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Fresh hop cones in San Diego beer this year
Every summer sees the harvest of fresh hops and brewers eager to craft truly seasonal beers with them. Here’s your guide to San Diego’s scene this year. For additions or changes, e-mail … [Read more...] about Wet hop beers of 2018
Miramar brewery extends charitable donations to international nonprofit
Even before Pure Project Brewing brewed a beer, it came across as an admirable operation thanks to its charitable aspirations. From Day One, it’s been a One Percent for the Planet business, … [Read more...] about Pure Project joins Conservation Alliance
Cohn Restaurant Group co-founder talks about return to the beer biz
It’s been a long time—two decades, in fact—but San Diego’s iconic Cohn Restaurant Group (CRG) was once a part of the brewing industry. In the late-nineties, it operated Hang Ten Brewing in the Gaslamp … [Read more...] about Craft Q&A: David Cohn
A brewer transition, brewery staying put & tasting room ETA [UPDATED]
Some quick hits from the San Diego County brewing industry… Earlier this month, we published a roundup of five of the greatest comeback stories within the #SDBeer scene—operations that started off … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Groundswell, Poor House & Duck Foot
Council Brewing’s newest canned offering celebrates business’ beginnings
From the Beer Writer: When the Santee brewery and tasting room formerly operated by Finest Made Ales went up for bid earlier this year, a number of brewing companies were interested. In the end, it … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: East County Ale
Ballast Point parent company “right-sizing” sales structure
Yesterday, Beer Street Journal reported that Constellation Brands, the parent company of San Diego-based Ballast Point, laid off "a majority of their craft beer sales team" during a conference … [Read more...] about Constellation makes cuts to craft team
North Park-based JuneShine brings on Greg Peters to head brewing
Just eight weeks into its existence, local manufacturer of alcoholic kombucha, JuneShine, has brought on an experienced, blue-chip fermentationist to serve as its chief brewing officer. That … [Read more...] about Hard kombucha company hires Saint Archer talent
Eastlake brewery opening brewpub at Otay Ranch Town Center mall
When adding new locations, brewing companies often look to install facilities in neighborhoods a fair distance from their headquarters to expand their customer bases and make their mark in … [Read more...] about Novo Brazil to open second Chula Vista venue
San Diego’s largest brewing operation adding San Francisco brewpub
While the beers of Ballast Point Brewing have been readily available across the country since its days as an independent operation, a key component of current parent company, Constellation Brands, is … [Read more...] about Ballast Point expanding to Northern California
(Probably) this summer’s first beer brewed with freshly-harvested hops
On July 26, we reported on what we believed was the first beer brewed in SD County this summer, with hops fresh from a farm that morning. Every year, Nickel Beer Co's Tom Nickel coordinates with Eric … [Read more...] about Thunderhawk Alements’ Wet Hop Pale
