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Lightning Brewery opening for St. Patrick’s Day to serve its dry Irish stout
From the Beer Writer: A lot has changed at Lightning Brewery. When the Poway business debuted in 2005, the beer landscape was much different. Owner Jim Crute installed a 20-barrel brewhouse and … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Jim’s Motor Oil
Kentucky common an uncommon core style at Smoking Cannon Brewery
From the Beer Writer: In a day and age when a brewery tourist enters a tasting room expecting to encounter multiple forms of IPA supplemented by trendy beer styles, it is refreshing to not only … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Deckard
San Marcos’ My Yard Live brewpub presents a lighter take on a lager
From the Beer Writer: There's a lot to be considered when devising a brewpub's tap list. This is especially true when a venue draws diverse demographics and a clientele that, by and large, isn't heavy … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: My Yard Lite
Bitter Brothers Brewing crafts an IPA with Padres alum Heath Bell
From the Beer Writer: Are you ready for some baseball? I sure am. Come this time of year, I start itching for a return to the sun-soaked, fresh-mowed green expanses of Petco Park. Enough to gas up my … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: The Closer
West Coaster is partnering with local breweries to promote #CrowlerDay on March 2nd, 2020. The date, 3/2, corresponds with the number of ounces within each of of the recyclable receptacles. There are … [Read more...] about #CrowlerDay is 3/2
A romantic ode to Pure Project’s GABF-winning Flanders-style red ale
From the Beer Writer: They're best known for various takes on dessert stouts and "murky' IPAs, but in my opinion, the brew crew at Pure Project Brewing's most successful offerings are their … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Roes Red
OB Brewery’s saison is top-tier in quality and namesake environment
From the Beer Writer: Anybody making beer in the paradisiacal locale that is America's Finest City could argue they are living the dream, but Jim Millea really is. He is a proud Obecian brewing beer … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Rooftop
Gravity Heights’ super-sized IPA debuts on Super Bowl weekend
From the Beer Writer: The NFL's championship game isn't the only super-sized thing about this weekend, or even this time of year. Thanks to the innovation of Vinnie Cilurzo, owner of Santa Rosa's … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: One More Trip
Hilarious Instagrammers inspire Duck Foot Brewing’s most popular IPA
From the Beer Writer: Pop culture. Try as I might to keep up on it, I've always been a little too off-the-grid to pick up on most of it. So it's no surprise that I catch most popular memes, viral … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Kookslams
Half Door Brewing’s blonde ale perfectly complements its comfy environs
From the Beer Writer: There are few local establishments, brewpub or otherwise, that feel as homey as East Village's Half Door Brewing. Installed in a two-story house with a veranda and upstairs … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Father Ted
