From the Beer Writer: I'm not a fan of most tribute beers or beverages brewed for famous people. Generally, it's ego hunger or a thirst for a supplementary revenue stream that drives their creation … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Digital Bath
San Diego Beer & Beverage News
Taste Endeavors aims to expand breweries’ fan connection
Since childhood, Christine Mansour has been fascinated with uncovering why people do the things they do. High school psychology classes inspired her to major in the subject at Harvard, where she … [Read more...] about Taste Endeavors aims to expand breweries’ fan connection
CA State Fair Competition: 23 San Diego Awards
The results from the California State Fair's Commercial Beer Competition have been posted, and San Diegans brewed up 23 award winners. The State Fair takes place in Sacramento from July 13-29, with … [Read more...] about CA State Fair Competition: 23 San Diego Awards
Beer Touring: Latchkey Brewing
Of all San Diego’s tasting room sites, none have the same allure as the one at Mission Brewery Plaza. Holding down the corner of Hancock and Washington Streets in Mission Hills, it has historic … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Latchkey Brewing
Beer of the Week: The Mistress
From the Beer Writer: No one will ever accuse Societe Brewing of being trend-chasers. It's one of the things that drew me to the company from the very get-go (long before I started working there). … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: The Mistress
Amplified Ale Works opening East Village brewpub, doubling capacity
Don’t look now, but downtown’s East Village is the fastest-growing neighborhood in terms of incoming brewery-owned venues. So far this year, we’ve reported on the upcoming arrival of a brewpub from … [Read more...] about Amplified Ale Works opening East Village brewpub, doubling capacity
Beer Touring: Fourpenny House
I first learned of Scottish-themed brewpub Fourpenny House (8323 La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa) in early 2017, when the individual who was originally selected to be the then work-in-progress business’ … [Read more...] about Beer Touring: Fourpenny House
Alexa’s Hope: Braggot for a Cause
Guadalupe Brewery in Carlsbad and Mjødhall Meadery have joined forces to design and craft a braggot (a beer & mead hybrid made with honey, barley malt, and hops) to raise funds for Alexa Castillo … [Read more...] about Alexa’s Hope: Braggot for a Cause
Saint Archer Brewing’s Encinitas tasting room open for business
The City of Encinitas has traditionally (and frustratingly) been slow to embrace members of San Diego’s craft-brewing industry. While Highway 101 boasts a wealth of bars and restaurants serving … [Read more...] about Saint Archer Brewing’s Encinitas tasting room open for business
QA Spotlight: Modern Times’ Morgan Tenwick
Have you ever considered why it is that “craft” became the descriptor of choice for the beer we love so dearly? It’s not particularly sexy in and of itself. When I think of “craft” my first … [Read more...] about QA Spotlight: Modern Times’ Morgan Tenwick