construction nanobrewery’s presence and little more than a … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Kilowatt Brewing Company