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My Yard Live’s house IPA a hop-laced ode to the good ol’ days
From the Beer Writer: A brewpub humming with the sounds of video games, air-hockey buzzers and happy kids enjoying all that plus an outdoor play area built just for them. Sounds like the perfect … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Noise Complaint
Belching Beaver Brewery’s latest collab with a band that gets craft beer
From the Beer Writer: I've written about the respect I have for the approach the band, Deftones, takes with the collaboration beers it works up with North County's Belching Beaver Brewery. There is a … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Dia de los Deftones
Circle Nine Brewing’s flagship IPA the base of two years in the beer biz
From the Beer Writer: Of the four tasting-room-equipped breweries in Kearny Mesa, Circle Nine Brewing is the only one not visible from Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, but those in search of a West Coast … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: City of Dis
Ruined homebrew births Thunderhawk Alements & Nickel Beer Co. Collab
From the Beer Writer: Wet hop season is not yet fully upon us, but as of last week, a quality wet hop beer is already available at a local brewery. Thunderhawk Alements recently released a classic … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Clean Break
The standout hop that launched Burgeon Beer’s quartet of single-hopped IPAs
From the Beer Writer: I am a big fan of single-hop beers. I enjoy the opportunity to experience a hop varietal on its own so that I can better understand how each contributes to hop blends in standard … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Keep It Simcoe
Kilowatt Brewing’s IPL a brilliantly balanced version of this tough style
From the Beer Writer: An abundantly hoppy lager. What could be so hard about that? A lot. Most India pale lagers (IPLs) can't help but go one of two ways...too bitter or too sweet. It makes sense. … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Kilowatt IPL
New Hodad’s beer celebrates 50 years of burger supremacy
From the Beer Writer: Few are the hospitality institutions in San Diego that reach the half-century mark, but last week, burger must-visit Hodad's hit that milestone. In celebration of that feat, its … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: 1969 Golden Anniversary Ale
Mother Earth’s latest seasonal beer is a summery collab NEIPA
From the Beer Writer: Since its debut in 2014, I've been a fan of Mother Earth Brew Co.'s 4Seasons series, which sees a different beer released for each season on a year-in, year-out basis. Typically, … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: 4Seasons
Enjoy Longship Brewery’s coveted stout on nitro or with a scoop of vanilla
From the Beer Writer: With so many overly-viscous, sticky-sweet pastry stouts around, inadvertent trepidation works its way into me these days when I hear beer descriptors like "caramel." But thanks … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Rollo
Abnormal Beer Co. simultaneously celebrates Tupac and Wild Turkey
From the Beer Writer: No, the picture above is not a hologram. Abnormal Beer Co. is all ready to release its annual tribute to dearly-departed rap legend, Tupac Shakur. That beer comes in at a … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Barrel-Aged Makaveli
