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A tasting room, a future tasting room and a sigh of relief for local brewers
Last Wednesday, Harland Brewing threw open the doors to its tasting room at 3725 Paseo Place, Suite 1300, in the One Paseo mixed-use development’s Plaza West section. Its future neighbors will include … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Harland | Culture | Brewery Bandit
The standout hop that launched Burgeon Beer’s quartet of single-hopped IPAs
From the Beer Writer: I am a big fan of single-hop beers. I enjoy the opportunity to experience a hop varietal on its own so that I can better understand how each contributes to hop blends in standard … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Keep It Simcoe
Pure Project Brewing’s Bankers Hill spot closing in on public debut
Since debuting in 2016, Pure Project Brewing has been one of the San Diego beer industry’s success stories. They’ve earned fans behind continually rotating beers, a charity-minded ethos and a design … [Read more...] about Pure at the Park opening next Friday
Black Plague Brewing teams with Birdhouse and skate legend Tony Hawk
A coastal North County resident, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is regularly spotted throughout San Diego. Now, his beer will be, as well. Hawk recently went beyond his investor status with … [Read more...] about For the birds
Sorrento Valley brewery adds canning line, updates brand
Over its 12 years in business, much has stayed the same for New English Brewing. The Sorrento Valley business has its roots in tradition, having opened with a line of to-style Old World ales inspired … [Read more...] about What’s new at New English
The greatest brewing secret no one was hiding
There is a concept in the business world of the “disruptive technology.” This can either refer to innovations that upend the way entire industries function, or robots that are programmed to issue … [Read more...] about Keeping up with kveik
Kilowatt Brewing’s IPL a brilliantly balanced version of this tough style
From the Beer Writer: An abundantly hoppy lager. What could be so hard about that? A lot. Most India pale lagers (IPLs) can't help but go one of two ways...too bitter or too sweet. It makes sense. … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Kilowatt IPL
Throughout college, Megan Bulsara assumed she’d become a lawyer. “Luckily, I worked in a law firm and realized they were all miserable,” she says with a sigh of relief. After earning her bachelor’s … [Read more...] about Smooth Hoperator: Megan Bulsara at Fall Brewing
There’s no escaping fate. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (played by Gene Wilder) famously screamed about “destiny!” in the 1974 comedic classic Young Frankenstein, but when it comes to family … [Read more...] about Making history with Stephanie Eppig
Imagine, if you will, this scene: A brewer is toiling away on a rich, high gravity stout when suddenly inspiration strikes. She proceeds to dump absurd amounts of coffee beans into the mix, hoping to … [Read more...] about CCBA, SDBG, and Thee
