The second stop on our #southbayuprising brewery tour proved the saying “all that glitters isn’t gold.” The shiniest stainless steel in the county resides at Novo Brazil Brewing Company (901 Lane … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Novo Brazil Brewing Company
Beer Styles
Beer Touring: Bay Bridge Brewing Company
As I’ve disclosed in the past, I spent most of my formative years growing up in the South Bay. All of them, in fact, if you count Encanto. Before getting my first job in Kearny Mesa and having reason … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Bay Bridge Brewing Company
Beer of the Week: White Labs Frankenstout
From the Beer Writer: Cue the lightning and thunder-claps then start the slow zoom toward the building housing the mad scientist’s laboratory. In this case, Dr. Frankenstein’s lair isn’t nestled … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: White Labs Frankenstout
Beer Touring: Culture Brewing Company Ocean Beach
RB and OB—what a difference one letter can make, both culturally and geographically. Much as I’d like to spend much more time in Ocean Beach more often, living in the inland North County Rancho … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Culture Brewing Company Ocean Beach
Beer Touring: Valley Center Brewery
For those of us living in San Diego proper, the northerly nether-community of Valley Center is a bit of a mystery. I’d been there several times before—pumpkin-selection at Bates Nut Farm, band gigs, … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Valley Center Brewery
Beer of the Week: 32 North / Malahat Rum Runner
From the Beer Writer: As brewers keep pushing the envelope, it gets harder and harder to find something truly unique in this bold new craft-beer world. But undiscovered territory is out there. All you … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: 32 North / Malahat Rum Runner
Beer of the Week: Mother Earth Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter
From the Beer Writer: Craft beer options at casinos can be a real crap-shoot. The odds are long on finding legitimate craft options at all, much less something exceptional…unless you’re at Harrah’s … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Mother Earth Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter
Beer of the Week: Thorn St. Got Nelson?
From the Beer Writer: On the botanic side of brewing there are certain money-hops, the flavor and aroma profiles of which keep hopheads clamoring for more. Breweries often reference such en vogue hops … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Thorn St. Got Nelson?
Beer of the Week: Coronado Stingray IPA
From the Beer Writer: We are entering an interesting age for San Diego’s veteran brewing companies. There are a handful that are now 20 years or older—Karl Strauss Brewing Company (27), AleSmith … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Coronado Stingray IPA
Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 2016 in San Diego Brewers’ Words
In 2014, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company reached out to breweries across the country to brew collaboration brews as part of a mammoth undertaking called Beer Camp Across America. That program saw a … [Read more...] about Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 2016 in San Diego Brewers’ Words