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Shuttered Ramona brewery hosting “garage sale” this Saturday
ChuckAlek Independent Brewers closed over the summer, and this Saturday they're hosting a "garage sale" at 2330 Main Street Suite C in Ramona, from 7 - 11 a.m. For sale are office supplies, … [Read more...] about Brewery wares for sale at ChuckAlek
Via Bart Watson, Brewers Association Chief Economist
For some local context, when West Coaster launched in November 2010, there were 33 breweries. Today, there are 154. Compressed into months and now going until July 2017! Right now it just … [Read more...] about Animations show California, nationwide brewery growth
Meet the next president of the San Diego Brewers Guild
From the get-go, Matthew Zirpolo, co-owner and president of Carlsbad’s Burgeon Beer Co., respected the deep-seeded camaraderie of the San Diego brewing industry and wanted to play a part in harnessing … [Read more...] about Craft Q&A: Matthew Zirpolo
Highlighting some of this month’s San Diego beer events
Before you speed your way into autumn, there’ll be plenty of time to slow your roll care of beer-centric events happening throughout San Diego County. Check out these featured events then check out … [Read more...] about September #SDBeer Sampler Flight
Freshly-picked hop cones making their way into local ales is a staple of late summer in San Diego. After our coverage from about a week ago, here are some updates: Bitter Brothers' CashmereOutside … [Read more...] about Wet Hop Beers: Tapping Updates
2kids’ latest farmhouse-style ale is a saison perfectly suited for summer
From the Beer Writer: Spring is the season most often associated with saisons. Also referred to as farmhouse ales, they derive most of their floral, fruity and spicy flavors from rangy Belgian yeast … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Rocket Powered Geese
Top Chef alum Claudette Zepeda’s El Jardín celebrates personal history (with beer)
It all started with a dessert built around…beef thymus glands; sweetbreads transformed into an ingredient matching its culinary terminology care of confectionary seasoning and embedding in cinnamon … [Read more...] about A New Garden, Old Soil & Strong Roots
Coronado puts East Village-born brand to rest
After three months of publicly shopping the Monkey Paw brand and brewery, CBC Brewing Company (CBC) abruptly closed the East Village business yesterday. A report in the U-T published at 5:10 p.m. gave … [Read more...] about Monkey Paw Brewing closes
South Bay operation hires brewer from popular North County brewery
Since opening Cinco de Mayo of last year, Chula Vista Brewery has been a one-man operation. That one man is Russell Clements, who came to the South Bay city’s eponymous brewery after years of … [Read more...] about Chula Vista Brewery adds new head brewer
Coronado Brewing’s Art Series release utilizes best fruit for kettle sours
From the Beer Writer: When it comes to sour ales, just about any fruit, and even some vegetables, are fair game. I'm challenged to think of any berry, citrus, stone or tropical fruit I haven't tasted … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Island Vibes
