Meeting a celebrity in real life is fraught with uncertainty. Will my mental picture match reality, or are they actually a pompous airhead? I’ve had mixed success; Donald Faison was as charming as his … [Read more...] about San Diego Madre: Gina Marsaglia of Pizza Port Brewing Company
San Diego Beer & Beverage News
Beer of the Week: Rogue Bludger
Rock Bottom La Jolla’s imperial IPA is a Weasley little ABV smuggler
From the Beer Writer: With the haze of Halloween still dissipating, it's fitting that this week's featured beer be the kind of potable that sneaks up on you. Served in a goblet with its unassuming … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Rogue Bludger
Sampler Flight: November #SDBeer Events
Some standout events taking place beyond San Diego Beer Week
November 16 | Bikes & Beers San Diego: What’s better than a scenic bike ride through San Diego? A scenic bike ride through San Diego that starts and ends at a brewery. This sixth-annual group … [Read more...] about Sampler Flight: November #SDBeer Events
Barrel Harbor Brewing closes
After years of struggling, Vista brewery’s ABC license suspended
In 2016, Vista-based Barrel Harbor Brewing opened a joint-venture tasting room in Miramar with a table-top gaming enterprise called At Ease Games. That venture hobbled along unsuccessfully for … [Read more...] about Barrel Harbor Brewing closes
Booze Brothers expanding to Oceanside
Vista-based brewery to bring satellite tasting room to Mission Avenue
The North County coastal city of Oceanside has been on the rise for the past half-decade, with hospitality venues sprouting up to join long-loved mainstays. That influx of business has included … [Read more...] about Booze Brothers expanding to Oceanside
Spelling Beer Week with a Capital SD
Info on the official beverage of Beer Week from the brewers who made it
The epic ten-day span linked together by hundreds of beer-centric events that is San Diego Beer Week will kick off this Friday, November 1. It will be the eleventh annual iteration of this grand-scale … [Read more...] about Spelling Beer Week with a Capital SD
Beer of the Week: Golden Stout with Coffee
Bird Rock coffee brings roastiness to Karl Strauss’ collab golden stout
From the Beer Writer: They're novel and pop up every now and then: golden stouts. What sounds like an oxymoron really isn't. "Stout" originated as a broad English term describing the higher-alcohol … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Golden Stout with Coffee
Beer Briefs: The Sanctuary | Pizza Port | Epic Wings
An opening date, future brewpub site and planned brewery stall out
Last month, we shared that San Marcos-based brewing company, The Lost Abbey, was working on a satellite tasting room in its home municipality’s San Elijo community. Now, there’s an opening date for … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: The Sanctuary | Pizza Port | Epic Wings
Soft open dates set for Dogleg Brewing
New Vista operation set to open doors during San Diego Beer Week
Earlier this month, Eppig Brewing celebrated the soft opening of its new headquarters in Vista. While there, many who visited took a moment to sneak a peek at the soon-to-arrive Dogleg Brewing, a … [Read more...] about Soft open dates set for Dogleg Brewing
Five Suits Brewing pulls out of Escondido
Homebrewer’s pro brewing bid to site elsewhere in North County
In June, we shared news that one of San Diego’s most decorated homebrewers was teaming with several businesses to open a collective in downtown Escondido that would include his foray into professional … [Read more...] about Five Suits Brewing pulls out of Escondido