It’s only been open since December, but already the husband-and-wife founders of Bear Roots Brewing and Home Brew Shop (1213 Santa Fe Street, Vista) are convinced enough by early success that it’s … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Bear Roots Brewing
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Beer Touring: Guadalupe Brewing
This place looks familiar, I thought as we turned into a business park I’d been to numerous times. The Carlsbad campus is home to two small breweries, Arcana Brewing Company and On-The-Tracks Brewery. … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Guadalupe Brewing
QUAFF takes national homebrewing crown
Why is San Diego such a hotbed of quality brewing? It’s a popular question with many answers. Most brewing professionals agree that a major key to the permeation of the suds subculture into the … [Read more...] about QUAFF takes national homebrewing crown
Q&A: Tom Nickel
Organizer, San Diego International Beer Festival There’s more to the San Diego County Fair than tilt-a-whirls, geode collections, hot-tub shows and deep-fried everything. It also plays host to one … [Read more...] about Q&A: Tom Nickel
Beer Touring: Burning Beard Brewing Company
Standing across the street from Burning Beard Brewing Company (785 Vernon Way, El Cajon), I could hear two things crystal-clear—the low drone of punk-rock music and a bartender enthusiastically … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Burning Beard Brewing Company
January Events Sampler Flight
The New Year is upon us. Sure, most of us drank too much, ate too much, spent too much, etc., etc. Yes, January probably should be about the pinching of pennies and scrutinizing of calories, but … [Read more...] about January Events Sampler Flight
2015 Recap: Beer’s Future?
There is never a shortage of news in the San Diego beer industry, especially with so many businesses opening. Keeping up with newcomers is a job all its own, but there was more than the normal thrush … [Read more...] about 2015 Recap: Beer’s Future?
Beer of the Week: Mother Earth Ma’s Kettle Sour
From the Beer Writer: Though located four miles away from its headquarters and brewery, Mother Earth Brew Co.’s “Tap House” bar draws in big crowds on a consistent basis. Roomy, set up for food … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Mother Earth Ma’s Kettle Sour
Meet Bear Roots Brewing Company
Though one of San Diego County’s biggest brewing successes, Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits, started out as an ale-and-lager outfit based in the back room of a home brew store back in 1996, that … [Read more...] about Meet Bear Roots Brewing Company
Meet Guadalupe Brewery
Many brewers say they are passionate, but few things prove it as much as the actions of Raul Deju. As the part-owner of a brewery in Baja California’s Valle de Guadalupe, he would drive from Vista to … [Read more...] about Meet Guadalupe Brewery