It happened in a most apt environment, a beer festival teeming with recreational fermentationists the day before the start of the American Homebrewers Association’s National Homebrewers Conference … [Read more...] about Rip Current honors influential homebrewer with What Would Dave Drink?
San Diego Beer & Beverage News
Downtown’s Looking Up: Quad AleHouse
The Gaslamp can be a scary place. No, not scary like the Gaslamp of 30 years ago, where one was far more likely to encounter a knife-wielding thief or stark-raving lunatic than the droves of … [Read more...] about Downtown’s Looking Up: Quad AleHouse
Amplified Ale Works to brew in Miramar
Even with limited capacity, Amplified Ale Works has built a solid fan base brewing out of California Kebab on the second floor of Pacific Beach’s beach-adjacent Pacific Promenade shopping center. In … [Read more...] about Amplified Ale Works to brew in Miramar
Summer Sipper: Port Brewing SPA
The pale ale has enjoyed something of a renaissance of late. In a world of session IPAs and increasingly hopped everything else, they were quickly becoming defunct in the marketplace. But then … [Read more...] about Summer Sipper: Port Brewing SPA
Beer of the Week: Amplified Ale Works L3 Wit
From the Beer Writer: I love my wife. More surprisingly, she somehow finds the wherewithal to love me. She puts up with a lot—me having a full-time job and writing hundreds of articles per year, which … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Amplified Ale Works L3 Wit
Alpine opens The Home of Pure Hoppiness
It’s possible the far-flung town of Alpine has never had an eatery that qualifies as a “destination restaurant,” but that’s about to change with the arrival of the new Alpine Beer Company Pub (1347 … [Read more...] about Alpine opens The Home of Pure Hoppiness
The Patio in Leftfield brings unique beers to Petco Park
Nowadays, it’s common to find craft beer at Petco Park. (And let’s face it, this season the Padres are giving us—and Friars GM A.J. Preller—plenty of cause to resort to the consumption of adult … [Read more...] about The Patio in Leftfield brings unique beers to Petco Park
Q&A with Chris Cate
Councilmember, City of San Diego – Sixth District Studies of San Diego’s brewing industry have shown that there has been a 40% increase in the number of local craft beer-related jobs dating back to … [Read more...] about Q&A with Chris Cate
Meet Barrel Rescue Brewing Company
Many local breweries lend their skill and effort to charities, but it takes an nth-level degree of devotion to make a cause the crux of a brewing company’s entire identity. But that’s how deeply … [Read more...] about Meet Barrel Rescue Brewing Company
Beer of the Week: Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker IPA
From the Beer Writer: When volunteering to brew a beer for my Beer to the Rescue campaign, Green Flash Brewing Company Brewmaster Chuck Silva and Director of Beer Education Dave Adams couldn’t have … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker IPA