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Beer Touring: Bear Roots Brewing

June 23, 2016 By Brandon Hernández

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

Beer Touring: Guadalupe Brewing

June 16, 2016 By Brandon Hernández

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

June 13, 2016 By Brandon Hernández

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

May 26, 2016 By Brandon Hernández

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

April 26, 2016 By Brandon Hernández

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

January 1, 2016 By Brandon Hernández

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?

December 17, 2015 By Brandon Hernández

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

November 27, 2015 By Brandon Hernández

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

October 13, 2015 By Brandon Hernández

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

August 12, 2015 By Brandon Hernández

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

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