Drink beer and eat food…a perfect pairing. Such is the equation for ideal connoisseurship outlined by Coronado Brewing Company COO Kasey Chapman. It’s proven successful at the company’s original … [Read more...] about Coronado Brewing building kitchen in Bay Park
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Beer of the Week: Alpine HFS
From the Beer Writer: Acronyms are used across the alcoholic-beverage industry, typically to describe particularly fine product. Cognac uses VSOP (very special/superior old pale) and XO (extra old), … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Alpine HFS
Q&A: Jeff Josenhans
Lead Mixologist & Certified Cicerone, Level II, U.S. Grant Hotel & Grant Grill Picture it: You sit down at a bar, enjoy two or three IPAs rich with the fruity, piney aromas and flavors of … [Read more...] about Q&A: Jeff Josenhans
Brewer’s Landing planned as College Area’s first brewery
It’s getting harder to find San Diego communities without breweries. Given San Diego State students’ notoriety for keggers and beer consumption, it’s ironic the College Area is one of them, but that … [Read more...] about Brewer’s Landing planned as College Area’s first brewery
New English Brewing to debut The Barrel Room on 10th anniversary
Last year, New English Brewing owner Simon Lacey invited me into a nondescript, stripped-down business suite next to his brewery. He had just acquired it and had plans to convert it into a … [Read more...] about New English Brewing to debut The Barrel Room on 10th anniversary
SD Surfrider’s Sudsy Connections
The San Diego chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches, has long been connected to the local beer … [Read more...] about SD Surfrider’s Sudsy Connections
Beer of the Week: Pure Project CT3 Triple IPA
From the Beer Writer: It's been a big couple of months for Kearny Mesa's Common Theory Public House. After three years in business, the bar and restaurant picked up popular gastronome A.G. … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Pure Project CT3 Triple IPA
Little Miss Brewing opening tasting room Thursday
When Little Miss Brewing was putting its business plan, that road map was unlike those of other fermentation-based entrepreneurs in San Diego County. A brewery with a Type 23 license may apply for … [Read more...] about Little Miss Brewing opening tasting room Thursday
Solis Batch 72: Galactus
"Galactus, Devourer of Worlds" is one of my all-time favorite Marvel Comic villains. In the Marvel mythos, Galactus existed before and after the Big Bang, a concept I find fascinating. I thought … [Read more...] about Solis Batch 72: Galactus
Q&A: Jim Crute
Founder, Lightning Brewery Yesterday, news broke that all manufacturing assets of Poway’s Lightning Brewery had been purchased by Santa Ana interest Cismontane Brewing. Lightning owner Jim Crute … [Read more...] about Q&A: Jim Crute