From the Beer Writer: In collaborating with the team at URBN St. Brewing Co. as part of the Beer to the Rescue charity campaign raising funds and awareness for the Lupus Foundation of Southern … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: URBN St. I Am Gruit
Beer Styles
SD Brewers Kill It at 2015 Great American Beer Festival
After several years in which San Diego County breweries had strong, but annually declining performances at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), the 2015 edition of the country’s largest and most … [Read more...] about SD Brewers Kill It at 2015 Great American Beer Festival
Beer of the Week: Duck Foot The Persuasive Blonde
From the Beer Writer: When Duck Foot Brewing Co. was in its planning stages, the only thing I knew about it right off the bat was that it would be a 100% gluten-reduced beer brewery. This was years … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Duck Foot The Persuasive Blonde
Beer of the Week: Council Imperial Beatitude Tart Saison
From the Beer Writer: The Lupus Foundation of Southern California (LFSC) has been blown away by the massive outpour of support provided by nearly 30 different San Diego County breweries via the Beer … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Council Imperial Beatitude Tart Saison
Beer of the Week: Abnormal Full Pint Breakfast Porter
From the Beer Writer: Many craft fans are familiar with Rogue Ales’ Voodoo Doughnut beers, a series of ales paying homage to the Portland, Oregon-based pair of donut shops through ales sharing flavor … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Abnormal Full Pint Breakfast Porter
Beer of the Week: Societe The Coachman
From the Beer Writer: There are many session India pale ales—IPAs coming in lower on the alcohol-by-volume scale than their typically 6-to-8% ABV forebears—on the market these days. And many leave a … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Societe The Coachman
Q&A: Marty Mendiola
Owner & Brewmaster, Second Chance Beer Company He’s been a fixture in the San Diego brewing scene for more than a decade-and-a-half, won countless national and international awards for his … [Read more...] about Q&A: Marty Mendiola
Helix Brewing Co. coming soon to La Mesa
It won’t be La Mesa’s first brewing company (Bolt Brewery nabbed those bragging rights, opening last year after the municipal government removed restrictions on breweries within its geographic … [Read more...] about Helix Brewing Co. coming soon to La Mesa
Beer of the Week: Kilowatt Biere Du Monde
From the Beer Writer: While it’s been an honor to help raise some money for a worthy cause through this year’s Beer to the Rescue campaign, there have been plenty of fun elements as well. Chief among … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Kilowatt Biere Du Monde
Fallbrook’s “Homegrown” collaboration beer
One morning, standing in a green room awaiting a television segment with the owners of Fallbrook Brewing Company and Bolt Brewery, I watched both gentlemen take a shine to each other. It made sense. … [Read more...] about Fallbrook’s “Homegrown” collaboration beer