The holidays are great, but beer makes everything better, including December’s most iconic condiment When it comes to familial gatherings during the holidays, many see the helix strains of DNA as … [Read more...] about Plates & Pints: Good Gravy
Beer Styles
Beer of the Week: Viewpoint Cranbarely Sauced
From the Beer Writer: When the team at Del Mar brewpub Viewpoint Brewing fell behind on their plan to brew a beer in honor of Oktoberfest, they picked themselves up and focused on a celebratory period … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Viewpoint Cranbarely Sauced
Sampler Flight: December Events
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas—well, as wintry and holiday-like as we get in sunny San Diego, but that warm weather is perfect for enjoying beer, so it’s OK if Saint Nick keeps ignoring … [Read more...] about Sampler Flight: December Events
Julian Brewing Company v2.0
On Memorial Day weekend of 2016, downtown Julian’s The Bailey Wood-Fired BBQ closed its doors. That move shut down its on-site fermentation component, Julian Brewing Company. The business was taken … [Read more...] about Julian Brewing Company v2.0
Beer of the Week: Abnormal Fresh Arrived Triple IPA
From the Beer Writer: These days, brewers are here today, at another brewery tomorrow. Next thing you know, the brewer at your local fermentorium is some new guy who came in and is picking up the … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Abnormal Fresh Arrived Triple IPA
Beach Grease Beer constructing in Vista
There are plenty of reasons you may have already heard about Beach Grease Beer Co. Aside from having a website and social-media presence, the company has sales feet on the street and, as a result, has … [Read more...] about Beach Grease Beer constructing in Vista
Beer of the Week: Paul Bischeri & Patrick Martinez / Abnormal / Stone Neapolitan Dynamite
From the Beer Writer: Stone Brewing hosts many top-tier events, but one of my favorite is the company’s American Homebrewers Association-sanctioned AHA Rally and its associated homebrewing … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Paul Bischeri & Patrick Martinez / Abnormal / Stone Neapolitan Dynamite
13 Point to become Lemon Grove’s first brewery
Artistic expression inspires artistic expression, and it isn’t limited to visual and aural art. In the case of three alumni from San Diego State University’s Business of Craft Beer certificate … [Read more...] about 13 Point to become Lemon Grove’s first brewery
Beer of the Week: New English Hop Slap’d #5
From the Beer Writer: Last month, I ventured to Sorrento Valley for a Monday-night session at New English Brewing Company, where my eyes gravitated to a beer on the board called “Hop Slap’d”. In a … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: New English Hop Slap’d #5
Craft Q&A: Skip Virgilio
Brewmaster, Gravity Heights He hasn’t brewed a beer on a professional level since 2002, but Skip Virgilio has never strayed far from the San Diego brewing scene he was a major part of in its early … [Read more...] about Craft Q&A: Skip Virgilio