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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
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
