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Pliny the Younger to be tapped at 10 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday
Pacific Beach's TapRoom will tap more than 100 beers, including the sought-after Pliny the Younger by Russian River, at their twelve anniversary celebration this Saturday and Sunday, February 23 and … [Read more...] about TapRoom celebrates twelve years in business this weekend
A collab-only brewery, mystery maybe and business as usual…for now
Thirsty for some quick-hit updates from world of #SDBeer? Read on and quench that yearning. Seafood-centric North Park eatery Beerfish has a rather unique craft beer concept in the hopper: a … [Read more...] about Beer Briefs: Beerfish, Align, The Lost Abbey
Brewery’s hop-bomb wins Hamilton’s Tavern’s annual triple IPA challenge
For most, Sunday mornings are reserved for church or coffee and the paper, but Hamilton’s Tavern sets aside one early Sabbath per year for hop fiends to indulge in one of the head-wrecking-est styles … [Read more...] about South Park Brewing’s TIPA is tops
Gravity Heights’ amber isn’t bitter but it is a bitter…and a good one at that!
From the Beer Writer: Though available at the recently-opened Sorrento Valley brewpub, Gravity Heights, there may not be another beer that makes me feel like I'm drinking in an authentic English pub … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Brewer’s Best Amber
Tasting room gadabout Michael Cardoza spreads the love to local brewery staffers
Michael Cardoza is a full-fledged bon vivant…and a bit of a Don Juan. He knows the way to the hearts of members of San Diego’s brewing community is through their stomachs. A fan of local beer since … [Read more...] about The Way to a Brewer’s Heart
Stone exiting two Escondido facilities and reassigning employees
As San Diego County’s largest craft brewing company continues to refocus and reshape for success within the ever-changing beer industry—not just here, but in Europe and China—Stone Brewing finds … [Read more...] about Stone Brewing shuffling local work force
Hard kombucha upstart buys large brewery from Ballast Point
When Ballast Point Brewing announced it would be vacating its 24,000-square-foot brewing facility at 10051 Old Grove Road in Scripps Ranch last January, many within the industry wondered what company … [Read more...] about JuneShine acquires Scripps Ranch facility
Nicely balanced brown ale the best of 13 Point Brewing’s initial stock
From the Beer Writer: It's common for there to be little, if any, beer on-tap when I first visit a brewing company. Often times, I'm there days, weeks or even months ahead of their public debut, … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Blue Lake
Long-lead project finds a home base on popular street for breweries
Though only a half-mile in length, Miramar’s Kenamar Drive is home to a trio of breweries: gluten-reduced outfit Duck Foot Brewing, and Brewery Igniter tenants Pure Project Brewing and Amplified Ale … [Read more...] about Invoak Brewing aging slowly in Miramar
Miramar-based brewery shares renderings of upcoming tasting room
Last October, Pure Project Brewing announced it was expanding beyond its Miramar home-base. The vehicle for doing so is a 2,000-square-foot satellite tasting room at the base of The Park, Bankers … [Read more...] about Sneak Peek: Pure Project Bankers Hill
