Owner; Monkey Paw Pub & Brewing, South Park Brewing Company & Hamilton's Tavern Last week, local bar and brewpub powerhouse Scot Blair (Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery, Hamilton’s Tavern, … [Read more...] about Q&A: Scot Blair—Part 2
Hamilton's Tavern
Q&A: Scot Blair—Part 1
Owner; Monkey Paw Pub & Brewing, South Park Brewing Company & Hamilton's Tavern Big Beer conglomerate AB-InBev’s 10 Barrel Brewpub project seemed to come out of nowhere. Slated for entry … [Read more...] about Q&A: Scot Blair—Part 1
2015 Recap: Beer’s Present
Each year, I take time to look back at the new brewing companies that opened within the past 12 months (or so) and pick out the most exceptional additions to San Diego County’s craft beer scene. This … [Read more...] about 2015 Recap: Beer’s Present
15 in ’15: Best of San Diego Beer 2015
One of our main missions at West Coaster is to showcase the talented humans and businesses that create the San Diego brewing community. For this feature, we asked our readers for help. The 15 in ‘15 … [Read more...] about 15 in ’15: Best of San Diego Beer 2015
CityBeat’s Best of SD
Today San Diego CityBeat released its annual Best of San Diego issue, with the redesigned Tom Ham’s Lighthouse receiving a mini-feature. Then in the Readers Poll sections, several San Diego beer … [Read more...] about CityBeat’s Best of SD
Hamiltons 9th Anniversary Continues
There aren't many beer drinkers in San Diego who haven't heard of Hamiltons Tavern. Its vocal publican Scot Blair -- an instructor in SDSU's Business of Craft Beer program -- has helped push the local … [Read more...] about Hamiltons 9th Anniversary Continues
Q&A with Adam Carbonell
Assistant Brewer, South Park Brewing Company As a young and wily brewer, Adam Carbonell gained experience at local breweries before taking the helm at Vista’s Back Street Brewery in 2009 behind … [Read more...] about Q&A with Adam Carbonell
Free Fall
"We're getting the band back together," says Ray Astamendi, owner and brewmaster of Fall Brewing Co. Ray and his team of merry misfits fell on the northern end of 30th Street on the northern edge of … [Read more...] about Free Fall
The 14 in ’14: Best of San Diego Beer
In past years, West Coaster ran a feature covering who we thought would be the movers and shakers of the upcoming year. Now, for 2014, we’ve opened up the feature to our readers by way of an online … [Read more...] about The 14 in ’14: Best of San Diego Beer
San Diego Beer Week 2014 – Publisher’s Picks
Kegs have been hoarded, tap lines cleaned, and lineups finalized. It’s go time in the San Diego beer world. Lots of hard work has gone into this 6th incarnation of the 10 day confederation of beer … [Read more...] about San Diego Beer Week 2014 – Publisher’s Picks